29th Guam Legislature

The 29th Guam Legislature was a meeting of the Guam Legislature. It convened in Hagatna, Guam on January 1, 2007, and ended on January 5, 2009, during the 1st and 2nd years of Felix P. Camacho's 2nd Gubernatorial Term.

In the 2006 Guamanian general election, the Republican Party of Guam won a bare majority of seats in the Guam Legislature.^[1] Following the death of Republican Senator Antonio R. Unpingco on October 18, 2007, a special election was held in January 2008, at which former Democratic Senator Benjamin J.F. Cruz was elected, shifting the majority to the Democratic Party of Guam. The Democratic caucus took control of the leadership of the 29th Guam Legislature in March 2008

Party summary

Affiliation	Party (shading indicates majority caucus)		Total	Vacant
	Democratic	Republican
End of previous legislature	6	9	15	0
January 1, 2007 - October 18, 2007	7	8	15	0
Voting share	46.7%	53.3%
October 18, 2007 - January 10, 2008	7	7	15	1
Voting share	50.0%	50.0%
January 10, 2008 - January 5, 2009	8	7	15	0
Latest voting share	53.3%	46.7%
Beginning of the next legislature	10	5	15	0

Leadership

Until September 2008

Legislative

• Speaker: Mark Forbes
• Vice Speaker: Edward J.B. Calvo
• Legislative Secretary: Ray Tenorio^[2]

Majority (Republican)

• Majority Leader: Mark Forbes

Minority (Democratic)

• Minority Leader: Rory J. Respicio
• Asst. Minority Leader: Judith P. Guthertz, DPA
• Minority Whip: Adolpho B. Palacios Sr.
• Asst. Minority Whip: Vicente C. "Ben" Pangelinan

After September 2008

Legislative

• Speaker: Judith T.P. Won Pat
• Vice Speaker: David L.G. Shimizu
• Legislative Secretary: Tina Rose Muna Barnes

Majority (Democratic)

• Majority Leader: Rory J. Respicio
• Asst. Majority Leader: Judith P. Guthertz, DPA
• Majority Whip: Adolpho B. Palacios Sr.
• Asst. Majority Whip: Vicente C. "Ben" Pangelinan

Minority (Republican)

• Minority Leader: Mark Forbes^[3]

Membership

Senator	Party		Assumed office	Residence	Born
Mark Forbes		Republican	1995
Edward J.B. Calvo			2005
Ray Tenorio			2003
James V. Espaldon			2007
Antonio R. Unpingco*			2005
Jesse A. Lujan			2003
Frank F. Blas, Jr.			2007
Frank Ishizaki			2007
Judith T.P. Won Pat		Democratic	2005	Inarajan	1949[4]
Tina Muna Barnes			2007	Mangilao	1962[5]
Rory J. Respicio			2003	Agana Heights	1973[6]
Adolpho B. Palacios, Sr.			2005	Ordot-Chalan Pago
Vicente C. "Ben" Pangelinan			2007	Mangilao	1955
David L.G. Shimizu			2007
Judith P. Guthertz, DPA			2007	Mangilao
Benjamin J.F. Cruz			January 10, 2008	Tumon	1951

Committees

Committee	Chair[2]
Committee on Education, General and Omnibus Matters	Mark Forbes
Committee on Finance, Taxation & Economic Development	Edward J.B. Calvo
Committee on Public Safety, Criminal Justice and Youth	Ray Tenorio
Committee on Judiciary, Natural Resources, Infrastructure & Cultural Affairs	James V. Espaldon
Committee on Tourism, Maritime, Military, Veterans & Foreign Affairs	Antonio R. Unpingco
Committee on Agenda	Jesse A. Lujan
Committee on Aviation, Federal Affairs, Labor, Housing, Banking & Insurance	Jesse A. Lujan
Committee on Health, Human Services & Homeland Security	Frank F. Blas, Jr.
Committee on Calendar	Frank Ishizaki
Committee on General Governmental Operations and Organization	Frank Ishizaki