The 23rd Guam Legislature was a meeting of the
Guam Legislature
The Legislature of Guam ( ch, Liheslaturan Guåhan) is the law-making body for the United States territory of Guam. The unicameral legislative branch consists of fifteen senators, each serving for a two-year term. All members of the legislature a ...
. It convened in
Hagatna, Guam on January 2, 1995 and ended on January 6, 1997, during the 1st and 2nd years of
Carl T.C. Gutierrez's 1st Gubernatorial Term.
In the
1994 Guamanian general election, the
Democratic Party of Guam
The Democratic Party of Guam is a political party in Guam affiliated with the U.S. Democratic Party. Its origins lie in the Popular Party, which was the only political party on Guam until 1956.Guampedia''Democratic Party of Guam'' Hagatna, 20 Aug ...
won a thirteen-to-eight (13-8) majority of seats in the Guam Legislature.
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It had been expected that Senator
Thomas C. "Tom" Ada would be chosen by his colleagues as Speaker of the Guam Legislature, but a group of Democratic and Republican Senators elected Parkinson as Speaker, instead.
[Haidee V. Eugenio]
''Minority wants bills heard within 90 days instead of 180 days, Barnes poised to become next speaker''
Hagatna, Guam. 3 January 2019.
Party Summary
Leadership
Legislative
* Speaker:
Don Parkinson
* Vice Speaker:
Theodore "Ted" S. Nelson
* Legislative Secretary:
Judith Won Pat-Borja
Membership
References
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Politics of Guam
Political organizations based in Guam
Legislature of Guam