Tom Ada

Thomas Castro Ada (born May 21, 1949)^[1] is a former Democratic politician in Guam. Ada served as Majority Leader of the 34th Guam Legislature^[2] and Senator in the Guam Legislature for 10 terms.^[3][4]

Tom Ada
Majority Leader of the Guam Legislature
In office January 2, 2017 – January 7, 2019
Preceded by	Rory Respicio
Succeeded by	Telena Nelson
Member of the Guam Legislature
In office January 5, 2009 – January 7, 2019
In office January 8, 2001 – January 6, 2003
In office January 4, 1993 – January 4, 1999
Personal details
Born	Thomas Castro Ada (1949-05-21) May 21, 1949 (age 76) Agana, Guam
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Josephine José ​ (m. 1971)​
Children	2
Education	University of Dayton (BA) Indiana University, Bloomington (MPA) University of Guam (MBA)

Guam Legislature

Elections

Election Year	Guam Legislature	Primary Placement	General Placement	Result
1992	22nd Guam Legislature	No primary election	1	Elected[5][6]
1994	23rd Guam Legislature	1	1	Elected[5][7]
1996	24th Guam Legislature	1	1	Not elected[5][8]
2000	26th Guam Legislature	No primary election	6	Elected[5][9]
2008	30th Guam Legislature	4	5	Elected[5][10]
2010	31st Guam Legislature	4	1	Elected[5][11]
2012	32nd Guam Legislature	3	3	Elected[5][12]
2014	33rd Guam Legislature	4	6	Elected[5][13]
2016	34th Guam Legislature	7	13	Elected[5]

Leadership positions

Guam Legislature	Years	Position
30th Guam Legislature	2009-2011	Majority Whip[14]
32nd Guam Legislature	2013-2015	Assistant Majority Leader[15]
33rd Guam Legislature	2015-2017	Assistant Majority Leader[16]
34th Guam Legislature	2017-2019	Majority Leader[17]

Committee leadership

Leadership positions

Guam Legislature	Years	Committees Chaired
30th Guam Legislature	2009-2011	Committee on Utilities, Transportation, Public Works & Veterans Affairs[18]
31st Guam Legislature	2011-2013	Committee on Utilities, Transportation, Public Works & Veterans Affairs[19]
32nd Guam Legislature	2013-2015	Committee on Public Safety, Infrastructure & Maritime Transportation[20]
33rd Guam Legislature	2015-2017	Committee on Transportation, Infrastructure, Lands, Border Protection, Veterans' Affairs and Procurement[21]
34th Guam Legislature	2017-2019	Committee on Environment, Land, Agriculture, and Procurement Reform[22]

1998 gubernatorial campaign

In 1998, Ada teamed up with Senator Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero to run for Governor of Guam, as the "Tom and Lou" Team. Incumbent Governor Carl T.C. Gutierrez and incumbent Lieutenant Governor Madeleine Z. Bordallo were seeking reelection and were challenged by "Tom and Lou" and the team of Angel L.G. Santos and Jose T. "Pedo" Terlaje under the "HITA" slogan. The team of Gutierrez-Bordallo defeated both primary challengers with 16,838 votes, while "Tom and Lou" had 9,788 votes and the HITA team had 6,295 votes.^[23]