Leonardo Matias Rapadas, better known as Lenny Rapadas, is a Guamanian lawyer, who served as the U.S. Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands from 2003 to 2010 and as the twelfth (third elected) Attorney General of Guam from 2011 to 2015.
Leonardo Rapadas | |
|---|---|
| 12th Attorney General of Guam | |
| In office January 3, 2011 – January 5, 2015 | |
| Governor | Eddie Calvo |
| Preceded by | John Weisenberger |
| Succeeded by | Elizabeth Barrett-Anderson |
| United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands | |
| In office June 2003 – June 2010 | |
| President | George W. Bush Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Frederick A. Black |
| Succeeded by | Alicia Limtiaco |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Leonardo Matias Rapadas |
| Spouse | Cynthia Cruz |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents |
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| Education | Willamette University (JD) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Biography
editHe is the son of Danilo K. Rapadas and Cerila Matias Rapadas. He has three brothers, Danilo Jr., Antonio, and Juan, and three sisters, Roberta, Christina, and Ciony.
Rapadas was nominated by President Bush and confirmed by the Senate as the United States Attorney for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, serving from May 2003 until June 2010.[1][2]
He was elected Guam AG in 2010, replacing John Weisenberger. Rapadas was sworn in on January 3, 2011, in Agana.[3] He failed reelection against Elizabeth Barrett-Anderson by a wide margin in the November 2014 general election.[4]
On 10 January 2016, Rapadas called for the FBI to investigate the controversial retroactive pay raises for the staff of the Guam Governor's office.[5]
Personal life
editHe is married to Cynthia Cruz has two children and 2 grandchildren.
References
edit- ^ Hart, Therese (December 14, 2009). "Guam AG Limtiaco nominated to replace Rapadas". Marianas Variety News & Views. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
- ^ KUAM News. "Limtiaco takes helm as U.S. Attorney"
- ^ Chau, Tina (3 January 2011). "Rapadas Sworn In As Guam's Next Elected Attorney General". Guam News Watch. GUAM. Archived from the original on 8 January 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ Salas, Jason (November 4, 2014). "Barrett-Anderson dominates AG race". KUAM News. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ^ Dumat-ol Daleno, Gaynor (10 January 2016). "Former U.S. attorney: FBI should investigate". Pacific Daily News. USA Today Network. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
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