Leevin Camacho
Attorney General of Guam
In office
January 7, 2019 – January 2, 2023
GovernorLou Leon Guerrero
Preceded byElizabeth Barrett-Anderson
Succeeded byDouglas Moylan
Personal details
Born1977 or 1978 (age 45–46)
Guam, U.S.
Political partyIndependent
SpouseJen Crisostomo
Children2
EducationUniversity of Washington, Seattle (BA)
Boston University (JD)

Leevin Taitano Camacho is a Chamorro lawyer[1] who served as attorney general of Guam. He was elected on November 6, 2018, defeating former attorney general Douglas Moylan with 67% of the vote.[2] Inaugurated on January 7, 2019, Camacho succeeded Elizabeth Barrett-Anderson to become Guam's fifth elected AG.[3][4]

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.[5] He attended John F. Kennedy High School[6] followed by the University of Washington.

Career

After graduating from Boston University School of Law in 2005,[7] Camacho returned to Guam where he clerked for the Supreme Court of Guam.[8]

Activism

Camacho is a founder of We Are Guåhan,[9] an activist movement opposed to military buildup on Guam.[10] He also was involved with Save Southern Guam, successfully convincing the Guam Land Use Commission to revoke construction permits for a hotel project in Pago Bay.[11]

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.[11] He went on to win the general election against Douglas Moylan in November.[12]

Primary

Primary election results for Attorney General of Guam, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Leevin Camacho 14,344 46.85
Republican Douglas Moylan 7,951 25.97
Democratic Gary Gumataotao 7,298 23.83
— write-ins 87 0.28
Total votes 30,619 100.00

General

General election results for Attorney General of Guam, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Leevin Camacho 24,001 64.20
Republican Douglas Moylan 11,427 30.56
— write-ins 80 0.21
Total votes 37,386 100.00
Nonpartisan gain from Republican

Personal life

Camacho is married to Jennifer "Jen" Crisostomo Camacho (Familian Beyong and Familian BeckPing);[6] they have two children, Matua and Tanom.

Camacho enjoys sports and competes in triathlons.[6]

References

  1. ^ Letman, Jon (August 29, 2016). "Guam: Where the US Military Is Revered and Reviled". The Diplomat. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Leevin Camacho inaugurated as new attorney general". Pacific Daily News. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Leevin Camacho elected Guam's attorney general". Pacific Island Times. November 6, 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  4. ^ De La Garza, Alejandro (November 7, 2018). "Guam Has Just Elected Its First-Ever Female Governor". Time. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  5. ^ Hofschneider, Anita (December 2016). "Guam: Many In This Military Outpost Welcome More Troops". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  6. ^ a b c Leon Guerrero, Jay (23 November 2018). "LEEVIN CAMACHO: FROM TRIATHLETE TO AG". Guam Sports Network. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Leevin Camacho". Bostonia. Retrieved 13 July 2019. Leevin Camacho (LAW'05) of Barrigada, Guam, was elected attorney general of Guam. He was a first-time candidate.
  8. ^ Weare, Neil (July 14, 2014). "Q&A". Marianas Business Journal. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  9. ^ Ashton, Adam (November 22, 2015). "With wary eye on China, U.S. military reconfigures Pacific war machine". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  10. ^ "About". We Are Guahan. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  11. ^ a b Cagurangan, Mar-Vic (29 Aug 2018). "Former Guam AG Doug Moylan faces uphill political battle". Marianas Variety. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  12. ^ 2018 Guam Election Comparative Analysis Report (Report) (23 ed.). Guam Election Commission. June 27, 2019. p. 67. Archived from the original on 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2019-07-14. Alt URL

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