Carson Sigrah | |
Order: | Governor of Kosrae |
Lieutenant: | Arthy G. Nena |
Term Start: | January 8, 2019 |
Term End: | January 10, 2023 |
Predecessor: | Lyndon Jackson |
Successor: | Tulensa Palik |
Office1: | Lieutenant Governor of Kosrae |
Governor1: | Lyndon Jackson |
Term Start1: | January 11, 2011 |
Term End1: | January 8, 2019 |
Predecessor1: | William Tosie |
Successor1: | Arthy G. Nena |
Carson K. Sigrah (born ?) is a Micronesian politician. Sigrah served as the Governor of Kosrae from 2019 to 2023. He previously served as Lieutenant Governor from 2011 to 2019 under Governor Lyndon Jackson.[1]
Sigrah was the running mate of Jackson, who won the initial Kosrae gubernatorial election held on November 2, 2010, with 1,414 votes, but did not passed the 50% threshold, which necessitated a runoff in January 2011. Jackson won the Kosrae gubernatorial runoff election held on January 2, 2011, with 54.4% of the vote to Nena S. Nena's 45.6%, allowing Sigrah to become lieutenant governor.
Jackson and Sigrah were officially sworn into office on January 11, 2011.[1] [2] However, their public inauguration ceremony was held on January 27, 2011.[1] It was also attended by more than 1,000 people and was held at Kosrae High School over the course of two and a half hours.[1]
In the 2018 Kosrae elections, Sigrah was elected Governor of Kosrae.[3] He ran for reelection in 2022 against Tulensa Palik. However, Sigrah lost reelection his bid in the runoff, with Palik winning 59.19% of the vote while Sigrah himself won 40.81%.[4]