Pamela C. Richards Samuel (1959-2024) was a
U.S. Virgin Islander politician
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. Most recently, Richards Samuel was a candidate for
Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands
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in the
2010 election as the
running mate
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of Democratic gubernatorial candidate
James O'Bryan Jr. She has previously served as the former Commissioner of
Tourism
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of the
U.S. Virgin Islands
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.
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Richards Samuel was born in 1959 to Arthur A. Richards and Myrna T. Richards, who reside in ]Frederiksted
Frederiksted ( Danish for "Frederik's Place") is both a town and one of the two administrative districts of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. It is a grid-planned city, designed by surveyor Jens Beckfor, originally to 14x14 blocks but built 7x7 t ...
. She is married to Avelino Samuel, a native of Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands
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. She graduated from Charlotte Amalie High School
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on Saint Thomas in 1977. Richards Samuel then received her bachelor's degree
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in 1981 from the University of Southern California
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.
In addition to her former post as Commissioner of Tourism, Richards Samuel served as the assistant press secretary
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Dutie ...
to former Governor Alexander A. Farrelly. She also served as the press secretary for U.S.V.I. Senator David S. Jones and the office manager
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Office management is ...
for the late Senator Lorraine Berry.
Richards Samuel was also the First Vice President
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and Chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Association. She has served as the executive director of the Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands
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.
James O'Bryan Jr. and Richards Samuel announced their joint gubernatorial ticket in an hour-long presentation on WDHP
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radio station
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on August 17, 2010.[ Samuel Richards announced her candidacy for Lt. Governor on the phone from ]Saint Croix
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during the radio program.[ She cited the U.S. Virgin Islands ]property tax
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as the "straw that broke the camel
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's back" which led her to run for Lieutenant Governor.[ O'Bryan and Richards Samuel listed their top platform issues as ]crime
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, education
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, health care
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and employment
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.[
O'Bryan and Richards Samuel finished in fourth place in the Democratic gubernatorial ]primary election
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held on September 11, 2010.John de Jongh
John Percy de Jongh Jr. (born November 13, 1957) is an American businessman and politician who served as the Governor of the United States Virgin Islands from 2007 to 2015. He has been active in Virgin Islands politics and the business community ...
, Senator Adlah Donastorg
Adlah Alphonso "Foncie" Donastorg, Jr. (born December 30, 1961) is a U.S. Virgin Islander politician, who served as a Senator in the Legislature of the Virgin Islands for seven terms from January 1995 through January 2011. He was most recently a ...
and former Lt. Governor Gerard Luz James
Gerard Luz Amwur James II (born March 18, 1953) is an American politician, funeral director, and businessman. James served as the Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands from 1999 until 2003 and was the president of Fifth Constit ...
respectively.[
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References
External links
James O'Bryan/Richards Samuel 2010 official campaign
{{DEFAULTSORT:Richards Samuel, Pamela
1959 births
University of Southern California alumni
Living people
Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands politicians
United States Virgin Islands women in politics
People from Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
21st-century American women