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March 2023

Peter J. Santos announces candidacy for Attorney General of Guam, 2026

HAGÅTÑA, Guam — Attorney Peter J. Santos today announced his candidacy for Attorney General of Guam in the 2026 nonpartisan election, becoming the first candidate to formally enter the race.

Santos, who currently serves as an Attorney Level IV at the Office of the Alternate Public Defender of Guam, brings one of the most wide-ranging legal résumés of any candidate who has sought the office. He served approximately eight years as a Guam Police Department officer before earning his J.D. from the University of Washington School of Law, and was admitted to the Guam Bar on October 14, 2015.

His post-law-school career has placed him on every side of Guam's legal system: as a U.S. Army Judge Advocate General Corps attorney, where he served as Chief of Administrative Law; as a prosecutor in the Office of the Attorney General under Attorney General Elizabeth Barrett-Anderson; and now as a public defender representing clients who cannot afford counsel.

"I wanted to plant it in people's minds because everything that I believed that I predicted would happen has happened with this current Attorney General. The office needs leadership that is competent, ethical, and accountable — and I believe my record demonstrates that I can deliver that."
Peter J. Santos

Santos is running as a nonpartisan candidate. The 2026 Attorney General race is decided at the general election on November 3, 2026.

For more information, visit the campaign's Facebook page at facebook.com/attorney.pjsantos or email peter.santos@peterjsantos.org.

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Official press bio

Peter J. Santos is a Guam-based attorney running as a nonpartisan candidate for Attorney General of Guam in the 2026 election. He currently serves as an Attorney Level IV at the Office of the Alternate Public Defender of Guam.

Santos's career spans law enforcement, military service and both sides of the courtroom — roughly thirty-three years of public service in total. He served approximately eight years as an officer with the Guam Police Department before attending law school. He earned his J.D. from the University of Washington School of Law and was admitted to the Guam Bar on October 14, 2015.

As an active-duty U.S. Army Judge Advocate General Corps attorney he served across four combat deployments as prosecutor, defense counsel and military magistrate, and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his service as a military prosecutor. As Chief of Administrative Law he supervised attorneys, paralegals and legal support staff. He subsequently served as a prosecutor in the Office of the Attorney General of Guam under Attorney General Elizabeth Barrett-Anderson, and now practices criminal defense as a public defender.

A native of Agat, Santos announced his candidacy in March 2023. The 2026 Attorney General race is decided at the general election on November 3, 2026.

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