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Ricardo Jerome "Ricky" Bordallo was an American politician and businessman,who served two terms as the 2nd and 4th Governor of Guam with Lieutenant Governor Rudy Sablan from 1975 to 1979,and with Lieutenant Governor Edward Diego Reyes from 1983 to 1987. A member of the Democratic Party of Guam,Bordallo previously served as a Senator in the Guam Legislature from 1957 to 1971.
Carl Tommy Cruz Gutierrez is an American politician who was the 6th Governor of Guam,serving two four-year terms with Lieutenant Governor Madeleine Bordallo from January 2,1995,to January 6,2003. Gutierrez previously served a total of nine terms as a Senator in the Guam Legislature and was chosen by his colleagues to serve as Speaker of the 17th and 18th Guam Legislatures,respectively.
Benjamin Joseph Franquez "B. J." Cruz is a Chamorro lawyer,jurist,and politician who served as the Speaker of the 34th Guam Legislature from 2017 to 2018 and as Vice Speaker from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served in the Guam Legislature from 2005 to 2007 and again from 2008 to 2018. He was Chief Justice of the Guam Supreme Court from 1999 to 2001. In September 2018,Cruz was elected to serve as Public Auditor of Guam.
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Lourdes Aflague "Lou" Leon Guerrero is an American politician and former nurse who has served as the 9th governor of Guam since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party,Guerrero is the first woman to serve in the position. Leon Guerrero had served in the Guam Legislature from 1995 to 1999 and again from 2001 to 2007. From 2007 to 2017,Leon Guerrero was president and CEO of the Bank of Guam.
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Luis John Deleon Guerrero Castro is a Chamorro-American politician and a former member of the 21st Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives. A former member of youth government in the early 2000s,he entered the civic arena by winning a seat in the local municipal government.
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