Frank Blas
| Frank Blas | |
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| Lieutenant Governor of Guam | |
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In office January 5, 1987 – January 2, 1995 |
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| Governor | Joseph Franklin Ada |
| Preceded by | Edward Diego Reyes |
| Succeeded by | Madeleine Bordallo |
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| Born |
Frank Flores Blas March 20, 1941 Agana, Guam |
| Died | August 1, 2016 (aged 75) New York, New York, U.S.A. |
| Political party | Republican Party of Guam |
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| Children | Five |
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Frank Flores Blas, Sr. (March 20, 1941 – August 1, 2016) was a Guamanian politician, businessman and member of the Republican Party of Guam. Blas served as the Lieutenant Governor of Guam from 1987 until 1995 for two consecutive terms under Governor Joseph Franklin Ada.
Blas was born on March 20, 1941, in Agana, which is now known as Hagåtña, Guam. He attended Father Dueñas Memorial School in Guam, but graduated from St. Augustine High School in San Diego, California. He received an associate's degree from the College of Guam in 1962. Blas then graduated from the University of Portland with a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1965.
Blas and his first wife, Lydia Blas, who died in 1970, had two children, Frank Blas Jr., a politician, and Lynette. In 1971, Blas married his second wife, Tina. Frank and Tina Blas had three children: Paul Andre, Yvette Ignette, and Y'buena Antoinette.
Blas initially worked in the private sector for the Mobil Petroleum Company of Guam from 1965 until 1969.
He then became the Director of the Department of Commerce of Guam from 1969 to 1972. Blas was elected to Legislature of Guam and served as a Senator in 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th and 18th Guam Legislatures from 1974 until 1984.
In 1976, Senator Frank Blas authored Public Law 13-202, which provided for the establishment of the Guam Constitutional Convention.
In 1982, Republican Senator Kurt Moylan teamed with running mate, Senator Frank Blas, to challenge incumbent Republican Governor Paul McDonald Calvo in the primary election. However, Governor Calvo and his new running mate, Peter F. Perez Jr., easily beat the Moylan-Blas ticket in the Republican primary by 12 percent of the vote. Governor Calvo ultimately lost to Democrat Ricardo Bordallo in the November 1982 general election.
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