23rd Guam Legislature

{{Short description|1995–1997 legislature}}

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.{{cite web|author=Guam Election Commission|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B62DVqWtLI3yZVJUTmY4UnBDNUU/edit|title=Election Comparative Analysis Report, 11th Edition, 1994}} 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. [https://www.guampedia.com/republican-party-of-guam/ Republican Party of Guam], Hagatna, Guam.Haidee V. Eugenio. [https://www.guampdn.com/story/news/2019/01/04/democrats-pick-barnes-speaker/2480253002/ Democrats pick Barnes as speaker, Nelson as vice speaker, committee chairmanships], Hagatna, Guam. 4 January 2019.Haidee V. Eugenio. [https://www.guampdn.com/story/news/2019/01/03/minority-bills-should-heard-within-90-days/2469283002/ Minority wants bills heard within 90 days instead of 180 days, Barnes poised to become next speaker], Hagatna, Guam. 3 January 2019.