38th Guam Legislature

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Wikipedia

The 38th Guam Legislature was the meeting of the Guam Legislature that convened in Hagåtña, Guam on January 6, 2025 till present day, during Lou Leon Guerrero's Governorship. In the 2024 Guam election, the Republican Party of Guam won a majority of seats in the Guam Legislature.[1]

This is the first time that the Republican Party held a majority in 16 years.[1]

Major Legislation

Enacted

  • April 12, 2015: Act 38-3 (Bill No. 25-38): An Act to amend § 8104(a)(5)(A) and § 8104(a)(5)(B), to renumber § 8104(a)(5)(C) as § 8104(a)(5)(D); and to add a new §8104(a)(5)(C), all of Chapter 8, Title 5, Guam Code Annotated; relative to modernizing public hearing notice requirements by authorizing the posting of public notices in locally licensed electronic newspapers and websites. Act 38-4 (Bill No. 34-38): An Act to amend § 2108 of Chapter 2, Title 4, Guam Code Annotated, relative to requiring employees who resign from Government of Guam employment to submit to and pass drug testing to retain reemployment rights if” said resignation was tendered within 30 days of an announced OR random drug testing, and to require employees to submit to drug testing prior to reemployment.
  • June 17, 2025: Act 38-22: An Act to amend §3101(b) of Chapter 3, Title 16 Guam Code annotated; relative to exempting non- resident active-duty service members and their dependents from Driver’s Licensing requirements. Act 38-11 (Bill No. 18-38): An Act to amend § 5707(a) of Article 12, Chapter 5, Title 5, Guam Code annonated, relative to the procedure for judicial review of decisions made by the Public Auditor in Procurement Appeals.

Party summary

Affiliation Party
(shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Republican Democratic
End of previous legislature 6 9 15
Begin (January 6, 2025) 9 6 15
Latest voting share 60.0% 40.0%

Leadership

Legislative

Source:[2]

Majority (Republican)

Source:[2]

Minority (Democratic)

  • Minority Leader: Vacant
  • Minority Whip: Vacant

Membership

Senator[2] Party Assumed office Residence Born
Frank F. Blas Jr. Republican 2017 Mangilao 1964
Vicente Ada 2025
Sabrina Salas Matanane 2025
Jesse A. Lujan 2023
Christopher M. Dueñas 2021
Shelly V. Calvo 2025
Vincent Anthony V. Borja 2025
Eulogio Shawn Gumataotao 2025
Telo T. Taitague 2019 Tamuning
Tina Rose Muna Barnes Democratic 2019 Mangilao 1962
Darrel Christopher "Malafunkshun" Barnett 2023
William A. Parkinson 2023
Sabina Perez 2019
Joe S. San Agustin 2017 Yigo 1957
Therese M. Terlaje 2017 Mangilao 1964

Committees

Committee[3] Chair[3] Vice Chair[3]
Committee on Rules Vicente Ada Christopher M. Duenas
Committee on Land, Environment, Housing, Agriculture, Parks, and Infrastructure Vicente Ada Christopher M. Duenas
Committee on Finance and Government Operations Christopher M. Duenas Vicente Ada
Committee on Public Safety, Emergency Management, and Guam National Guard Eulogio Shawn Gumataotao Vicente Ada
Committee on Education, Libraries, and Public Broadcasting Vincent Anthony V. Borja Tina Rose Muña Barnes
Committee on Health and Veterans Affairs Sabrina Salas Matanane Vicente Ada
Committee on Child Welfare, Youth Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women’s Affairs, Disability Services, the Arts, Culture, Historic Preservation, and Hagåtña Restoration Shelly Calvo Vicente Ada
Committee on Transportation, Tourism, Customs, Utilities, and Federal and Foreign Affairs Jesse A. Lujan Christopher M. Duenas & Shelly Calvo
Committee on Economic Investment, Military Buildup, Regional Relations, Technology, Regulatory Affairs, Justice, Elections, and Retirement Telo. T. Taitague Sabina Flores Perez

References

  1. 1 2 Licanto, Nestor (2024-11-06). "Republicans retake legislative majority after 16-year drought". guampdn.com. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  2. 1 2 3 "Senators". Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  3. 1 2 3 "Legislative Committees » Guam Legislature". 2024-10-14. Retrieved 2025-07-22.