37th Guam Legislature

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The 37th Guam Legislature is the current meeting of the Guam Legislature that convened in Hagatna, Guam on January 2, 2023, during Lou Leon Guerrero's Governorship.In the 2022 Guam election, the Democratic Party of Guam won a majority of seats in the Guam Legislature.[1]

## Party Summary[edit]

Affiliation  | Party

(shading indicates majority caucus)

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Democratic | Republican
End of previous legislature | 8  | 7  | 15
Begin (January 2, 2023)  | 9  | 6  | 15
Latest voting share  | 60.0%  | 40.0%  |

## Leadership[edit]

### Legislative[edit]

* Speaker: Therese M. Terlaje[2]
* Vice Speaker: Tina Rose Muña Barnes
* Legislative Secretary: Amanda Shelton

### Minority (Republican)[edit]

* Minority Leader: Frank Blas Jr
* Minority Whip: Telo T. Taitague

## Membership[edit]

Senator  | Party  | Assumed office  | Residence  | Born[3]

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Therese M. Terlaje |  | Democratic  | 2017  | Mangilao  | 1964
Tina Rose Muña Barnes | 2019  | Mangilao  | 1962
Amanda L. Shelton | 2019  | Asan-Maina  | 1990
Darrel Christopher "Malafunkshun" Barnett | 2023  |  |
Sabina Perez | 2019  | Barrigada  |
Joe S. San Agustin | 2017  | Yigo  | 1957
Roy A. B. Quinata | 2023  |  |
William Parkinson | 2023  |  |
Dwayne San Nicolas | 2023  |  |
Frank F. Blas, Jr. |  | Republican  | 2021  |  |
Telo T. Taitague | 2019  | Tamuning  |
Christopher M. Duenas | 2021  |  |
Joanne M. Brown | 2021  |  |
Jesse Lujan | 2023  |  |
Thomas Fisher | 2023  |  |

## Committees[edit]

Committee  | Chair  | Vice Chair[4]

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Committee on Rules  | Chris "Malafunkshun" Barnett  | Sabina Flores Perez
Committee on Education, Public Safety and the Arts  | Chris "Malafunkshun" Barnett, Chairperson  | Christopher M. Duenas
Committee on General Government Operations and Appropriations  | Joe S. San Agustin  |
Committee on Fire, Agriculture, Power and Energy Utilities, Public Transit, Unemployment Insurance and Universal Health Insurance  | William Parkinson  |
Committee on Maritime Transportation, Air Transportation, Parks, Tourism, Higher Education and the Advancement of Women, Youth, and Senior Citizens  | Amanda Shelton |
Committee on Infrastructure, Economic Development, Simon Sanchez High School, Disability Services, Self-Determination and Historic Preservation, Housing, Public Accountability, and the Guam Buildup  | Roy Anthony Benavente Quinata  |
Committee on Federal, Foreign & Regional Affairs, Innovation & Development, Human Resources & Public Libraries  | Tina Rose Muña Barnes |
Committee on Emergency Response, Military and Veteran Affairs, Border Safety and Mayors Council  | Dwayne San Nicolas  |
Committee on Environment, Revenue and Taxation, Labor, Procurement, and Statistics, Research, and Planning  | Sabina Flores Perez |
Committee on Health, Land, Justice, and Culture  | Therese M. Terlaje |

## References[edit]

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Members of the 37th Guam Legislature

37th Guam Legislature (2022–2024)

Speaker of the House
Edmund Villagomez (I)
Majority Leader
Ed Propst (D)
Minority Leader
Patrick San Nicolas (R)
Vice Speaker
Joel Camacho (I)

1. ▌Therese M. Terlaje (D)
2. ▌Telo T. Taitague (R)
3. ▌Tina Rose Muña Barnes (D)
4. ▌Amanda L. Shelton (D)
5. ▌Darrel Christopher "Malafunkshun" Barnett (D)
6. ▌Frank F. Blas Jr. (R)
7. ▌Sabina Perez (D)
8. ▌Joe S. San Agustin (D)
9. ▌Roy A. B. Quinata (D)
10. ▌Jesse Lujan (R)
11. ▌Christopher M. Duenas (R)
12. ▌Thomas Fisher (R)
13. ▌Dwayne San Nicolas (D)
14. ▌Christopher M. Duenas (R)

* ▌Democratic (9)
* ▌Republican (6)
* ▌Independent (13)

1. ^ Taitano II Pacific Daily, Joe (9 November 2022). "Leon Guerrero-Tenorio, J. Moylan, D. Moylan win, Democrats hold Legislature". guampdn.com. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
2. ^ Taitano II Pacific Daily, Joe (5 January 2023). "Therese Terlaje selected as speaker of 37th Guam Legislature". guampdn.com. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
3. ^ Guam Legislature. Senators - The 36th Guam Legislature, Hagatna, Guam.
4. ^ Guam Legislature. Legislative Committees The 37th Guam Legislature, Hagatna, Guam.

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Legislatures of Guam by year convened

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* 1 (1951)
* 2 (1953)
* 3 (1955)
* 4 (1957)
* 5 (1959)
* 6 (1961)
* 7 (1963)
* 8 (1965)
* 9 (1967)
* 10 (1969)

* 11 (1971)
* 12 (1973)
* 13 (1975)
* 14 (1977)
* 15 (1979)
* 16 (1981)
* 17 (1983)
* 18 (1985)
* 19 (1987)
* 20 (1989)

* 21 (1991)
* 22 (1993)
* 23 (1995)
* 24 (1997)
* 25 (1999)
* 26 (2001)
* 27 (2003)
* 28 (2005)
* 29 (2007)
* 30 (2009)

* 31 (2011)
* 32 (2013)
* 33 (2015)
* 34 (2017)
* 35 (2019)
* 36 (2021)

* 37 (2023)

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