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Guamanian lawyer
Leonardo Rapadas
12th Attorney General of Guam
In office
January 3, 2011 – January 5, 2015
GovernorEddie Calvo
Preceded byJohn Weisenberger
Succeeded byElizabeth Barrett-Anderson
United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands
In office
June 2003 – June 2010
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Barack Obama
Preceded byFrederick A. Black
Succeeded byAlicia Limtiaco
Personal details
BornLeonardo Matias Rapadas
SpouseCynthia Cruz
Children2
Parents
  • Danilo K. Rapadas (father)
  • Cerila Matias Rapadas (mother)
EducationWillamette University (JD)
ProfessionLawyer

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.

He was elected Guam AG in 2010, replacing John Weisenberger. Rapadas was sworn in on January 3, 2011, in Agana. He failed reelection against Elizabeth Barrett-Anderson by a wide margin in the November 2014 general election.

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.

Personal life

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

References

  1. Hart, Therese (December 14, 2009). "Guam AG Limtiaco nominated to replace Rapadas". Marianas Variety News & Views. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
  2. KUAM News. "Limtiaco takes helm as U.S. Attorney"
  3. 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.
  4. Salas, Jason (November 4, 2014). "Barrett-Anderson dominates AG race". KUAM News. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  5. 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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Legal offices
Preceded by United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands
2003–2010 		Succeeded byAlicia Limtiaco
Preceded byJohn Weisenberger Attorney General of Guam
2011–2015 		Succeeded byElizabeth Barrett-Anderson
Attorneys general of the United States
United States Attorney General: ▌Merrick Garland (NP)
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Political party affiliations
  • ▌28 Republicans (27 states, 1 territory)
  • ▌25 Democrats (23 states, 1 territory, 1 district)
  • ▌1 New Progressive (1 territory)
  • ▌2 Unknown (2 territories)
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