Francisco "Frank" Rivera Santos (October 1, 1930 – August 9, 1993) was a Guamanian politician who recently serving in 12 consecutive Guam Legislatures. He previously serves as commissioner of

Sinajana Sinajana ( ch, Sinahånña) is the smallest of the nineteen villages in the United States territory of Guam by area. It is located in the hills south of Hagåtña (formerly Agana). The village's name may have come from the word "china-jan," co ...

from 1966 to 1968.

Early life

Francisco Rivera Santos was born , in Guam to Jesus Aflague Santos (1901–1951) and Isabel Rivera Santos (1905–1990). Francisco R. Santos later attended George Washington High School on Guam. Francisco R. Santos had many chances to go to a college but he turned them all down. Soon after high school he met Isabel B. Santos after dating for a while they then got married. Shortly after had five children.

Guam Legislature

Francisco R. Santos ran as a Democrat for a seat the Guam Legislature in 1970 and placed 8th in the General Election, winning a seat in the 11th Guam Legislature. Following his first election, he was reelected 11 times and served until his death in 1993. His son,

Francis E. Santos Francis E. Santos is a Guamanian businessman, educator and former politician who currently works as the vice-chairman and chair of Finance Committee of Consolidated Commission on Utilities since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, where he s ...

ran for and won his vacated seat.

Elections

Committee leadership

21st Guam Legislature The 21st Guam Legislature was a meeting of the Guam Legislature. It convened in Hagatna, Guam, on January 7, 1991, and ended on January 4, 1993, during the first and second years of Joseph F. Ada's second gubernatorial term. In the 1990 Guamania ...

- Chairman, Committee on Housing, Community Development, Federal and Foreign AffairsGuam Legislature
''Public Law 21-91''
Hagatna. 27 January 1992.

Death

Santos died on August 9, 1993, (age 62) in Los Angeles, California.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Santos, Francisco R. 1930 births 1993 deaths 20th-century American legislators Chamorro people Guamanian Democrats Members of the Legislature of Guam