San Nicolas, Michael, 1981-

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Michael Franklin Quitugua San Nicolas (born January 30, 1981) is a Guamanian Democratic Party politician. He has served as the Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives for Guam's at-large congressional district since 2019.

Birn in Talofofo, Guam, he attended Father Dueñas Memorial School, John F. Kennedy High School, and Southern High School, graduating from the latter, before earning a B.A. from the University of Guam. After graduating, San Nicolas worked as Chief of Staff for Senator Carmen Fernandez in the 27th Guam Legislature, as a high school teacher, and as Assistant Vice President and Financial Advisor at the Bank of Guam. San Nicolas ran for senator in the Guam Legislature as a Democrat in 2012. He placed 8th in the primary election with 6,570 votes and advanced to the general election, where he placed 5th with 16,625 votes, winning a seat in the incoming 32nd Guam Legislature. San Nicolas served three consecutive terms in the 32nd, 33rd, and 34th Guam Legislatures.

In November 2017, San Nicolas announced his intention to become the 2018 general election candidate of the Democratic Party of Guam to serve as the Guam Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives in the 116th U.S. Congress. In the August 2018 primary, he defeated eight-term incumbent Guam Congressional Delegate Madeleine Z. Bordallo and went on to defeat Republican Party candidate Doris Flores Books in the general election in November. San Nicolas was sworn in as Guam's Congressional Delegate to the 116th U.S. Congress on January 3, 2019. In 2020, San Nicolas was re-elected, defeating former Guamanian delegate to Congress Robert A. Underwood, a fellow Democrat, in a runoff.

In the 117th Congress, San Nicolas serves as a member of the Committee on Natural Resources and vice chairman of the Committee on Financial Services. He is a member of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.

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Tamuning TM GU
Talofofo Village TF GU
Chalan Pago-Ordot Village CP GU
Mangilao Village MA GU
Santa Rita Village SR GU
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Birth 1981-01-30

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