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Lourdes Aflague "Lou" Leon Guerrero (born November 8, 1950) is an American politician and former nurse who has served as the 9th governor of Guam since 2019.[1] A member of the Democratic Party, Guerrero is the first woman to serve in the position.[2] Leon Guerrero had served in the Guam Legislature from 1995 to 1999 and again from 2001 to 2007.[3] From 2007 to 2017, Leon Guerrero was president and CEO of the Bank of Guam.
Born and raised in Guam, Leon Guerrero received her B.S. in Nursing from California State University and a MPH from the University of California, Los Angeles.[4] Leon Guerrero worked as a nurse in California and Guam, eventually becoming president of the Guam Nurses Association. In this role, she opposed efforts to outlaw abortion on the island.[5] Leon Guerrero won election to the Guam legislature in 1994, serving two terms before unsuccessfully running for lieutenant governor in 1998.[6] She went onto serve in the Guam legislature again from 2001 to 2007,[3] before leaving public service to work in the private sector until 2017.[7]
Leon Guerrero re-entered politics to mount a campaign for governor of Guam in the 2018 gubernatorial election. Leon Guerrero and her running mate Josh Tenorio defeated Republican opponent Ray Tenorio, and was inaugurated as governor on January 7, 2019.[1] In office, Leon Guerrero has signed legislation to raise the minimum wage in Guam and coordinate the territory's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8][9] As governor, Leon Guerrero has vetoed efforts by the Guam Legislature to institute further restrictions on abortion in Guam.[10] She was reelected to a second term in the 2022 election.
Lourdes Aflague "Lou" LeonGuerrero (born November 8, 1950) is an American politician and former nurse who has served as the 9th governor of Guam since...
Lourdes LeonGuerrero may refer to: Lourdes A. LeonGuerrero, commonly known as LouLeonGuerrero, a Guamian nurse, politician, and business leader serving...
of the District of Columbia Muriel Bowser and territorial governor LouLeonGuerrero of Guam. Of the current state governors, 8 are Democrats and 4 are...
contested primaries on August 25, 2018, the Democratic Party nominated LouLeonGuerrero, a former Bank of Guam CEO, territorial senator, and 1998 lieutenant...
LeonGuerrero may refer to: LouLeonGuerrero (born 1950), Senator in the Guam Legislature and current Governor of Guam Manuel Flores LeonGuerrero (1914–1985)...
LeonGuerrero may refer to: LouLeonGuerrero (born 1950), Senator in the Guam Legislature and current Governor of Guam Manuel Flores LeonGuerrero (1914–1985)...
the party: Ricardo J. Bordallo, Carl T.C. Gutierrez, and Lourdes A. LeonGuerrero. The party has also elected four of its members as Guam Delegates to...
inauguration of former governor Carlos Camacho. The current governor is LouLeonGuerrero, a Democrat who was inaugurated on January 7, 2019, following her...
primary vote to become the official nominees. On November 6, 2018, LouLeonGuerrero was elected as Guam's first female governor and Tenorio as the first...
fourth term, but has not yet stated whether she will do so. Governor LouLeonGuerrero was re-elected in 2022 with 55.5% of the vote. She will be term limited...
Governor". Government of Guam. 11 May 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2024. "Gov. LouLeonGuerrero". National Governors Association. Archived from the original on March...
Corren Brown did not appear in the general election ballot. Governor LouLeonGuerrero was elected in 2018 with 50.8% of the vote and ran for re-election...
The current first gentleman is Jeffrey Cook, husband of Governor LouLeonGuerrero, who has held the position since January 7, 2019. "Governor Carlton...
Islands). Their governors are Lemanu Peleti Mauga (American Samoa), LouLeonGuerrero (Guam), Ralph Torres (Northern Mariana Islands), Pedro Pierluisi (Puerto...
legislature. Democratic Former Senator and Former Bank of Guam President LouLeonGuerrero was elected as the first female governor with 50% of the vote. Michael...
Governor Guerrero may refer to: LouLeonGuerrero (born 1950), Senator in the Guam Legislature and current Governor of Guam Manuel Flores LeonGuerrero (1914–1985)...
following five delegates are automatic delegates (superdelegates): LouLeonGuerrero, governor Tony Babuata, party chairman Rikki Orsini, vice chairwoman...
again in the 2022 Guamanian election, losing to incumbent Democrat LouLeonGuerrero. Camacho was born in Camp Zama, a U.S. military base in Japan. Camacho's...
with the 2022 United States elections. Incumbent Democratic Governor LouLeonGuerrero sought reelection with her running mate Josh Tenorio. Felix Perez...
Flores LeonGuerrero Richard Barrett Lowe Carlton Skinner Joseph Franklin Ada Ricardo Bordallo Eddie Calvo Paul McDonald Calvo Carlos Camacho LouLeon Guerrero...
Senator Guerrero may refer to: LouLeonGuerrero (born 1950), Senator in the Guam Legislature and current Governor of Guam Manuel Flores LeonGuerrero (1914–1985)...
Legislature that convened in Hagatna, Guam on January 2, 2023, during LouLeonGuerrero's Governorship.In the 2022 Guam election, the Democratic Party of Guam...
2011. He unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Guam, losing to Democrat LouLeonGuerrero in the 2018 gubernatorial election. Tenorio was born on February 8...
was former Territorial Senator LouLeonGuerrero, who defeated three other politicians in the August 24 primary. Guerrero won election. Incumbent governor...
24th-33rd, currently serving in the 34th Guam Legislature Former Senator LouLeonGuerrero, 23rd-24th, 26th-28th Guam Legislature A primary election was held...