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Eddie Calvo
Eddie Baza Calvo (born August 29, 1961, in Tamuning, Guam) was the eighth elected governor of Guam.[1][2] He served from 2011 to 2019.
Calvo served five terms in the territorial legislature, serving for part of that time as vice speaker and acting speaker. Calvo's father Paul McDonald Calvo won election to a single four-year term as governor in 1978.[3]
Calvo was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Guam. All nine of Guam's delegates in 2016 were unpledged.
Education
B.A.: College of Notre Dame; Belmont, Calif.
Political career
Governor of Guam (2011-2019)
Calvo was elected to the governor's office in 2010, becoming the first to succeed a governor from his own party.[2]
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Calvo was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Guam.
Delegate rules
At-large delegates from Guam were elected at a territorial convention on March 12, 2016. All Guam delegates were unpledged, meaning they were not bound by local party regulations to vote for any specific candidate at the Republican National Convention.
Guam territorial convention
At the Guam Republican territorial convention, six delegates were elected to the national convention. At the time of their election, five of the delegates had not publicly announced which candidate they intended to support, while one delegate—Guam Governor Eddie Calvo—announced his intentions to support Ted Cruz.[4]
Delegates elected on March 12, 2016
- Gov. Eddie Calvo (Cruz)
- Frank Blas Jr. (Uncommitted)
- Tony Ada (Uncommitted)
- Juan Carlos Benitez (Uncommitted)
- Benny Pinaula (Uncommitted)
- Telo Taitague (Uncommitted)
RNC delegates
Personal
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When he served as governor of Guam, Calvo and his wife, Christine Marie Sonido Calvo, had six children.[1]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Biography, "Eddie Calvo," accessed June 25, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Amcham-Shanghai.org, "Biography of Governor Eddie Baza Calvo," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ National Governors Association, "Eddie Baza Calvo," accessed January 31, 2019
- ↑ Guam Pacific News Daily, "Trump, Kasich phone Guam Republican convention as delegates are chosen," March 14, 2016
