30th Guam Legislature explained

The 30th Guam Legislature was a meeting of the Guam Legislature. It convened in Hagatna, Guam on January 5, 2009 and ended on January 3, 2011, during the 3rd and 4th years of Felix Camacho's 2nd Gubernatorial Term.

In the 2008 Guamanian legislative election, the Democratic Party of Guam won a majority of seats in the Guam Legislature.^[1]

Party Summary

Affiliation	Party (shading indicates majority caucus)		Total	Vacant
	Democratic	Republican
End of previous legislature		8	7	15	0
Begin (January 5, 2009)		10		5	15	0
Latest voting share
Special Election (March 22, 2010)		9		6	15	0
Latest voting share
Beginning of the next legislature		9		6	15	0

Leadership

Legislative

• Speaker: Judith T.P. Won Pat
• Vice Speaker: Benjamin J.F. Cruz
• Legislative Secretary: Tina Rose Muña Barnes^[2]

Majority (Democratic)

• Majority Leader: Rory J. Respicio
• Assistant Majority Leader: Judith P. Guthertz, DPA
• Majority Whip: Thomas C. Ada

Minority (Republican)

• Minority Leader: Edward J.B. Calvo
• Assistant Minority Leader: Ray Tenorio
• Minority Whip: James V. Espaldon
• Assistant Minority Whip: Telo T. Taitague

Membership

Senator	Party		Assumed office	Residence	Born
Judith T.P. Won Pat		Democratic	2005	Inarajan	1949^[3]
Benjamin J.F. Cruz			2008	Tumon	1951
Tina Muna Barnes			2007	Mangilao	1962^[4]
Rory J. Respicio			2003	Agana Heights	1973^[5]
Judith P. Guthertz, DPA			2007	Mangilao
Thomas C. Ada			2009	Mangilao	1949^[6]
Adolpho B. Palacios Sr.			2005	Ordot-Chalan Pago
Vicente C. "Ben" Pangelinan			2007	Mangilao	1955
Frank B. Aguon Jr.			2009	Yona	1966
Matt Rector			2009 (Resigned January 19, 2010)
Edward J.B. Calvo		Republican	2005
Ray Tenorio			2003
James V. Espaldon			2007
Telo T. Taitague			2009
Frank F. Blas Jr.			2007
V. Anthony "Tony" Ada			March 22, 2010		1967^[7]

On January 19, 2010, Democratic Senator Matt Rector resigned from office. Former Republican candidate, Vicente Anthony "Tony" Ada, was declared the winner of the special election held to fill the vacancy resulting from the Rector resignation. He was sworn-in as Senator on March 22, 2010.

Committees

Committee	Chair	Vice Chair^[8]
Committee on Rules, Natural Resources and Federal, Foreign & Micronesian Affairs	Rory J. Respicio	Judith P. Guthertz, DPA
Committee on Education	Judith T. Won Pat, Ed.D.	Judith P. Guthertz, DPA
Committee on Tourism, Cultural Affairs, Public Broadcasting and Youth	Benjamin J.F. Cruz	Tina Muna Barnes
Committee on Municipal Affairs, Aviation, Housing & Recreation	Tina Muna Barnes	Benjamin J.F. Cruz
Committee on the Guam Military Buildup and Homeland Security	Judith P. Guthertz, DPA	Rory J. Respicio
Committee on Utilities, Transportation, Public Works & Veterans Affairs	Thomas C. Ada	Adolpho B. Palacios Sr.
Committee on Labor, Public Structure, Public Libraries & Technology	Matt Rector, then Adolpho B. Palacios Sr.	Adolpho B. Palacios Sr., then none
Committee on Appropriations, Taxation, Banking, Insurance, Retirement & Land	Vicente C. "Ben" Pangelinan	Judith T. Won Pat, Ed.D.
Committee on Public Safety, Law Enforcement & Senior Citizens	Adolpho B. Palacios Sr.	Ray Tenorio
Committee on Economic Development, Health & Human Services and Judiciary	Frank B. Aguon Jr.	Adolpho B. Palacios Sr.

Notes and References

1. Guam Election Commission. 2016 Election, Election Comparative Analysis, Hagatna, Guam.
2. Guam Legislature. 30th Guam Legislature - Senators, Hagatna, Guam.
3. Pacific Daily News. Candidate Profile: Judith Won Pat, Hagatna, Guam.
4. Pacific Daily News. Candidate Profile: Tina Muna Barnes, Hagatna, Guam.
5. Pacific Daily News. Candidate Profile: Rory Respicio, Hagatna, Guam.
6. Pacific Daily News. Candidate Profile: Tom Ada, Hagatna, Guam.
7. Pacific Daily News. Candidate Profile: Vicente "Tony" Ada, Hagatna, Guam.
8. Guam Legislature. 30th Guam Legislature - Legislative Committees, Hagatna, Guam.