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2006 Guamanian General Election
General elections were held in Guam on November 7, 2006, in order to elect the governor, all 15 seats in the Legislature and the federal delegate. There was also a double referendum on legalise slot machines at racing tracks and raising the age at which citizens could purchase and consume alcohol to 21.Guam (USA), 7 November 2006: Slot machines at the racetrack Direct Democracy Guam (USA), 7 November 2006: Permit alcohol consumption over 21 years Direct Democracy Whilst Felix Perez Camacho o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guam Governor Felix Camacho
Guam (; ch, Guåhan ) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States (reckoned from the geographic center of the U.S.); its capital Hagåtña (144°45'00"E) lies further west than Melbourne, Australia (144°57'47"E). In Oceania, Guam is the largest and southernmost of the Mariana Islands and the largest island in Micronesia. Guam's capital is Hagåtña, and the most populous village is Dededo. People born on Guam are American citizens but have no vote in the United States presidential elections while residing on Guam and Guam delegates to the United States House of Representatives have no vote on the floor. Indigenous Guamanians are the Chamoru, historically known as the Chamorro, who are related to the Austronesian peoples of Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan, Micronesia, and Polynesia. As of 2022, Guam's population is 168,8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisiana
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is bordered by the state of Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, Mississippi to the east, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. A large part of its eastern boundary is demarcated by the Mississippi River. Louisiana is the only U.S. state with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are equivalent to counties, making it one of only two U.S. states not subdivided into counties (the other being Alaska and its boroughs). The state's capital is Baton Rouge, and its largest city is New Orleans, with a population of roughly 383,000 people. Some Louisiana urban environments have a multicultural, multilingual heritage, being so strongly influenced by a mixture of 18th century Louisiana French, Dominican Creole, Spanish, French Canadian, Acadi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Baza Calvo
Edward Jerome Baza Calvo (born August 29, 1961) is an American (U.S. citizen) politician who served as the 8th Governor of Guam from January 3, 2011 to January 7, 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Calvo was a five-term Senator within the Legislature of Guam. He became the Governor of Guam, having defeated Democrat Carl Gutierrez in the 2010 gubernatorial election. Calvo chose Senator Ray Tenorio as his running mate for Lieutenant Governor of Guam. Personal life and education Calvo was born on August 29, 1961, in Tamuning, Guam, U.S. and is the son of Governor Paul McDonald Calvo, who served as the Governor of Guam from 1979 until 1983, and former Guamanian First Lady Rose Baza Calvo. His paternal grandparents were Eduardo Torres Calvo and Veronica Mariano McDonald Calvo, who resided in Maite, Guam. His maternal grandparents were Antonio Camacho Baza, a former United States Marshal, and Delores Cruz Herrero, who resided in Sinajana, Guam. Calvo initially attended Fathe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedo Terlaje
Jose Toves "Pedo" Terlaje (September 23, 1946 – January 2023) was a Guamanian politician. Terlaje served as a senator in the Guam LegislatureGuam Legislature''Senators'' Hagatna, Guam. and Chairperson of the Committee on Public Safety, Border Safety, Military and Veteran Affairs, Mayors Council, Infrastructure and Public Transit.Guam Legislature''Legislative Committees'' Hagatna, Guam. Early life and education Jose Toves "Pedo" Terlaje was born in Yona, Guam on September 23, 1946. Terlaje graduated from George Washington Senior High School in 1967. He earned an Associate of Arts in Political Science and subsequently a Bachelor of Arts in Business and Public Administration from the University of Guam in 1979. Political career Santos-Terlaje's HITA Campaign In 1998, incumbent Governor Carl T.C. Gutierrez and Lieutenant Governor Madeleine Z. Bordallo had two Democratic primary election challenges for Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Guam. Pedo Terlaje was chosen as the ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Shimizu
David Leon Guerrero Shimizu is a Guamanian politician and businessman who served as three term senator of the Guam Legislature from 1991 to 1995 and again from 2007 to 2009, then he also served as the vice-speaker from 2008 to 2009. He is the member of the Democratic Party of Guam The Democratic Party of Guam is a political party in Guam affiliated with the U.S. Democratic Party. Its origins lie in the Popular Party, which was the only political party on Guam until 1956.Guampedia''Democratic Party of Guam'' Hagatna, 20 Aug .... Education Shimizu earned a bachelor of arts and master of arts in education from the University of Guam. Shimizu earned a Doctor of Education degree from the University of Massachusetts. Guam Legislature Shimizu was first elected in 1990 to and won reelection in 1992 to the Guam Legislature. Shimizu was not reelected in 1994, but was able to return to the Guam Legislature for a single term after the election of 2006. Elections References {{DEFAULTS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Parkinson
Don Parkinson is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in 1968. Playing career From Huntly, Parkinson played for the Taniwharau Rugby League Club and represented Waikato.Coffey, John and Bernie Wood ''Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009'', 2009. . A hooker, Parkinson represented the Kiwis The Bushwhackers are a professional wrestling tag team who competed first as the New Zealand Kiwis and then as The Sheepherders during their 36-year career as a tag team. They wrestled in the World Wrestling Federation, Jim Crockett Promotions, ... in 1968. Later years In 2005 Parkinson was fined and sentenced to 400 hours' community work after he had mistakenly shot another hunter while out deer hunting. ''nzherald.co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Pangelinan
Vicente "Ben" Cabrera Pangelinan ( - ) was a Guamanian politician and businessman who served as the speaker of the Guam Legislature from 2003 to 2005, representing from Barrigada, as a Democrat from 1993 to his death in 2014. Pangelinan was the former sitting chairperson of the Committee on Appropriations, Taxation, Banking, Insurance, Retirement, and Land in the 32nd Guam Legislature. Early life Pangelinan was born as Vicente Cabrera Pangelinan on October 22, 1955 in Saipan to Francisco Sablan Pangelinan (1927–2014) and Luisa Tenorio Cabrera Pangelinan (1927–1994). He attended San Vicente Catholic School in Barrigada and graduated from Father Duenas Memorial School in Mangilao in 1974.Office of Senator Vicente "Ben" C. Pangelinan''Ben's Bio'' Hagatna, 2014. Pangelinan attended the University of Guam and graduated from Georgetown University with a bachelor's degree in Government. He was the president and owner of Group Pacific Suppliers. He served as a Democrat in the Guam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judith Guthertz
Judith Paulette "Judi" Guthertz is a Guamanian educator and former politician. A member of the Democratic Party, Guthertz served as senator in the Guam Legislature The Legislature of Guam ( ch, Liheslaturan Guåhan) is the law-making body for the United States territory of Guam. The unicameral legislative branch consists of fifteen senators, each serving for a two-year term. All members of the legislature a ... for three consecutive terms. Early life Judith Guthertz was raised on Guam by her parents, Harry and Josette Guthertz.''Pacific Daily News''Candidate Profile: Judith Guthertz Hagåtña. 2006 Guthertz attending public and private schools and graduating from the Academy of Our Lady of Guam. Guthertz earned her Doctor of Public Administration degree from the University of the Philippines. Guam Constitutional Convention of 1977 A special election was held on April 16, 1977, at which Guthertz was elected to the Constitutional Convention. The Convention was convened on May 4, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tina Rose Muña Barnes
Tina Rose Muña Barnes (born August 24, 1962) is a Guamanian politician, currently serving as her 7th term as a senator in the Guam Legislature. She formerly served as the Speaker of the 35th Guam Legislature from 2019 to 2021. Family Tina Muña Barnes, born August 24, 1962, is the daughter of William Pereira "Bill" Muña and Ana Atoigue "Ann" Muña. Career Barnes has worked for Public Defender Service Corporation, the Law Office of Brooks and Klitzkie, Atkins Kroll Toyota, and Guam Autospot. Barnes was appointed by Governor Carl T.C. Gutierrez to serve as Deputy Director of the Department of Integrated Services for Individuals with Disabilities. Personal life Tina is an athlete, having played softball, basketball and volleyball in Guam, and for teams representing Guam at the South Pacific and Oceania Games in 1987, 1989 and 1991. She was a South Pacific Games Commission member in Tahiti in 1995, and Guam basketball tournament director in the 1994 Micronesian Games. She is marrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judith Won Pat
Judith Teresita Perez Won Pat , (born December 6, 1949), also known as Judi Won Pat, is a Guamanian politician, teacher, and school administrator who served as the speaker of the Guam Legislature from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party of Guam, served as the senator of the Guam Legislature from 1994 to 2003 and again from 2005 to 2017. Won Pat was the former sitting chairperson of the Committee on Education, Public Library and Women’s Affairs in the 32nd Guam Legislature.Guam Legislatur''Legislative Committees'' Hagatna. Early life and education Won Pat was born on December 6, 1949, the youngest daughter of Antonio Won Pat and Ana Salas Perez. Judith Won Pat's family moved to Silver Spring, Maryland, because her father had been elected to serve as delegate to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. She graduated from Montgomery Blair High School. After high school, she attended Montgomery College and attained an Associate of Arts in liberal a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis E
Francis may refer to: People *Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome *Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Francis (surname) Places * Rural Municipality of Francis No. 127, Saskatchewan, Canada * Francis, Saskatchewan, Canada **Francis (electoral district) * Francis, Nebraska *Francis Township, Holt County, Nebraska * Francis, Oklahoma *Francis, Utah Other uses * ''Francis'' (film), the first of a series of comedies featuring Francis the Talking Mule, voiced by Chill Wills *''Francis'', a 1983 play by Julian Mitchell *FRANCIS, a bibliographic database * ''Francis'' (1793), a colonial schooner in Australia *Francis turbine, a type of water turbine *Francis (band), a Sweden-based folk band * Francis, a character played by YouTuber Boogie2988 See also *Saint Francis (other) *Francies, a surname, including a list of people with the name *Francisco (other) *Franci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaleo Moylan
Kaleo Scott Moylan (born October 29, 1966) is a Guamanian politician and businessman who served as the 7th Lieutenant Governor of Guam from January 6, 2003 to January 1, 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party of Guam. Biography 1984 George Washington High School, Mangilao, Guam graduate. Where he played for their football team. Before 2003, Moylan was a senator in the Guam Legislature. A member of the Republican Party, he is the son of the first elected Lieutenant Governor, Kurt Moylan, a founding member of the Republican Party of Guam, and the grandson of the businessman, Scotty Moylan. Outside politics, he has held various positions in the Moylan family's businesses including Moylan's Insurance Underwriters, Inc. Moylan-Santos campaign (2006) Moylan declared his candidacy for the 2006 gubernatorial election and was a candidate in the September 2006 Republican primary. His running mate for Lt. Governor was Democratic Senator Francis E. Santos. The Moylan-Santos team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
