31st Guam Legislature

The 31st Guam Legislature was a meeting of the Guam Legislature. It convened in Hagatna, Guam on January 3, 2011 and ended on January 7, 2013, during the 1st and 2nd years of Eddie Calvo's 1st Gubernatorial Term.

In the 2010 Guamanian general election, the Democratic Party of Guam won a majority of seats in the Guam Legislature.Guam Election Commission. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BP7zs7zwV7s-w773tp0y-hrt2hRotYof/view 2016 Election, Election Comparative Analysis], Hagatna, Guam.

Party summary

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style="vertical-align:bottom;";" ! rowspan=3 \| Affiliation ! colspan=3 \| Party (shading indicates majority caucus) ! rowspan=3 \| Total ! rowspan=3 \| Vacant
style="height:5px" \| style="background-color:{{party color\|Democratic Party (United States)}}" \| \| style="background-color:{{party color\|Independent (United States)}}" \| \| style="background-color:{{party color\|Republican Party (United States)}}" \|
Democratic ! Independent ! Republican
style="font-size:80%" \| End of previous legislature \| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \|9 \| 0 \| 6 ! 15 \| 0
colspan=8 \|
style="font-size:80%" \| Begin (January 3, 2011) \| {{Party shading/Democratic}}\|9 \| \|0 \| \|6 ! 15 \| 0
Latest voting share ! {{Party shading/Democratic}} \|{{Percentage\|9\|15\|1\|pad=yes}} \| {{Percentage\|0\|15\|1\|pad=yes}} \| {{Percentage\|6\|15\|1\|pad=yes}} ! colspan=2 \|
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style="font-size:80%" \| Beginning of the next legislature \| {{Party shading/Democratic}}\|9 \| \|0 \| \|6 ! 15 \| 0

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! rowspan=3 | Affiliation

! colspan=3 | Party

(shading indicates majority caucus)

! rowspan=3 | Total

! rowspan=3 | Vacant

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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (United States)}}" |

| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |

Democratic

! Independent

! Republican

style="font-size:80%" | End of previous legislature

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |9

| 0

| 6

! 15

| 0

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style="font-size:80%" | Begin (January 3, 2011)

| {{Party shading/Democratic}}|9

| |0

| |6

! 15

| 0

Latest voting share

! {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Percentage|9|15|1|pad=yes}}

| {{Percentage|0|15|1|pad=yes}}

| {{Percentage|6|15|1|pad=yes}}

! colspan=2 |

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style="font-size:80%" | Beginning of the next legislature

| {{Party shading/Democratic}}|9

| |0

| |6

! 15

| 0

Leadership

=Legislative=

Speaker: Judith T.P. Won Pat
Vice Speaker: Benjamin J.F. Cruz
Legislative Secretary: Tina Rose Muna BarnesGuam Legislature. [http://guamlegislature.com/senators_31st.htm 31st Guam Legislature - Senators], Hagatna, Guam.

=Majority (Democratic)=

Majority Leader: Rory J. Respicio
Assistant Majority Leader: Judith P. Guthertz, DPA
Majority Whip: Tina Muna Barnes

=Minority (Republican)=

Minority Leader: Frank F. Blas Jr.
Assistant Minority Leader: Aline A. Yamashita, Ph.D.
Minority Whip: Honorable V. Anthony Ada
Assistant Minority Whip: Mana Silva Taijeron

Membership

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!Senator

!colspan=2 |Party

!Assumed office

!Residence

!Born

Judith T.P. Won Pat

|rowspan="9" style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

|rowspan="9" | Democratic

| 2005

| Inarajan

| 1949Pacific Daily News. [https://www.guampdn.com/story/news/local/election-2016/2016/10/25/candidate-profile-speaker-judith-won-pat-d/92746246/ Candidate Profile: Judith Won Pat], Hagatna, Guam.

Benjamin J.F. Cruz

| 2008

| Tumon

| 1951

Tina Muna Barnes

| 2007

| Mangilao

| 1962Pacific Daily News. [https://www.guampdn.com/story/news/local/election-2016/2016/10/25/candidate-profile-sen-tina-mu-barnes/92745800/ Candidate Profile: Tina Muna Barnes], Hagatna, Guam.

Rory J. Respicio

| 2003

| Agana Heights

| 1973Pacific Daily News. [https://www.guampdn.com/story/news/local/election-2016/2016/10/25/candidate-profile-sen-rory-respicio/92745874/ Candidate Profile: Rory Respicio], Hagatna, Guam.

Judith P. Guthertz, DPA

| 2007

| Mangilao

Vicente C. "Ben" Pangelinan

| 2007

| Mangilao

| 1955

Thomas C. Ada

| 2009

| Mangilao

| 1949Pacific Daily News. [https://www.guampdn.com/story/news/local/election-2016/2016/10/25/sen-tom-ada-candidate-profile/92504334/ Candidate Profile: Tom Ada], Hagatna, Guam.

Adolpho B. Palacios Sr.

| 2005

| Ordot-Chalan Pago

Dennis G. Rodriguez Jr.

| 2011

| Dededo

| 1978Pacific Daily News. [https://www.guampdn.com/story/news/local/election-2016/2016/10/25/candidate-profile-sen-dennis-rodriguez-jr-d/92745926/ Candidate Profile: Dennis G. Rodriguez, Jr.], Hagatna, Guam.

Frank F. Blas Jr.

|rowspan="6" style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |

|rowspan="6" | Republican

| 2007

Aline A. Yamashita

| 2011

| Tamuning

V. Anthony "Tony" Ada

| 2010

| 1967Pacific Daily News. [https://www.guampdn.com/story/news/local/election-2016/2016/10/25/candidate-profile-sen-vicente-tony-ada-r/92747064/ Candidate Profile: Vicente "Tony" Ada], Hagatna, Guam.

Mana Silva Taijeron

| 2011

Christopher M. Duenas

| 2011

Shirley "Sam" Mabini

| 2011

Committees

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scope="col" \| Committee ! scope="col" \| Chair ! scope="col" \| Vice ChairGuam Legislature. [http://guamlegislature.com/committees_31st.htm 31st Guam Legislature - Legislative Committees], Hagatna, Guam.
scope="row" \| Committee on Rules, Federal, Foreign & Micronesian Affairs, and Human & Natural Resources \| Rory J. Respicio \| Judith P. Guthertz, DPA
scope="row" \| Committee on Education and Public Libraries \| Judith T. Won Pat, Ed.D. \| Vicente C. Pangelinan, Tina Muna Barnes (GCC & DOE-Interscholastic Sports), Judith P. Guthertz, DPA (UOG)
scope="row" \| Committee on Youth, Cultural Affairs, Procurement, General Government Operations and Public Broadcasting \| Benjamin J.F. Cruz \| Tina Muna Barnes
scope="row" \| Committee on Municipal Affairs, Tourism, Housing and Recreation \| Tina Muna Barnes \| Judith T. Won Pat, Ed.D.
scope="row" \| Committee on the Guam Military Buildup and Homeland Security \| Judith P. Guthertz, DPA \| Rory J. Respicio
scope="row" \| Committee on Utilities, Transportation, Public Works & Veterans Affairs \| Thomas C. Ada \| Adolpho B. Palacios Sr.
scope="row" \| Committee on Public Safety, Law Enforcement, and Judiciary \| Adolpho B. Palacios Sr. \| Thomas C. Ada
scope="row" \| Committee on Appropriations, Taxation, Public Debt, Banking, Insurance, Retirement & Land \| Vicente C. "Ben" Pangelinan \| Judith T. Won Pat, Ed.D.
scope="row" \| Committee on Health and Human Services, Senior Citizens, Economic Development, and Election Reform \| Dennis G. Rodriguez Jr. \| Adolpho B. Palacios Sr.

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scope="col" | Committee

! scope="col" | Chair

! scope="col" | Vice ChairGuam Legislature. [http://guamlegislature.com/committees_31st.htm 31st Guam Legislature - Legislative Committees], Hagatna, Guam.

scope="row" | Committee on Rules, Federal, Foreign & Micronesian Affairs, and Human & Natural Resources

| Rory J. Respicio

| Judith P. Guthertz, DPA

scope="row" | Committee on Education and Public Libraries

| Judith T. Won Pat, Ed.D.

| Vicente C. Pangelinan, Tina Muna Barnes (GCC & DOE-Interscholastic Sports), Judith P. Guthertz, DPA (UOG)

scope="row" | Committee on Youth, Cultural Affairs, Procurement, General Government Operations and Public Broadcasting

| Benjamin J.F. Cruz

| Tina Muna Barnes

scope="row" | Committee on Municipal Affairs, Tourism, Housing and Recreation

| Tina Muna Barnes

| Judith T. Won Pat, Ed.D.

scope="row" | Committee on the Guam Military Buildup and Homeland Security

| Judith P. Guthertz, DPA

| Rory J. Respicio

scope="row" | Committee on Utilities, Transportation, Public Works & Veterans Affairs

| Thomas C. Ada

| Adolpho B. Palacios Sr.

scope="row" | Committee on Public Safety, Law Enforcement, and Judiciary

| Adolpho B. Palacios Sr.

| Thomas C. Ada

scope="row" | Committee on Appropriations, Taxation, Public Debt, Banking, Insurance, Retirement & Land

| Vicente C. "Ben" Pangelinan

| Judith T. Won Pat, Ed.D.

scope="row" | Committee on Health and Human Services, Senior Citizens, Economic Development, and Election Reform

| Dennis G. Rodriguez Jr.

| Adolpho B. Palacios Sr.

References

Category:Legislature of Guam

Category:Politics of Guam

Category:Political organizations based in Guam