The 23rd Guam Legislature was a meeting of the Guam Legislature. It convened in Hagatna, Guam on January 2, 1995 and ended on January 6, 1997, during the 1st and 2nd years of Carl T.C. Gutierrez's 1st Gubernatorial Term.
In the 1994 Guamanian general election, the Democratic Party of Guam won a thirteen-to-eight (13-8) majority of seats in the Guam Legislature. Page 25
It had been expected that Senator Thomas C. "Tom" Ada would be chosen by his colleagues as Speaker of the Guam Legislature, but a group of Democratic and Republican Senators elected Parkinson as Speaker, instead.Guampedia. Republican Party of Guam, Hagatna, Guam.Haidee V. Eugenio. Democrats pick Barnes as speaker, Nelson as vice speaker, committee chairmanships, Hagatna, Guam. 4 January 2019.Haidee V. Eugenio. Minority wants bills heard within 90 days instead of 180 days, Barnes poised to become next speaker, Hagatna, Guam. 3 January 2019.
Party summary Affiliation Party(shading indicates majority caucus) Total Democratic Republican End of previous legislature 14 7 21 Begin 13 8 21 Latest Voting share Beginning of the next legislature 10 11 21
Leadership Legislative Speaker: Don Parkinson Vice Speaker: Theodore "Ted" S. Nelson Legislative Secretary: Judith Won Pat-Borja
Membership SenatorPartyAssumed office Thomas C. Ada Democratic 1993 Judith Won Pat-Borja 1995 Sonny L. Orsini 1995 Vicente C. "Ben" Pangelinan 1993 Don Parkinson 1983 Angel L.G. Santos 1995 Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero 1995 Joe T. San Agustin 1977 Ted S. Nelson 1993 Francis E. Santos 1993 John P. Aguon 1989 Mark C. Charfauros 1995 Hope A. Cristobal 1995 Elizabeth Barrett-Anderson Republican 1995 Anthony C. Blaz 1991 Mark Forbes 1995 Alberto C. Lamorena, V 1995 Antonio R. Unpingco 1989 Joanne S. Brown 1995 Carlotta A. Leon Guerrero 1995 Felix P. Camacho 1993
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