Leonardo Matias Rapadas, better known as Lenny Rapadas, is a

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lawyer, who served as the U.S. Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands from 2003 to 2010 and as the

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from 2011 to 2015.

Biography

He is the son of Danilo K. Rapadas and Cerila Matias Rapadas. He has three brothers, Danilo Jr., Antonio, and Juan, and three sisters, Roberta, Christina, and Ciony. Rapadas was nominated by President Bush and confirmed by the Senate as the

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for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, serving from May 2003 until June 2010. He was

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Guam AG in 2010, replacing John Weisenberger. Rapadas was sworn in on January 3, 2011, in Agana. He failed reelection against

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by a wide margin in the November 2014 general election. On 10 January 2016, Rapadas called for the

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to investigate the controversial retroactive pay raises for the staff of the Guam Governor's office.

Personal life

He is married to Cynthia Cruz has two children and 2 grandchildren.

References

External links

Guam Bar Association Member Page

Biography
from the

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