Michael San Nicolas | |
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Member of the Guam Legislature | |
Assumed office January 7, 2013 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Talofofo, Guam |
30 January 1981
Political party | Democratic Party of Guam |
Spouse(s) | Kathryn Santos Ko |
Children | Kaleb Michael Katelyn “Keke” Rose |
Residence | Dededo, Guam |
Alma mater | University of Guam (B.A.) |
Profession | politician, banker |
Website | Official website |
Michael Franklin Quitugua San Nicolas (born January 30, 1981) also known as Michael "Mike" F.Q. San Nicolas, is currently a Democratic senator in the 34th Guam Legislature. He serves as chairman of the Committee on Rules and chairman of the Committee on General Government Operations and Federal, Foreign, & Regional Affairs. In 2012, Senator San Nicolas was elected to the Guam Legislature with the 5th highest vote count, receiving 16,625 votes on November 6, 2012. In 2014, Senator San Nicolas won re-election with more votes than his 5th-place run in 2012. In the 2016 Guam Democratic Primary Election, Senator San Nicolas tied for first with 9,381 votes, or 68% of the ballots cast.
San Nicolas, born on January 30, 1981, is the eldest son of Miguel (Mike) Borja San Nicolas and Evangeline (Eva) Quitugua San Nicolas of Talofofo, Guam, both long-time educators at the Guam Department of Education. His younger siblings are Rick San Nicolas and Faith San Nicolas. His paternal grandparents are Enrique Santos San Nicolas (1904–1971), who served in the Guam Congress, and Francesca Flores Borja San Nicolas (1917–2013) of Talofofo and maternal grandparents are former Speaker of the Guam Legislature Franklin Joseph Arceo Quitugua (1933-2015) and Julia Siguenza Quitugua (1933–2013) of Chalan Pago, Guam. He is also the great grandson of Ignacio Perez Quitugua (1909-1973), who served in the 1st to 9th Guam Legislatures.
San Nicolas attended Father Dueñas Memorial School, John F. Kennedy High School, and Southern High School. San Nicolas met his future wife, Kathryn Santos Ko, while he attended John F. Kennedy High School. In 1998, San Nicolas was on the Southern High School Mock Trial team which took second place in the annual Mock Trial National Championship held in Albuquerque, New Mexico. San Nicolas graduated from Southern High School in 1998.
On November 23, 1998, youth speaker San Nicolas introduced President Bill Clinton, who addressed a large crowd of assembled Guamanians.