19th Guam Legislature

The 19th Guam Legislature was a meeting of the Guam Legislature. It convened in Hagatna, Guam on January 5, 1987 and ended on January 2, 1989, during the 1st and 2nd years of Joseph F. Ada's 1st Gubernatorial Term.

In the 1986 Guamanian general election, the Democratic Party of Guam won a thirteen-to-eight (13-8) majority of seats in the Guam Legislature.^[1]

Senator John F. Quan died in office on June 26, 1988. He was posthumously honored by the establishment of the John F. Quan Memorial Scholarships in Oceanic Research by Guam Public Law 19-37.^[2]

Party summary

Affiliation	Party (shading indicates majority caucus)		Total
	Democratic	Republican
End of previous legislature	11	10	21
Begin	13	8	21
Latest Voting share	61.9%	38.1%
Beginning of the next legislature	13	8	21

Membership

Senator	Party		Assumed office[1]
Don Parkinson		Democratic	1983
Elizabeth P. Arriola			1983
Ted S. Nelson			1983
Pilar C. Lujan			1983
Joe T. San Agustin			1977
Franklin J. Gutierrez			1983
Herminia D. Dierking			1985
Franklin J.A. Quitugua			1977
A.J. "Sonny" Shelton			1987
Francisco R. Santos			1971
Pedro C. Sanchez			1987
Marcia K. Hartsock			1987
John F. Quan			1987
Marilyn D.A. Manibusan		Republican	1983
Joseph G. Bamba, Jr.			1985
Alberto C. Lamorena, III			1979
Edward R. Duenas			1975
Ernesto M. Espaldon			1987
James G. Miles			1985
Jerry M. Rivera			1985
Martha C. Ruth			1987