Leevin Camacho

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]

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 44–45)
Guam, U.S.
Political partyIndependent
SpouseJen Crisostomo
Children2
EducationUniversity of Washington, Seattle (BA)
Boston University (JD)

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. 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. 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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