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2022 Guamanian Legislative Election
Legislative elections were held Guam on November 8, 2022, along with the election for the Guam delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives. Before the election, the Democratic Party holds eight of the fifteen seats in the Legislature while the Republican Party holds seven seats. The election resulted in a gain of one seat for the Democrats and a loss of one seat for Republicans. Republicans have won the race for Guam's US House Delegate for the first time since 1993. Candidates Democratic Declared Declined Republican Declared Declined Disqualified Primary Election Primary elections in Guam were held on August 27, 2022. The top 15 candidates who receive the highest votes for each party will move on to the general election. Results Democratic primary results Eliminated candidates Six Democrats hopefuls were eliminated in the 2022 primaries: * Roy L. Gamboa * Alexander M. Duenas * John Anaich II * David R. Duenas * Fran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedo Terlaje
Jose Toves "Pedo" Terlaje (September 23, 1946 – January 2023) was a Guamanian politician. Terlaje served as a senator in the Guam LegislatureGuam Legislature''Senators'' Hagatna, Guam. and Chairperson of the Committee on Public Safety, Border Safety, Military and Veteran Affairs, Mayors Council, Infrastructure and Public Transit.Guam Legislature''Legislative Committees'' Hagatna, Guam. Early life and education Jose Toves "Pedo" Terlaje was born in Yona, Guam on September 23, 1946. Terlaje graduated from George Washington Senior High School in 1967. He earned an Associate of Arts in Political Science and subsequently a Bachelor of Arts in Business and Public Administration from the University of Guam in 1979. Political career Santos-Terlaje's HITA Campaign In 1998, incumbent Governor Carl T.C. Gutierrez and Lieutenant Governor Madeleine Z. Bordallo had two Democratic primary election challenges for Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Guam. Pedo Terlaje was chosen as the ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
37th Guam Legislature
The 37th Guam Legislature is the current meeting of the Guam Legislature that convened in Hagatna, Guam on January 2, 2023, during Lou Leon Guerrero's Governorship. In the 2022 Guam election, the Democratic Party of Guam won a majority of seats in the Guam Legislature. Party Summary Leadership Legislative * Speaker: Therese M. Terlaje * Vice Speaker: Tina Rose Muña Barnes * Legislative Secretary: Amanda Shelton Amanda Lee Shelton (born May 5, 1990) is a Guamanian politician who currently serves as a senator in the Guam Legislature. Shelton was chosen by her colleagues to serve as Legislative Secretary and Majority WhipGuam Legislature''Senators'' Hagat ... Minority ( Republican) * Minority Leader: Frank Blas Jr * Minority Whip: Telo T. Taitague Membership Committees References {{Guam Legislatures Legislature of Guam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Moylan
James Camacho "Jim" Moylan (born July 18, 1962) is an American politician serving as the delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives for Guam. He became a member of the Guam Legislature in 2019 and was elected to the U.S House of Representatives in the 2022 United States midterm elections. Education Moylan graduated from John F. Kennedy High School and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice from the University of Guam. Career Prior to entering politics, Moylan served as a commissioned officer in the United States Army and parole officer for the Guam Department of Corrections. He was elected to the Guam Legislature in 2018 and assumed office in 2019. Moylan is also a licensed insurance agent. Moylan was the Republican nominee for the 2022 United States House of Representatives election in Guam. He won the election, defeating Judith Won Pat. He is the first Republican to represent Guam as a delegate since Vicente T. Blaz in 1993. Personal life {{citati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tina Rose Muña Barnes
Tina Rose Muña Barnes (born August 24, 1962) is a Guamanian politician, currently serving as her 7th term as a senator in the Guam Legislature. She formerly served as the Speaker of the 35th Guam Legislature from 2019 to 2021. Family Tina Muña Barnes, born August 24, 1962, is the daughter of William Pereira "Bill" Muña and Ana Atoigue "Ann" Muña. Career Barnes has worked for Public Defender Service Corporation, the Law Office of Brooks and Klitzkie, Atkins Kroll Toyota, and Guam Autospot. Barnes was appointed by Governor Carl T.C. Gutierrez to serve as Deputy Director of the Department of Integrated Services for Individuals with Disabilities. Personal life Tina is an athlete, having played softball, basketball and volleyball in Guam, and for teams representing Guam at the South Pacific and Oceania Games in 1987, 1989 and 1991. She was a South Pacific Games Commission member in Tahiti in 1995, and Guam basketball tournament director in the 1994 Micronesian Games. She is marrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda L
Amanda is a Latin feminine gerundive (i.e. verbal adjective) name meaning, literally, “she who must (or is fit to) be loved”. Other translations, with similar meaning, could be "deserving to be loved," "worthy of love," or "loved very much by everyone." Its diminutive form includes Mandy, Manda and Amy. It is common in countries where Germanic and Romance languages are spoken. "Amanda" comes from ''ama-'' (the stem of the Latin verb ''amare'', "to love") plus the feminine nominative singular gerundive ending (''-nda''). Other names, especially female names, were derived from this verb form, such as “Miranda”. The name "Amanda" occasionally appears in Late Antiquity, such as the Amanda who was the 'wife of the ex-advocate and ex-provincial governor Aper (q.v.); she cared for his estates and raised their children after he adopted the monastic life: "curat illa saeculi curas, ne tu cures”' aul. Nol. Epist. 44.4 In England the name "Amanda" first appears in 1212 on a bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific Daily News
The ''Pacific Daily News'', formerly ''Guam Daily News'', is a morning edition newspaper based in Hagåtña, in the United States territory of Guam. It is owned by Kaleo Moylan and is published seven days a week. History ''Guam Daily News'' began as a newspaper of the United States Navy, published under various titles. Joseph Flores, later the Governor of Guam, bought the newspaper in 1950. In 1970, a group of purchasers headed by the ''Honolulu Star-Bulletin'' acquired the ''Guam Daily News'' for an undisclosed price. The paper was renamed the ''Pacific Daily News'' the same year. The ''Pacific Daily News'' was acquired by the Gannett Company in 1971, along with several other newspapers owned by the ''Star-Bulletin''. In February 2021, former lieutenant governor, senator, and local businessman Kaleo Moylan purchased the ''Pacific Daily News'' from subsidiaries of the Gannett Company. Moylan's acquisition of the ''Pacific Daily News'' returned the media company to local ownersh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Camacho Torres
Mary Camacho Torres is a Guamanian politician. Torres serves as a Republican senator in the Guam Legislature. Early life Torres was born in Tamuning, Guam. Torres' father was Carlos Garcia Camacho (1924-1979), a dentist and the first elected governor of Guam. Torres' mother is Lourdes Perez Camacho, former First Lady of Guam. Torres graduated from Academy of Our Lady of Guam, an all-girls Catholic high school. Education Torres earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Tufts University in Massachusetts. Career In February 2012, Torres was appointed as the General Manager of the Port Authority of Guam. On November 4, 2014, Torres won the election and became a Republican senator in the Guam Legislature. Torres began her term on January 5, 2015 in the 33rd Guam Legislature. Torres also served as the Minority Whip. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Guamanian Gubernatorial Election
The 2022 Guamanian gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Guam. Incumbent Democratic Governor Lou Leon Guerrero, who was elected in 2018 with 50.7% of the vote, sought a second term. She faced former Republican governor Felix Camacho. Guerrero defeated Camacho in the general election, winning a second term as governor. Guerrero was the first Democratic Governor of Guam elected to a second term in office since Carl Gutierrez in 1998. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee * Lou Leon Guerrero, incumbent Governor ** Josh Tenorio, incumbent Lieutenant Governor Eliminated in Primary * Michael San Nicolas, incumbent Delegate to the U.S. House of Representitves ** Sabrina Salas Matanane, KUAM managing director for local productions Results Republican primary Candidates Nominee * Felix Camacho, former Governor (2003–2011) ** Vicente "Tony" Ada, state senator Declined * James "Jim" Moylan, former Guam Senate Minority Leader ( running ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanne M
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Joanne may refer to: Music * ''Joanne'' (album), 2016 album by Lady Gaga ** "Joanne" (Lady Gaga song), a 2016 song from the album ''Joanne'' * "Joanne" (Michael Nesmith song), a 1970 song from the album ''Magnetic South'' * "Joanne", a song by Cherry Ghost from the 2014 album ''Herd Runners'' Other uses * Joanne (given name) * Joanne (''Coronation Street''), a character from the British television soap opera ''Coronation Street'' *JoAnne's Bed and Back, defunct U.S. furniture retailer See also * Jo-Ann (other) * * Joanna (other) * Joannes (died 425), western Roman emperor * Jehanne (other) * Jeanne (other) * Joan (other) Joan may refer to: People and fictional characters *Joan (given name), including a list of women, men and fictional characters *:Joan of Arc, a French military heroine *Joan (surname) Weather events *Tropical Storm Joan (other), multiple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telo T
The Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization (TELO) is an Eelam Tamil organisation which campaigned for the establishment of an independent Tamil Eelam in the northeast of Sri Lanka during 1972-1987 which later accepted the December 19th proposals. The TELO was originally created as a militant group, and functioned as such until 1986, when most of its membership was killed in a conflict with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Its surviving members reorganised themselves as a political party, and it continues to function as such today. The TELO currently has two Members of Parliament. It is part of the Tamil National Alliance, a coalition of Tamil parties which won 2.9% of the popular vote and 14 out of 225 seats at the 2010 parliamentary election in Sri Lanka. Early history The TELO evolved out of the group of Tamil student radicals formed by Nadarajah Thangathurai and Selvarajah Yogachandran (better known by his nom de guerre ''Kuttimani'') in the late 1960s. The g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Marsh Taitano
Kelly Marsh-Taitano (born December 24, 1964) is a Guamanian politician and academic. A member of the Democratic Party, she was a senator in the 35th Guam Legislature. A member of the majority party, Marsh-Taitano was selected as Assistant Majority Leader by her colleagues and chaired the Committee on Heritage and the Arts, Parks, Guam Products, Hagatna Revitalization, Self-Determination, and Regional Affairs. Early life and education Kelly Marsh-Taitano was born on December 24, 1964, to her parents Gaynell Bob Marsh and Catherine Ann Becker. She attended the University of Guam in Mangilao, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in History and Anthropology and a Master of Arts in Micronesian Studies. In 2013, she received her Ph.D. in Cultural Heritage Studies from Charles Sturt University in Albury-Wodonga, Australia. Prior to her election to the Guam Legislature, Kelly Marsh-Taitano worked as an adjunct professor at the University of Guam.KUAM''Kelly G. Marsh'' Barrigada. 2018. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
