Madeleine Mary Zeien Bordallo is an American-Guamanian politician who served as the delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives for Guam's at-large congressional district from January 3,2003,to January 3,2019.
Robert Anacletus Underwood is an American politician and educator who served as the delegate from Guam to the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2003 as a member of the Democratic Party. He subsequently served as the president of the University of Guam from 2008 to 2018 and is currently a co-chair of the United States Institute of Peace China-Freely Associated States Senior Study Group.
Ricardo Jerome "Ricky" Bordallo was an American politician and businessman,who served two terms as the 2nd and 4th Governor of Guam with Lieutenant Governor Rudy Sablan from 1975 to 1979,and with Lieutenant Governor Edward Diego Reyes from 1983 to 1987. A member of the Democratic Party of Guam,Bordallo previously served as a Senator in the Guam Legislature from 1957 to 1971.
Carlos Garcia Camacho was an American politician and dentist noted for being the first elected Governor of Guam,serving in the position from 1971 to 1975. A member of the Republican Party,he had previously served as the last appointed Governor of Guam from 1969 to 1971 under President Richard Nixon. Prior to this,he was a member of the Guam Legislature.
The Republican Party of Guam,commonly referred to as Guam GOP,is a political party in Guam affiliated with the United States Republican Party.
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.
Carl Tommy Cruz Gutierrez is an American politician who was the 6th Governor of Guam,serving two four-year terms with Lieutenant Governor Madeleine Bordallo from January 2,1995,to January 6,2003. Gutierrez previously served a total of nine terms as a Senator in the Guam Legislature and was chosen by his colleagues to serve as Speaker of the 17th and 18th Guam Legislatures,respectively.
The Supreme Court of Guam is the highest judicial body of the United States territory of Guam. The Court hears all appeals from the Superior Court of Guam and exercises original jurisdiction only in cases where a certified question is submitted to it by a U.S. federal court,the Governor of Guam,or the Guam Legislature. The Supreme Court of Guam is the ultimate judicial authority on local matters. In the past,appeals of questions involving the U.S. Constitution or federal laws or treaties were heard by a three-judge appellate panel of the U.S. District Court of Guam,from which appeals could be further taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit,but this is no longer the case. Since 2006,the court's decisions have only been appealable to the Supreme Court of the United States,in line with the practice regarding the highest courts of the 50 states. The Court sits in the Monessa G. Lujan Memorial Courtroom,which is on the third floor of the Guam Judicial Center in Hagatna,Guam.
The Government of Guam (GovGuam) is a presidential representative democratic system,whereby the president is the head of state and the governor is head of government,and of a multi-party system. Guam is an organized,unincorporated territory of the United States with policy relations between Guam and the US under the jurisdiction of the Office of Insular Affairs.
Same-sex marriage has been legal in Guam since June 9,2015 in accordance with a ruling from the District Court of Guam on June 5 that the territory's prohibition of same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. Guam was the first territory of the United States to recognize same-sex marriage. On August 27,2015,the Guam Marriage Equality Act of 2015 passed by the Guam Legislature came into effect,officially incorporating the federal court ruling into statutory law.
Raymond Stanley Tenorio is an American-Guamanian politician and former police officer of the Guam Police Department who served as the 9th Lieutenant Governor of Guam from January 3,2011,to January 7,2019. Tenorio is a Republican and served as a Senator in the Legislature of Guam from January 6,2003,until January 3,2011. He unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Guam,losing to Democrat Lou Leon Guerrero in the 2018 gubernatorial election.
Frank Blas Aguon Jr. is a Guamanian politician and army lieutenant. A Democrat,he served in the Legislature of Guam from 1997 to 2007,2009 to 2011 and from 2013 to 2019. He is a former Vice-Speaker from 2003 to 2005.
General elections were held in Guam on November 2,2010. Voters in Guam chose their Governor,their non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives,Attorney General,as well as all fifteen members of the territorial legislature. The election coincided with the 2010 United States elections.
General elections were held in Guam on November 4,2014. Voters elected the governor,legislature,and territory's delegate to the United States House of Representatives.
A general election was held in Guam on Tuesday,November 6,2018. Voters in Guam chose their governor,their non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives,attorney general,public auditor,as well as all fifteen members of the territorial legislature. The election coincides with the United States mid-term elections.
The 2018 Guam gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the next governor of Guam,concurrently with the election of Guam elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various state and local elections.
Joshua "Josh" Franquez Tenorio is a Guamanian politician and businessman currently serving as the 10th Lieutenant Governor of Guam since January 7,2019. He is the first openly gay lieutenant governor elected in the United States and is a member of the Democratic Party.
Katherine B. Aguon is a Guamanian educator and politician. Aguon is a former Republican senator in the Guam Legislature.
