Wil Castro
Wil Castro | |
|---|---|
 Castro in 2025 | |
| Minority Leader of the Guam Legislature | |
| In office January 7, 2019 – January 7, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | James Espaldon |
| Succeeded by | Jim Moylan |
| Member of the Guam Legislature | |
| In office January 5, 2017 – January 7, 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Mendiola Castro |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | University of Guam (BA) Harvard Graduate School of Education (M.Ed) |
William Mendiola Castro is an educator and politician from Guam. He served in the 35th Guam Legislature.
Education and career
[edit]He attended the University of Guam and the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Castro served as chief technology officer for Governor Eddie Baza Calvo. He later served in the Calvo administration as special assistant of research, planning and technology and the head of the Bureau of Statistics and Plans.[1]
Political career
[edit]Castro joined the Republican Party in 2012. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Guam Legislature in 2014. He was a successful candidate and the top vote getter among Republicans in the 2016 election.[2] Castro served as the minority leader in the 35th Guam Legislature.[3]
Castro was the Republican nominee for Guam's at-large congressional district in the 2020 United States House of Representatives election in Guam.
He was made Chief of Staff to Governor Ralph Torres in 2021.[4] Castro is a candidate for one of the fifteen spots on the Republican ticket for the Guam Legislature in the 2026 election.[5]
Civic memberships
[edit]Wil Castro served as the District Deputy for the Guam State Council Knights of Columbus, and Past Worthy Grand Knight, Knights of Columbus Council 13373, Santa Teresita Mangilao Parish. He is an Honorary Member of the Barrigada Municipal Planning Council, and is a member of the Young Men’s League of Guam.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ↑ Tupaz, Robert Q. (April 22, 2015). "Cabinet shuffle at Adelup: Wil Castro charged with BSP". Guam Daily Post. Retrieved July 5, 2026.
- ↑ Perez, Jon (December 28, 2016). "Guam, NMI legislatures consider closer ties". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved July 5, 2026 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ Gilbert, Haidee Eugenio (December 5, 2018). "Wil Castro is Republican minority leader for 35th Legislature". Pacific Daily News. Retrieved June 28, 2026.
- ↑ "Governor Torres appoints William M. Castro as Chief of Staff". 3 October 2021.
- ↑ Budasi, Lincoln (June 29, 2026). "Online tool tracks stats for past, current senators ahead of Election 2026". Pacific Daily News. Retrieved June 30, 2026.