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Mike Benito
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| Mike Benito | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Organization: | Republican Party of Guam |
| Role: | Chair |
| Location: | Guam |
Mike Benito is the chair of the Republican Party of Guam. He works as the general manager of a local grocery-chain.[1]
Benito was an RNC delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Guam. All nine of Guam's delegates in 2016 were unpledged.
Career
Benito is the general manager of Pay-Less Supermarkets, Inc., a local grocery-chain. He has worked with several local businesses and organizations:[2]
- Pay-Less Community Foundation, board member
- Guam Chamber of Commerce, former chair
- Guam Port Authority, former vice-chair
- Guam Crime Stoppers, former chair
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Guam, former chair
- Guam Police Commission, former member
Politics
Benito was elected chair of the Republican Party of Guam in 2012.[2]
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Benito was an RNC 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.[3]
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
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