Gerard Luz James

Gerard Luz Amwur James II (born March 18, 1953) is an American politician, funeral director, and businessman. James served as the eighth lieutenant governor of the United States Virgin Islands from 1999 until 2003 and was the president of Fifth Constitutional Convention of the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Biography

Early life James was born in Saint Croix on March 18, 1953,

Turnbull and James had high profile, public disagreements during their tenure in office. The dispute led James to challenge Turnbull in the 2002 gubernatorial election.

James was the president of the Fifth Constitutional Convention of the U.S. Virgin Islands.

2010 gubernatorial candidacy

Gerard Luz James announced his candidacy for Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands as a Democrat. Following the primary, James stated that he "accepted the people's decision," but further elaborated, "The people of the Virgin Islands showed me today that they really and truly endure mistreatment, endure corruption, endure mismanagement, and they also endure maltreatment to each other...The only thing that I can see is continued destruction, and it's sad, sad, sad." James stated that he would not endorse Governor John de Jongh for a second term in the 2010 general election saying, "Why should I endorse anyone when it shows me truly that the people don't want to have anything that is right?"