The 35th Guam Legislature was the meeting of the Guam Legislature that was convened in Hagatna, Guam on January 7, 2019 and ended on January 3, 2021, during the first and second years of Lou Leon Guerrero's Governorship. It was succeeded by the 36th Guam Legislature, which began in 2021 and ended in 2023.
In the 2018 Guam election, the Democratic Party of Guam won a supermajority.KUAM. Women now control every branch of local government, Barrigada, Guam. 7 January 2019. This is the first supermajority Guam Legislature since the 30th Guam Legislature. This legislature is the first to have a female supermajority.
Party summary Affiliation Party(shading indicates majority caucus) Total Democratic Republican End of previous legislature9 6 15 Begin (January 3, 2019)105 15 Latest voting share
Leadership Legislative Speaker: Tina Muna Barnes Vice Speaker: Telena Cruz Nelson Legislative Secretary: Amanda SheltonGuam Legislature. Senators - The 35th Guam Legislature, Hagatna, Guam.
Majority (Democratic) Majority Leader: Telena Cruz Nelson Assistant Majority Leader: Kelly Marsh Taitano Majority Whip: Amanda Shelton Assistant Majority Whip: Regine Biscoe LeeSabrina Salas Matanane. Democrats name leadership; Barnes will serve as speaker, Barrigada, Guam. 4 January 2019.
Minority (Republican) Minority Leader: Wil Castro Assistant Minority Leader: Louise Borja Muna Minority Whip: Telo Taitague Assistant Minority Whip: James MoylanChris Barnett. Republicans choose Legislative leadership, Barrigada, Guam. 5 December 2018.
Membership SenatorPartyAssumed officeResidenceBorn Tina Muna Barnes Democratic 2019 Mangilao 1962 Telena Cruz Nelson 2017 Yigo 1980Pacific Daily News. Candidate Profile: Telena Nelson, Hagatna, Guam. Amanda L. Shelton 2019 Asan-Maina 1990 Kelly Marsh (Taitano) 2019 Asan-Maina Regine Biscoe Lee 2017 Tumon 1981Pacific Daily News. Candidate Profile: Regine Biscoe Lee, Hagatna, Guam. Joe S. San Agustin 2017 Yigo 1957Pacific Daily News. Candidate Profile: Joe S. San Agustin, Hagatna, Guam. Therese M. Terlaje 2017 Mangilao1964Pacific Daily News. Candidate Profile: Therese Terlaje, Hagatna, Guam. Clynton E. Ridgell 2019 Talofofo 1979 Jose "Pedo" Terlaje 2019 Yona Sabina Perez 2019 Wil Castro Republican 2017 Barrigada 1974Pacific Daily News. Candidate Profile: Wiliam Castro, Hagatna, Guam. Louise Borja Muna 2017 ... 1968Pacific Daily News. Candidate Profile: Louise Borja Muna, Hagatna, Guam. Telo T. Taitague 2019 Tamuning James Moylan 2019 Mary Camacho Torres 2015 Santa Rita 1960Pacific Daily News. Candidate Profile: Mary Torres, Hagatna, Guam.
Committees Committee Chair Vice ChairGuam Legislature. Legislative Committees The 35th Guam Legislature, Hagatna, Guam. Committee on Rules Regine Biscoe Lee Amanda Shelton Committee on Health, Tourism, Historic Preservation, Land and Justice Therese M. Terlaje Sabina Flores Perez Committee on Economic Development, Agriculture, Maritime Transportation, Power and Energy Utilities, and Emergency Response Clynton E. Ridgell Tina Muna Barnes Committee on Public Safety, Border Safety, Military and Veteran Affairs, Mayors Council, Infrastructure and Public Transit Jose "Pedo" Terlaje Tina Muna Barnes (Military and Veterans' Affairs and Mayors' Council of Guam), Telena Cruz Nelson (Public Safety), Joe S. San Agustin (Infrastructure), William M. Castro (Border Security) Committee on Environment, Revenue and Taxation, and Procurement Sabina E. Perez Therese M. Terlaje (Environment), Telena Cruz Nelson (Revenue and Taxation, and Procurement] Committee on Heritage and the Arts, Parks, Guam Products, Hagatna Revitalization, Self-Determination, and Regional Affairs Dr. Kelly Marsh Taitano Tina Muna Barnes, Amanda Shelton (Heritage and the Arts), Jose "Pedo" Terlaje (Self-Determination), Clynton E. Ridgell (Regional Affairs) Committee on Federal and Foreign Affairs, Telecommunications, Technology, and Labor Regine Biscoe Lee Clynton E. Ridgell Committee on General Government Operations, Appropriations, and Housing Joe S. San Agustin Amanda Shelton (General Government Operations Housing), Clynton E. Ridgell (Appropriations) Committee on Higher Education and the Advancement of Women, Youth, and Senior Citizens Amanda Shelton Telena Cruz Nelson (Higher Education), Kelly Marsh Taitano (Advancement of Women), Regine Biscoe Lee (Advancement of Youth), Joe S. San Agustin (Advancement of Senior Citizens) Committee on Education, Air Transportation, and Statistics, Research, and Planning Telena Cruz Nelson Therese M. Terlaje, Amanda Shelton (Education) Committee on Public Accountability, Human Resources, and the Guam Buildup Tina Muna Barnes Kelly Marsh Taitano
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