36th Guam Legislature
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The 36th Guam Legislature was the meeting of the Guam Legislature that was convened in Hagatna, Guam on January 4, 2021 and ended on January 1, 2023, during the third and fourth years of Lou Leon Guerrero's Governorship.
In the 2020 Guam election, the Democratic Party of Guam retained power with a slight decrease in their number of seats.The Daily Post Guam. [https://www.postguam.com/news/local/republicans-gain-seats-as-democrats-retain-majority-in-36th-legislature/article_5cd0ece0-1d91-11eb-9bf4-bb1ce76409b6.html https://www.postguam.com/news/local/republicans-gain-seats-as-democrats-retain-majority-in-36th-legislature/article_5cd0ece0-1d91-11eb-9bf4-bb1ce76409b6.html], Tamuning, Guam. 5 November 2020. The party began the session with 8 out of 15 seats, down two from the 10 seat supermajority they enjoyed in the 35th Guam Legislature.
Party summary
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! rowspan=3 | Affiliation ! colspan=2 | Party (shading indicates majority caucus)
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| style="font-size:80%" | End of previous legislature
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |10 | 5 ! 15 |
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| style="font-size:80%" | Begin (January 4, 2021)
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}|8 | |7 ! 15 |
| Latest voting share
! {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Percentage|8|15|1|pad=yes}} | {{Percentage|7|15|1|pad=yes}} ! colspan=1 | |
Leadership
=Legislative=
- Speaker: Therese M. Terlaje
- Vice Speaker: Tina Rose Muña Barnes
- Legislative Secretary: Amanda SheltonGuam Legislature. [http://guamlegislature.com/index/senators/ Senators - The 36th Guam Legislature], Hagatna, Guam.
=Majority ([[Democratic Party of Guam|Democratic]])=
- Majority Leader: Telena Cruz Nelson
- Assistant Majority Leader: Amanda Shelton
- Majority Whip: Sabina Perez
=Minority ([[Republican Party of Guam|Republican]])=
Membership
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!Senator !colspan=2 |Party !Assumed office !Residence |
| Therese M. Terlaje
|rowspan="8" style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" | |rowspan="8" | Democratic | 2017 | Mangilao | 1964 |
| Tina Rose Muña Barnes
| 2019 | Mangilao | 1962 |
| Amanda L. Shelton
| 2019 | Asan-Maina | 1990 |
| Telena Cruz Nelson
| 2017 | Yigo |
| Sabina Perez
| 2019 | Barrigada | |
| Joe S. San Agustin
| 2017 | Yigo |
| Clynton E. Ridgell
| 2019 | Talo'fo'fo | 1979 |
| Jose "Pedo" Terlaje
| 2019 | Yona | |
| James Moylan
|rowspan="7" style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" | |rowspan="7" | Republican | 2019 | | |
| Frank F. Blas Jr.
| 2021 | | |
| Mary Camacho Torres
| 2015 | Sånta Rita-Sumai |
| Telo T. Taitague
| 2019 | Tamuning | |
| V. Anthony "Tony" Ada
| 2021 | Sinajana | 1967 |
| Joanne M. Brown
| 2021 | | |
| Christopher M. Duenas
| 2021 | | |
Committees
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! scope="col" | Chair ! scope="col" | Vice ChairGuam Legislature. [http://guamlegislature.com/index/legislative-committees/ Legislative Committees The 35th Guam Legislature], Hagatna, Guam. |
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| scope="row" | Committee on Rules |
| scope="row" | Committee on Health, Tourism, Historic Preservation, Land and Justice
| Therese M. Terlaje |
| scope="row" | Committee on Economic Development, Agriculture, Maritime Transportation, Power and Energy Utilities, and Emergency Response
| Clynton E. Ridgell |
| scope="row" | Committee on Public Safety, Border Safety, Military and Veteran Affairs, Mayors Council, Infrastructure and Public Transit
| Jose "Pedo" Terlaje | V Anthony Ada (Military and Veterans' Affairs), Tina Rose Muña Barnes (Mayors' Council of Guam), Frank Blas Jr. (Public Safety), Mary C Torres (Public Transit), Clynton E. Ridgell (Emergency Response) |
| scope="row" | Committee on Environment, Revenue and Taxation, and Procurement
| Therese M. Terlaje |
| scope="row" | Committee on Education and Infrastructural Advancement, Border Protection and Maritime Transportation, Guåhan Preservation and Self-Determination, and Federal and Foreign Relations
| Amanda Shelton (Higher Education), Therese M.Terlajw (Self-Determination, Federal and Foreign Relations), Mary C. Torres (Border Protection and Maritime Transportation) |
| scope="row" | Committee on Federal and Foreign Affairs, Telecommunications, Technology, and Labor
| Clynton E. Ridgell |
| scope="row" | Committee on General Government Operations, Appropriations, and Housing
| Joe S. San Agustin | Amanda Shelton (General Government Operations Housing), Clynton E. Ridgell (Appropriations) |
| scope="row" | Committee on Air Transportation, Parks, Tourism, Higher Education, and the Advancement of Women, Youth, and Senior Citizens
| Tina Rose Muña Barnes (Air Transportation, Parks, and Tourism), Telena Cruz Nelson (Higher Education), Regine Biscoe Lee (Advancement of Youth), Joe S. San Agustin (Advancement of Senior Citizens) |
| scope="row" | Committee on Education and Infrastructural Advancement
| Amanda Shelton (Education) |
| scope="row" | Committee on Public Accountability, Human Resources, and the Guam Buildup
| Amanda Shelton, Mary C. Torres (Regional Affairs and Public Accountability), Frank Blas Jr. (Guam Buildup and Telecommunications) |
See also
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