Carl Gutierrez
| Carl Gutierrez | |
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Gutierrez with his Lieutenant Governor Madeleine Bordallo
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| 6th Governor of Guam | |
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In office January 2, 1995 – January 6, 2003 |
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| Lieutenant | Madeleine Bordallo |
| Preceded by | Joseph Franklin Ada |
| Succeeded by | Felix Perez Camacho |
| Speaker of the Guam Legislature | |
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In office January 3, 1983 – January 5, 1987 |
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| Preceded by | Tommy Tanaka |
| Succeeded by | Franklin Quitugua |
| Personal details | |
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Carl Tommy Cruz Gutierrez October 15, 1941 Agana Heights, Guam, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Geri Torres |
| Children | 3 |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Carl Tommy Cruz Gutierrez (born October 15, 1941) was the 6th Governor of Guam, serving two four-year terms with Lieutenant Governor Madeleine Z. Bordallo from January 2, 1995 to January 6, 2003. Gutierrez previously served a total of nine terms as a Senator in the Guam Legislature and was chosen by his colleagues to serve as Speaker of the 17th and 18th Guam Legislatures, respectively.
In addition to Governor Gutierrez' two successful elections as Governor with running mate Madeleine Bordallo, Governor Gutierrez ran unsuccessfully for Governor in 1978, with running mate Dr. Joseph Dizon, in 1986 with Senator John P. Aguon, in 2006 with former Chief Justice Senator Benjamin J.F. Cruz and in 2010 with Senator Frank B. Aguon, Jr. Governor Gutierrez has remained active in public life for a period spanning four decades. He was again defeated in the 2014 gubernatorial election, in which his running mate was Gary Gumataotao.
Born in Agaña Heights, Guam on October 15, 1941, Gutierrez was the fourth of eleven children born to Tomas Taitano Gutierrez and Rita Benavente Cruz. He is of Spanish and native Chamorro descent. As a young child during World War II, he endured the horrors of the Manenggon Concentration Camp, and alongside his mother and other captive Chamorros he was among those who were rescued by American soldiers during the liberation of Guam.
When Gutierrez was a boy his father (unable to work due to an injury suffered as a teenager) and his mother had a difficult time raising such a large family. Carl attended Agana Heights Elementary School and George Washington High School. When a friend (commander of the Navy drydock) offered to help Gutierrez finish high school on the U.S. mainland, Gutierrez took advantage of the opportunity. However, less than four months after leaving Guam, his father died. He graduated from South San Francisco High School in California in 1960.
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