Thomas Castro Ada (born May 21, 1949) is a former Democratic politician in Guam. Ada served as Majority Leader of the 34th Guam LegislatureGuam Legislature. Senators - 34th Guam Legislature, Hagatna. and Senator in the Guam Legislature for 10 terms.Guam Election Commission. Election Comparative Analysis Report, Hagatna.}}Pacific Daily News. Senator Tom Ada Candidate Profile, Hagatna. 26 October 2016.
Guam Legislature Elections Election YearGuam LegislaturePrimary PlacementGeneral PlacementResult 1992 22nd Guam Legislature No primary election 1 ElectedGuam Election Commission. Election Comparative Analysis Report - Guam 2016, Hagatna, Guam.Guam Election Commission. Election Comparative Analysis Report, 1992, Hagatna, Guam. 1994 23rd Guam Legislature 1 1 ElectedGuam Election Commission. Election Comparative Analysis Report, 1994, Hagatna, Guam. 1996 24th Guam Legislature 1 1 Not electedGuam Election Commission. Election Comparative Analysis Report, 1996, Hagatna, Guam. 2000 26th Guam Legislature No primary election 6 ElectedGuam Election Commission. Election Comparative Analysis Report, Guam - 1998 & 2000, Hagatna, Guam. 2008 30th Guam Legislature 4 5 ElectedGuam Election Commission. Election Comparative Analysis Report, Guam - 2008, Hagatna, Guam. 2010 31st Guam Legislature 4 1 ElectedGuam Election Commission. Election Comparative Analysis Report, Guam - 2010, Hagatna, Guam. 2012 32nd Guam Legislature 3 3 ElectedGuam Election Commission. Election Comparative Analysis Report, Guam - 2012, Hagatna, Guam. 2014 33rd Guam Legislature 4 6 ElectedGuam Election Commission. Election Comparative Analysis Report, Guam - 2014, Hagatna, Guam. 2016 34th Guam Legislature 7 13 Elected
Leadership positions Guam LegislatureYearsPosition 30th Guam Legislature 2009-2011 Majority WhipGuam Legislature. 30th Guam Legislature - Senators, Hagatna. 32nd Guam Legislature 2013-2015 Assistant Majority LeaderGuam Legislature. 32nd Guam Legislature - Senators, Hagatna. 33rd Guam Legislature 2015-2017 Assistant Majority LeaderGuam Legislature. 33rd Guam Legislature - Senators, Hagatna. 34th Guam Legislature 2017-2019 Majority LeaderGuam Legislature. 34th Guam Legislature - Senators, Hagatna.
Committee leadership Leadership positions Guam LegislatureYearsCommittees Chaired 30th Guam Legislature 2009-2011 Committee on Utilities, Transportation, Public Works & Veterans AffairsGuam Legislature. 30th Guam Legislature - Committees, Hagatna. 31st Guam Legislature 2011-2013 Committee on Utilities, Transportation, Public Works & Veterans AffairsGuam Legislature. 31st Guam Legislature - Committees, Hagatna. 32nd Guam Legislature 2013-2015 Committee on Public Safety, Infrastructure & Maritime TransportationGuam Legislature. 32nd Guam Legislature - Committees, Hagatna. 33rd Guam Legislature 2015-2017 Committee on Transportation, Infrastructure, Lands, Border Protection, Veterans' Affairs and ProcurementGuam Legislature. 33rd Guam Legislature - Committees, Hagatna. 34th Guam Legislature 2017-2019 Committee on Environment, Land, Agriculture, and Procurement ReformGuam Legislature. 34th Guam Legislature - Committees, Hagatna.
1998 gubernatorial campaign In 1998, Ada teamed up with Senator Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero to run for Governor of Guam, as the "Tom and Lou" Team. Incumbent Governor Carl T.C. Gutierrez and incumbent Lieutenant Governor Madeleine Z. Bordallo were seeking reelection and were challenged by "Tom and Lou" and the team of Angel L.G. Santos and Jose T. "Pedo" Terlaje under the "HITA" slogan. The team of Gutierrez-Bordallo defeated both primary challengers with 16,838 votes, while "Tom and Lou" had 9,788 votes and the HITA team had 6,295 votes.Guam Election Commission. 1998 & 2000 Guam Election Comparative Analysis Report. Hagatna. 2001.
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