{"id":341696,"date":"2021-04-07T06:05:02","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T20:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=341696"},"modified":"2021-04-07T06:05:02","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T20:05:02","slug":"lee-pan-wants-to-be-next-saipan-mayor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/lee-pan-wants-to-be-next-saipan-mayor\/","title":{"rendered":"Lee Pan wants to be next Saipan mayor"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Joseph Lee Pan Tenorio Guerrero<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Joseph Lee Pan Tenorio Guerrero (R-Saipan), who is now on his fourth term as a House representative for Precinct 1, wants to be the next Saipan mayor.<\/p>\n

Guerrero confirmed with Saipan Tribune yesterday that he is indeed interested to run as Saipan mayor in the November 2022 general elections.<\/p>\n

Guerrero, who has never been defeated in the race for the House of Representatives, said his primary reason for his run as mayor is to continue Mayor David M. Apatang\u2019s legacy of community service on Saipan.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve seen him with his staff doing a tremendous cleanup of the island. I want to continue that legacy,\u201d said the 62-year-old Guerrero during an interview at the San Vicente Park where he attended a youth proclamation signing.<\/p>\n

Apatang, who is now on his second term as mayor, earlier said he no longer intends to run again. Each mayorship term runs four years.<\/p>\n

The lawmaker said he is seeking the Republican Party\u2019s support and approval for him to be their next candidate for mayor.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I hope that the party sees it fit that I am the right candidate for the mayorship,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

If there may be other who are also interested in the position, Guerrero said the Republican Party will have to consider who is the best and right candidate.<\/p>\n

The lawmaker said he is committed to run as mayor and he will soon be submitting his letter of intent to the GOP. He said he is still organizing his committee-to-elect.<\/p>\n

Whoever will be chosen as the committee\u2019s chairman will come up with a tentative date to make the official announcement of his candidacy, Guerrero said.<\/p>\n

He said his focus is to continue and enhance the work that Apatang has been doing to clean the island. \u201cLet\u2019s beautify our villages. It\u2019s important because we\u2019re preparing to open up [Saipan] for our own industry, the tourism industry,\u201d he said, adding that now is the opportune time to clean up the island. \u201cLet\u2019s start cleaning up because that\u2019s the focal point of our tourism\u2026for them to come and see how we beautify our islands. And\u2026when we open up, our tourists will be visiting our villages.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the issue of peace and order, Guerrero said the community needs to combat illegal drugs. \u201cIt\u2019s difficult when we have addicts out here in our community, destroying what we have,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Guerrero cited an example the improved San Vicente Park that, according to him, must be maintained because it belongs to the community.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we go out there and clean, it is giving it back to the community. But we need the support and help of the community to do their own part of making sure that they\u2019re the eyes and ears of the mayor,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Guerrero said if the people see something inappropriate, they should report it to the proper authority. \u201cThat\u2019s how we work. We need to work together as a team, not as individuals,\u201d Guerrero said.<\/p>\n

Guerrero was a parole officer before joining politics. He started as a House representative in 2015 when the late governor Eloy Inos asked him to run with him under the Covenant Party. The Covenant Party later joined the GOP.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe late governor saw that I can be a candidate who will do good for the community. And since Day 1, that\u2019s what I\u2019ve been doing,\u201d Guerrero said.<\/p>\n

He hopes the community would support him in his run for mayor. \u201cI humbly seek the voters of the island of Saipan to elect the right candidate,\u201d he said. \u201cI am not going to just stick to one area of the island. I would be all over the island\u2026because if the community elects me to be next mayor, it\u2019s for them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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