Paul McDonald Calvo
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The Honorable Paul McDonald Calvo |
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| 3rd Governor of Guam | |
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In office January 1, 1979 – January 3, 1983 |
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| Lieutenant | Joseph Franklin Ada |
| Preceded by | Ricardo Bordallo |
| Succeeded by | Ricardo Bordallo |
| Senator of the 11th, and 12th Guam Legislature | |
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In office January 4, 1971 – January 6, 1975 |
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July 25, 1934 Agana, Guam, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican Party of Guam |
| Spouse(s) | Rosa Herrero Baza |
| Children | Vera Calvo-Garces Katherine Calvo-Sgro Paul Anthony Calvo, Jr. Eddie Calvo Barbara Calvo-Damron Marie Calvo-Benito Reyna Calvo Clare Calvo |
| Alma mater | Santa Clara University |
| Profession | Politician, businessman |
Paul McDonald Calvo (born July 25, 1934) is an Guamanian politician. He was the third elected Governor of Guam from 1979 to 1983.
Calvo was born in Agana, Guam, U.S, and is the eldest son of Eduardo "Jake" Torres Calvo (1909–1963) and Veronica Mariano McDonald (1913–2009). His only two brothers and two sister-in-laws are Edward (1936–2004), Thomas (1940–2015), Frances Matias Calvo & Rosario Castro Calvo. His paternal grandparents were Attorney Don Tomas Anderson Calvo and Doña Regina Martinez Torres. His maternal grandparents were John Francis McDonald and Dolores Mariano. He attended George Washington High School in Guam. He then attended the Peacock Military Academy and Santa Clara University.
He embarked on a business career in his family's insurance company in 1958, and entered politics during the 1960s as a member of the Republican Party. He was elected as a senator in the Legislature of Guam in 1965, and during his three terms in the body served as chair of the government Committee on Finance and Taxation and parliamentary leader of the Republican Party. Calvo was elected governor in 1978, and served until 1982.
Calvo teamed up with Senator Tony Palomo to challenge the incumbents, Gov. Carlos Camacho and Lt. Gov. Kurt Moylan. The Calvo-Palomo ticket’s attacks on the administration included charges of corruption and favoritism, and the primary election was so close – Camacho-Moylan won by only 261 votes – that Calvo-Palomo decided to run as a write-in team for the general election. While Calvo-Palomo lost in the general election, they forced a runoff election to be held between Camacho-Moylan and the Democratic team of Ricardo J. Bordallo and Rudy Sablan. Camacho-Moylan lost the runoff, and afterward Carlos Camacho retired from politics and gave control of the Republican Party to Calvo.
During his first year as governor, Calvo reduced the government of Guam’s deficit by $27 million, but the deficit continued to climb for the rest of his term due mainly to long-standing problems with tax collections.
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