Leevin Taitano Camacho is a

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lawyer who served as

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. He was elected on November 6, 2018, defeating former attorney general

Douglas Moylan Douglas Brian Keola Moylan (born October 19, 1966) is a Guamanian politician and attorney under the Law Office. He was the first elected and youngest Attorney General of Guam serving from 2003 to 2007. He was licensed in California in 1990 and ...

with 67% of the vote. Inaugurated on January 7, 2019, Camacho succeeded

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to become Guam's fifth elected AG.

Early life

Camacho was born to Lolita San Nicolas Taitano (Familian Asan and Familian Lucas) and Vincent G. Camacho (Familian Santiago and Familian Victoriano). The Camachos were a military family. He attended John F. Kennedy High School followed by the

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Career

After graduating from Boston University School of Law in 2005, Camacho returned to Guam where he clerked for the

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Activism

Camacho is a founder of We Are Guåhan, an activist movement opposed to military buildup on Guam. He also was involved with Save Southern Guam, successfully convincing the Guam Land Use Commission to revoke construction permits for a hotel project in

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Attorney General of Guam

Election

In a primary election on August 25, 2018, Camacho garnered the most votes (nearly 50%) despite accusations of inexperience from his opponents. He went on to win the general election against Douglas Moylan in November.Alt URL
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Primary

General

Personal life

Camacho is married to Jennifer "Jen" Crisostomo Camacho (Familian Beyong and Familian BeckPing); they have two children, Matua and Tanom. Camacho enjoys sports and competes in

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