Frank Aguon

Frank Blas Aguon, Jr. (born ?) is a Guamanian Democratic politician. He has served for six terms as a Senator in the Legislature of Guam.[1] Aguon has also run as a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Guam in the 2006 and 2010 gubernatorial elections. Aguon is currently the running mate of former Guam Governor Carl Gutierrez in the 2010 election.

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Biography

Early life

Aguon is the son of Frank B. Aguon, Sr. Marcelina Leon Guerrero Aguon. He was raised on a farm in Guam. Aguon attended St. Francis School and graduated from Father Dueñas Memorial School, a Catholic high school in Mangilao. He received his bachelor's degree in 1988 from the University of Denver.[2] He continued his education and obtained a M.B.A. also from the University of Denver in 1990.[1][2] He is currently married to Jennifer Lujan Aguon, who played for the Women's Softball team which won a gold medal for Guam at the 1998 Micronesian Games in Palau. Aguon has five children.[1] He is a member of St. Francis Roman Catholic Parish in Guam.[2]

Political career

Aguon began working in government in 1988. He has served as the Director of the Guam Department of Commerce, a research analyst and the Chairman of the Guam Territorial Planning Council.[1][2] Aguon enlisted in the Guam Air National Guard in 1999.[1] He was deployed to Afghanistan in 2007 and 2008 as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.[1]

Aguon was first elected as a Senator in the 24th Guam Legislature.[2]

He has since served six, two years terms in the Legislature.[1] Aguon has served as Vice Speaker during one term in office.[1] His committee assignments have included the Committee on Micronesian, Veterans, and Military Affairs as well as the Committee on Education.[2] His current term in the Legislature will expire in January 2011.

Aguon was the running mate of Guam gubernatorial candidate Robert Underwood in 2006. However, the Underwood-Aguon ticket was defeated in the general election by incumbent Republican Governor Felix Camacho and Lieutenant Governor Michael W. Cruz.[3]

In 2010, former Guam Governor Carl Gutierrez chose Aguon as his running mate for Lieutenant Governor in the 2010 gubernatorial election.[4] Gutierrez and Aguon ran unopposed in the primary, marking the first uncontested Democratic primary election for Governor in forty years.[5] Gutierrez and Aguon received 8,140 votes in the primary election.[6]

Gutierrez and Aguon will now face the Republican ticket of Eddie Calvo and Ray Tenorio in the general election on November 2, 2010.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Governor, Lt. Governor Candidate Profiles: Frank Aguon Jr.". Pacific Daily News. 2010. http://www.guampdn.com/guampublishing/special-sections/election2010/governor.shtml. Retrieved 2010-10-31. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f de Castro, Cynthia (2009-06-23). "Senator Frank Blas Aguon, Jr., Filipino American Senator in Guam". Asian Journal. http://www.asianjournal.com/voice-of-fil-america/72-voice-of-fil-america/2136-senator-frank-blas-aguon-jr-filipino-american-senator-in-guam.html. Retrieved 2010-10-31. 
  3. ^ Limtiaco, Steve (2006-11-08). "Camacho Declares Win". Pacific Daily News. http://www.guampdn.com/guampublishing/special-sections/election_06/daily_archive/extra/main.html. Retrieved 2010-10-31. 
  4. ^ "Gutierrez Democrats’ shoe-in candidate". Marianas Variety News & Views. 2010-07-07. http://mvguam.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13078%3Agutierrez-democrats-shoe-in-candidate&Itemid=61. Retrieved 2010-10-31. 
  5. ^ Marcheesault, Jeff (2010-07-06). "Guam's Democratic Party Won't Have a Primary Election for Governor's Race". Guam News Watch. http://guamnewswatch.com/201007062433/2010-Election/Guam-s-Democratic-Party-Won-t-Have-a-Primary-Election-for-Governor-s-Race.html. Retrieved 2010-09-03. 
  6. ^ Casas, Gemma Q. (2010-09-06). "Calvo wins GOP primary". Marianas Variety News & Views. http://mvguam.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14096:calvo-wins-gop-primary&catid=1:guam-local-news&Itemid=61. Retrieved 2010-09-18.