Madeleine Bordallo
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Madeleine Bordallo | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Guam's at-large district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2003 |
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Preceded by | Robert Underwood |
Lieutenant Governor of Guam | |
In office January 2, 1995 – January 3, 2003 |
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Governor | Carl Gutierrez |
Preceded by | Frank Blas |
Succeeded by | Kaleo Moylan |
First Lady of Guam | |
In office January 3, 1983 – January 5, 1987 |
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Governor | Ricardo Bordallo |
Preceded by | Rosa Herrero Baza |
Succeeded by | Rosanna Santos Ada |
First Lady of Guam | |
In office January 6, 1975 – January 1, 1979 |
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Governor | Ricardo Bordallo |
Preceded by | Lourdes Perez Camacho |
Succeeded by | Rosa Herrero Baza |
Personal details | |
Born | Madeleine Mary Zeien May 31, 1933 Graceville, Minnesota, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Ricky Bordallo (1953–1990) |
Children | 1 |
Education | St. Mary's College, Indiana St. Catherine University |
Madeleine Mary Zeien Bordallo /ˈmædəlᵻn bərˈdæljoʊ/ (born May 31, 1933) is the Delegate from the United States territory of Guam to the United States House of Representatives.
She is the first woman ever to serve as Guam's Delegate, the first female Lieutenant Governor of Guam (from 1995 to 2003), the first female candidate for Governor of Guam (in 1990), and the first female Democrat elected to the Legislature of Guam. Her 1990 campaign also made her the first non-Chamorro gubernatorial candidate in Guam.[1] As the wife of Ricky Bordallo, she was also the First Lady of Guam from 1975 to 1979 and from 1983 to 1987.
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Biography[edit]
Madeleine Mary Zeien was born in Graceville, Minnesota, to a family of educators who moved to Guam after her father took a job with the Guam Department of Education. She attended St. Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana, and the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul, Minnesota, where she studied music.[2] In the 1950s and 1960s, Bordallo was a television presenter for KUAM-TV, the NBC affiliate that was the first television station on Guam.
Bordallo was married to Ricardo Bordallo, who served as Governor of Guam from 1975 to 1979 and from 1983 to 1987. While serving as first lady, she worked to emphasize the arts in the classroom and to increase awareness of the local Chamorro culture. Bordallo's husband, the former Governor, committed suicide in 1990 when his appeals were unsuccessful and convictions of witness tampering and conspiracy to obstruct justice would require incarceration in federal prison. Bordallo was the first woman Democrat to be elected to the Guam Legislature, and served five terms as a senator from 1981 to 1982 and again from 1986 to 1994. During the 1988 U.S. presidential election, Bordallo was a member of Guam's uncommitted delegation to the 1988 Democratic National Convention.[3]
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Bordallo was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Guam in 1990, following the death of her husband. Ping Duenas ran as Bordallo's running mate for lieutenant governor in the 1990 gubernatorial election.[4][5]
In 1994, she ran alongside Carl Gutierrez on the Democratic ticket and was elected Lieutenant Governor of Guam, serving from 1995 to 2002, the first woman in Guam's history to hold this position. In this role, she worked to promote tourism, environmentalism, and island beautification.
In 2002, as Bordallo reached her term limit and as Delegate Robert Underwood vacated his seat and attempted to run for governor, she campaigned for and was elected as a Democrat to the House, serving from January 2003 to the present, and is the first woman to represent Guam in Congress. She is one of six non-voting delegates to the House of Representatives. While in Congress, she has devoted herself to economic issues and has helped to pass legislation that aids small businesses on Guam. She has also been involved in military and environmental issues.
In April 2008, Bordallo apologized after an investigative report by the Pacific Daily News revealed that she and Senator Jesse Lujan both claimed to have degrees on their official biographies and resumes when they had not graduated from college.[6]
U.S. House of Representatives[edit]
Committee assignments[edit]
- Committee on Armed Services
- Subcommittee on Readiness (Ranking Member)
- Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces
- Committee on Natural Resources
Caucus memberships[edit]
- Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (Vice Chair)
- Congressional China Caucus (Co-Chair)
- International Conservation Caucus
- Long Range Strike Caucus
- United States-Philippines Friendship Caucus
- Wounded to Work Caucus
- U.S.-Japan Caucus
Legislation[edit]
Bordallo objected to amendments the United States Senate made to the Omnibus Territories Act of 2013. Originally, the bill would have included the provisions to create a fund in the U.S. treasury to pay reparation claims to "living Guam residents who were raped, injured, interned, or subjected to forced labor or marches, or internment resulting from, or incident to, such occupation and subsequent liberation; and (2) survivors of compensable residents who died in war."[7] This provision, however, was removed from the bill. Bordallo was "extremely disappointed" by this change and said that she was "committed to continuing our fight for war claims for our manamko despite all the obstacles the conservative Republicans continue to raise."[8] The changes were made so that the bill could pass by unanimous consent.[8]
Elections[edit]
In January 2012, Republican Guam Senator Frank Blas Jr. announced he would challenge Bordallo in the upcoming November election for her delegate seat.[9][10] Bordallo defeated Blas in the November general election. She received 19,765 votes (58%) to his 12,995 votes (38%)[11]
In May 2012, Yale graduate and former White House intern Karlo Dizon, Democrat, also announced his bid as delegate to Congress.[12] Bordallo defeated Dizon in the primary election, with 73% of the vote.[13]
In 2014 she ran for delegate alongside Matthew Pascual Artero in the Democratic primary election. Bordallo defeated Artero in the primary election on August 30, 2014. Republican candidate Margaret McDonald Metcalfe announced that she would challenge Bordallo in the 2014 November election for her delegate seat.
In 2016 she was re-elected by the smallest margin, 53% to 47%, since she was first elected when she faced former Governor of Guam Felix Perez Camacho.
Public service[edit]
Public service | |||||
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Position | Type | Location | Elected | Term began | Term ended |
First Lady of Guam | N/A | Guam | N/A | January 1975 | January 1979 |
Senator, 16th Guam Legislature | State Legislature | Guam | 1980 | January 1981 | January 1983 |
First Lady of Guam | N/A | Guam | N/A | January 8, 1983 | January 8, 1987 |
Senator, 19th Guam Legislature | State Legislature | Guam | 1986 | January 1987 | January 1989 |
Senator, 20th Guam Legislature | State Legislature | Guam | 1988 | January 1989 | January 1991 |
Senator, 21st Guam Legislature | State Legislature | Guam | 1990 | January 1991 | January 1993 |
Senator, 22nd Guam Legislature | State Legislature | Guam | 1992 | January 1993 | January 1995 |
Lieutenant Governor of Guam | State Executive | Guam | 1994 | January 1995 | January 1999 |
Lieutenant Governor of Guam | State Executive | Guam | 1998 | January 1999 | January 2003 |
Delegate, 108th Congress | Federal Legislature | Washington, D.C. | 2002 | January 2003 | January 2005 |
Delegate, 109th Congress | Federal Legislature | Washington, D.C. | 2004 | January 2005 | January 2007 |
Delegate, 110th Congress | Federal Legislature | Washington, D.C. | 2006 | January 2007 | January 2009 |
Delegate, 111th Congress | Federal Legislature | Washington, D.C. | 2008 | January 2009 | January 2011 |
Delegate, 112th Congress | Federal Legislature | Washington, D.C. | 2010 | January 2011 | January 2013 |
Delegate, 113th Congress | Federal Legislature | Washington, D.C. | 2012 | January 2013 | January 2015 |
Delegate, 114th Congress | Federal Legislature | Washington, D.C. | 2014 | January 2015 | January 2017 |
Delegate, 115th Congress | Federal Legislature | Washington, D.C. | 2016 | January 2017 | Present |
References[edit]
- ^ "Woman's Governorship Quest Overshadows Abortion Fight on Guam". Associated Press. 1990-09-01.
- ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ "Guam To Send Uncommitted Delegation to Democratic Presidential Convention". The Associated Press. Agana, Guam. April 24, 1988.
- ^ Hart, Therese (2009-09-18). "Last respects for Senator Ping Duenas". Marianas Variety. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
- ^ Santiago, Bernice (2009-09-02). "'Guam lost a good friend'". Pacific Daily News. Retrieved 2009-09-28.[dead link]
- ^ Steve Limtiaco (April 12, 2008). "Bordallo didn't earn degree". Pacific Daily News.
- ^ "S. 1237 - Summary". United States Congress. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
- ^ a b Kerrigan, Kevin (June 19, 2014). "VIDEO: Bordallo "Extremely Disappointed" War Claims Stripped From Senate Omnibus Territories Act". Pacific News Center. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
- ^ Kelman, Brett, "Blas running for delegate seat," Pacific Daily News, January 5, 2012, http://www.guampdn.com/article/20120105/NEWS01/201050301/Blas-running-delegate-seat?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFrontpage[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Guam Senator Blas To Challenge Delegate Bordallo". Pacific Daily News. Pacific Islands Reports. 2012-01-18. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
- ^ admin. "Official 2012 General Election Results". Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ "Dizon to face Bordallo: Candidate says he'll focus on economy". Pacific Daily News. 2012-05-15. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
- ^ admin. "Certified 2012 Primary Election Results". Retrieved 24 December 2016.
External links[edit]
- United States Congress. "Madeleine Bordallo (id: B001245)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Congressional Website
Party political offices | ||
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Preceded by Ricardo Bordallo |
Democratic nominee for Governor of Guam 1990 |
Succeeded by Carl Gutierrez |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by Frank Blas |
Lieutenant Governor of Guam 1995–2003 |
Succeeded by Kaleo Moylan |
United States House of Representatives | ||
Preceded by Robert Underwood |
Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Guam's at-large congressional district 2003–present |
Incumbent |
United States order of precedence (ceremonial) | ||
Preceded by Eleanor Holmes Norton |
United States Delegates by seniority 2nd |
Succeeded by Gregorio Sablan |
- 1933 births
- 20th-century American politicians
- 20th-century women politicians
- 21st-century American politicians
- 21st-century women politicians
- American television personalities
- Candidates in United States elections, 1990
- Delegates to the United States House of Representatives from Guam
- Female members of the United States House of Representatives
- First Ladies and Gentlemen of Guam
- Guam Democrats
- Guam Roman Catholics
- Guam women in politics
- Lieutenant Governors of Guam
- Living people
- Members of the Legislature of Guam
- People from Graceville, Minnesota
- People from Tamuning, Guam
- St. Catherine University alumni