Gov . Lou Leon Guerrero and her running mate , Lt . Gov . Josh Tenorio are seeking four more years in office . In the primary election , Leon Guerrero will be challenged by Congressman Michael San Nicolas for
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the Democratic Party ’ s nomination . San Nicolas is running with longtime broadcast journalist Sabrina Salas Matanane .
Former Gov . Felix Camacho emerged from political hibernation to run for governor again as the Republican
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Party ’ s candidate . He is back on the campaign trail with his running mate , Sen . Vicente “ Tony ” Ada . Their team is running unopposed .
Ahead of the Aug , 27 primary , we asked the candidates to answer some questions about what their priorities
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would be if elected and where they stand on various issues such as health care , public safety federal relations and economy among others . ( San Nicolas did not respond to our questions ) |
Camacho – Ada ‘ We will roll back the gross receipts tax in the first 100 days to support our local economy and give our island some much-needed relief across all sectors .’
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Leon Guerrero – Tenorio ‘ We expect the groundbreaking of a public health laboratory by December 2022 . We expect a groundbreaking for the hospital by the end of the calendar year 2023 .’
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In his own words , Felix P . Camacho , Guam ’ s former two-term governor , does not have anything to prove . But Camacho said he could not watch from the sidelines , doing nothing as he sees Guam residents struggle with providing for their families ’ basic needs . Camacho and his running mate , Sen . Vincente “ Tony ” Ada , is the Republican Party Guam ’ s gubernatorial team for this year ’ s election . Camacho served as a senator from 1992 to 2002 . He was elected governor in 2002 and re-elected for a second term in 2006 . In his first term , Camacho assumed office when Guam was battered by Super Typhoon Pongsona that left the entire island without power and destroyed about 1,300 houses in December 2002 .
In 2016 , Camacho ran an unsuccessful bid for the delegate seat . Madeleine Bordallo defeated him by a 54-46 vote .
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During their first term in office , Gov . Lourdes A . Leon Guerrero and Lt . Gov . Joshua F . Tenorio had to navigate their way in completely unknown territory as the Covid-19 pandemic claimed lives and ravaged Guam ’ s economy . A graduate of the Academy of Our Lady of Guam , Leon Guerrero earned a bachelor of science degree in nursing from California State University , and later a master ’ s in public health from UCLA . She has worked as a state nurse in hospitals in both California and Guam .
Leon Guerrero served five terms in the Guam Legislature .
Following the passing of her brother , Tony Leon Guerrero , in 2005 , Lou Leon Guerrero assumed the helm of the Bank of Guam as its new CEO and president . She stepped down as
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