Republican senatorial candidate from Talofofo    

Campaign manager/treasurer:
Herman Ada Jr./William N. Reyes              

Contact:
671-483-0789                   
shawn.gumataotao@gmail.com               

Shawn Gumataotao is Managing Partner of GET, LLC, a consulting and specialty construction materials and supplies firm based in Guam that serves local and federal government and private sector organizations in Micronesia.

Shawn is a senior executive with extensive experience in public policy, operational management and strategic and crisis communications. Gumataotao served at the territorial government level, most recently as Director of Policy, Planning and Community Relations at the Judiciary of Guam. He served as Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Communications for former Guam Governor Felix P. Camacho.

Additionally, Shawn served as an Adjunct Instructor in the Division of Communications, Media and Fine Arts at the University of Guam. Mr. Gumataotao is a subject matter expert for the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security. His clients have included the Guam National Guard, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Marianas, CACI International Inc. (National Guard Bureau), Guam Power Authority, the Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services, Chickasaw Nation Industries (US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and the Pacific Island Small Business Development Center Network (U.S. Small Business Administration).

An award-winning television news reporter, videographer and podcaster, Mr. Gumataotao worked for 12 years at broadcast stations in California and Guam.

He is a graduate of California State University Bakersfield with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology.