Leonardo Rapadas Explained

Leonardo Rapadas
Office:12th Attorney General of Guam
Governor:Eddie Calvo
Term Start:January 3, 2011
Term End:January 5, 2015
Preceded:John Weisenberger
Office2:United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands
President2:George W. Bush
Barack Obama
Term Start2:June 2003
Term End2:June 2010
Predecessor2:Frederick A. Black
Successor2:Alicia Limtiaco
Birth Name:Leonardo Matias Rapadas
Father:Danilo K. Rapadas
Mother:Cerila Matias Rapadas
Spouse:Cynthia Cruz
Children:2
Education:Willamette University (JD)
Profession:Lawyer

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.

Biography

He 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

He is married to Cynthia Cruz has two children and 2 grandchildren.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Guam AG Limtiaco nominated to replace Rapadas . Therese . Hart . . December 14, 2009 . January 13, 2011.
  2. http://www.kuam.com/story/12680364/limtiaco-takes-helm-as-us-attorney KUAM News. "Limtiaco takes helm as U.S. Attorney"
  3. News: Chau. Tina. Rapadas Sworn In As Guam's Next Elected Attorney General. 28 April 2018. Guam News Watch. 3 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110108135110/http://guamnewswatch.com/201101034042/Features/Rapadas-Sworn-In-As-Guam-s-Next-Elected-Attorney-General.html. 8 January 2011. GUAM. English.
  4. News: Barrett-Anderson dominates AG race. KUAM News. November 4, 2014. April 14, 2015. Jason. Salas.
  5. News: Dumat-ol Daleno. Gaynor. Former U.S. attorney: FBI should investigate. 28 April 2018. Pacific Daily News. USA Today Network. 10 January 2016.