Bordallo, Madeleine Z. (Madeleine Zeien), 1933-

Madeleine Mary Zeien Bordallo (born May 31, 1933) is a Guamanian politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as the Delegate from the United States territory of Guam to the United States House of Representatives from 2003 to 2019.

Born Madeleine Mary Zeien in Graceville, Minnesota, she moved to Guam after her father took a job with the Guam Department of Education. She attended St. Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana, and the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul, Minnesota, where she studied music. In the 1950s and 1960s, Bordallo was a television presenter for KUAM-TV, the NBC affiliate that was the first television station on Guam. She was married to businessman Ricardo Bordallo in 1953. From 1975 to 1979 and 1983 to 1987, Ricardo Bordallo served as Governor of Guam. While serving as first lady, Madeleine Bordallo worked to emphasize the arts in the classroom and to increase awareness of the local Chamorro culture. Following the death of her husband in 1990, Bordallo ran unsuccessfully for governor of Guam but earned the distinction of being the first woman to head the Democratic ticket. In 1994 she was elected to the first of two consecutive terms as Guam’s first woman lieutenant governor, where she worked to enhance tourism on the island.

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