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by 2,581 votes (7.6%). Blas served as Lt. Governor under Ada for two consecutive terms from
January 1987 until January 1995. Frank Blas described his main role as Lt. Governor as working as a liaison between the Ada administration and lawmakers in the Legislature in a 1990 interview.
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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.
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Governor Joseph Ada was term limited in 1994 and could not seek a third term. Blas declared his candidacy for
Governor and chose Simon Sanchez as his running mate. However, Blas and Sanchez lost the 1994 Republican gubernatorial primary election to
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Frank Blas died on the evening of August 1, 2016, at the age of 75 in
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637:"Destiny's Landfall: A History of Guam (page 270–271)"
718:"Former Lt. Governor Frank Blas Sr. Has Passed Away"
679:"Destiny's Landfall: A History of Guam (page 280)"
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327:Politician, businessman
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308:University of Portland
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338:Frank Flores Blas Sr.
138:Franklin J. Gutierrez
585:Lujan, J.A. (2005).
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353:Joseph Franklin Ada
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756:Edward Diego Reyes
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435:Kurt Moylan
236:Lydia Calvo
121:Preceded by
78:Preceded by
59:1995-Jan-02
51:1987-Jan-05
928:Categories
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897:R. Tenorio
887:Ka. Moylan
793:Republican
767:1987–1995
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364:Early life
324:Profession
290:Alma mater
225:Republican
190:1941-03-20
23:Frank Blas
408:in 1965.
390:San Diego
359:Biography
231:Spouse(s)
162:In office
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