31st Guam Legislature

The 31st Guam Legislature was a meeting of the Guam Legislature. It convened in Hagatna, Guam on January 3, 2011 and ended on January 7, 2013, during the 1st and 2nd years of Eddie Calvo's 1st Gubernatorial Term.

In the 2010 Guamanian general election, the Democratic Party of Guam won a majority of seats in the Guam Legislature.^[1]

Party summary

Affiliation	Party (shading indicates majority caucus)			Total	Vacant
	Democratic	Independent	Republican
End of previous legislature	9	0	6	15	0
Begin (January 3, 2011)	9	0	6	15	0
Latest voting share	60.0%	0.0%	40.0%
Beginning of the next legislature	9	0	6	15	0

Leadership

Legislative

• Speaker: Judith T.P. Won Pat
• Vice Speaker: Benjamin J.F. Cruz
• Legislative Secretary: Tina Rose Muna Barnes^[2]

Majority (Democratic)

• Majority Leader: Rory J. Respicio
• Assistant Majority Leader: Judith P. Guthertz, DPA
• Majority Whip: Tina Muna Barnes^[2]

Minority (Republican)

• Minority Leader: Frank F. Blas Jr.
• Assistant Minority Leader: Aline A. Yamashita, Ph.D.
• Minority Whip: Honorable V. Anthony Ada
• Assistant Minority Whip: Mana Silva Taijeron^[2]

Membership

Senator	Party		Assumed office[1]	Residence	Born[2]
Judith T.P. Won Pat		Democratic	2005	Inarajan	1949[3]
Benjamin J.F. Cruz			2008	Tumon	1951
Tina Muna Barnes			2007	Mangilao	1962[4]
Rory J. Respicio			2003	Agana Heights	1973[5]
Judith P. Guthertz, DPA			2007	Mangilao
Vicente C. "Ben" Pangelinan			2007	Mangilao	1955
Thomas C. Ada			2009	Mangilao	1949[6]
Adolpho B. Palacios Sr.			2005	Ordot-Chalan Pago
Dennis G. Rodriguez Jr.			2011	Dededo	1978[7]
Frank F. Blas Jr.		Republican	2007
Aline A. Yamashita			2011	Tamuning
V. Anthony "Tony" Ada			2010		1967[8]
Mana Silva Taijeron			2011
Christopher M. Duenas			2011
Shirley "Sam" Mabini			2011

Committees

Committee	Chair	Vice Chair[9]
Committee on Rules, Federal, Foreign & Micronesian Affairs, and Human & Natural Resources	Rory J. Respicio	Judith P. Guthertz, DPA
Committee on Education and Public Libraries	Judith T. Won Pat, Ed.D.	Vicente C. Pangelinan, Tina Muna Barnes (GCC & DOE-Interscholastic Sports), Judith P. Guthertz, DPA (UOG)
Committee on Youth, Cultural Affairs, Procurement, General Government Operations and Public Broadcasting	Benjamin J.F. Cruz	Tina Muna Barnes
Committee on Municipal Affairs, Tourism, Housing and Recreation	Tina Muna Barnes	Judith T. Won Pat, Ed.D.
Committee on the Guam Military Buildup and Homeland Security	Judith P. Guthertz, DPA	Rory J. Respicio
Committee on Utilities, Transportation, Public Works & Veterans Affairs	Thomas C. Ada	Adolpho B. Palacios Sr.
Committee on Public Safety, Law Enforcement, and Judiciary	Adolpho B. Palacios Sr.	Thomas C. Ada
Committee on Appropriations, Taxation, Public Debt, Banking, Insurance, Retirement & Land	Vicente C. "Ben" Pangelinan	Judith T. Won Pat, Ed.D.
Committee on Health and Human Services, Senior Citizens, Economic Development, and Election Reform	Dennis G. Rodriguez Jr.	Adolpho B. Palacios Sr.