Judith Won Pat

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Judi Won Pat
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Chair of the Guam Democratic Party
In office
October 24, 2019 –January 16, 2020

Won Pat was born on December 6, 1949, the youngest daughter of Antonio Won Pat and Ana Salas Perez. [2] Judith Won Pat's family moved to Silver Spring, Maryland, because her father had been elected to serve as delegate to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. She graduated from Montgomery Blair High School. After high school, she attended Montgomery College and attained an Associate of Arts in liberal arts with emphasis in political science. She graduated from Columbia Union College with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Secondary Education.

Judith Won Pat attained her Master of Education from the University of Guam and her Doctor of Education degree in Educational Leadership from the University of San Diego.

Political career

Guam 1977 Constitutional Convention

Authorized by Guam Public Law 13-202, the Territory of Guam held the Guam Constitutional Convention of 1977 to provide a local framework for self-government. When Judith Won Pat was 27 years old, she served as the Sinajana delegate to the 1977 Guam Constitutional Convention. Judith Won Pat served as the chairperson of the Women Rights Committee, vice chairperson of the Education Committee and also served as a member on the Gubernatorial Powers, the Municipal Government, and Natural Resources Committees, respectively. All 32 delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the Constitution on December 15, 1977. [3]

Senator in the 23rd, 24th, 26th, 28th and 29th Guam Legislatures

Judith Won Pat-Borja first ran to serve as senator in the 23rd Guam Legislature in 1994. She has served in the 23rd, 24th, 26th, 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st, 32nd and 33rd Guam Legislatures. [4] The 29th Guam Legislature had a bare majority of 8 Republican senators. After the passing of Republican Senator Antonio R. Unpingco, a special election was held on January 5, 2008, at which former Chief Justice Benjamin J.F. Cruz, a Democrat, was elected to fill the vacancy left by the late Senator Antonio R. Unpingco. [4] After the special election, the Republican minority refused to allow a change in leadership to reflect its minority status. Early in the morning on March 7, 2008, the Democratic majority held session and appointed a new leadership for the Guam Legislature, with Judith T. Perez Won Pat serving as Guam's first woman speaker of the Guam Legislature. [5] An opinion by Attorney General Alicia Limtiaco upheld the validity of legislation issued by the Guam Legislature under its new leadership. [6]

Speaker of the Guam Legislature

Judith Won Pat has served as speaker in the 29th, 30th, 31st, 32nd and 33rd Guam Legislatures. [4] Speaker Won Pat was the sitting chairperson of the Committee on Education, Public Library and Women’s Affairs in the 32nd Guam Legislature. [1]

Post-Guam Legislature

After Won Pat lost re-election she has stayed out of politics since 2017 to focus on her private life and worked as an Administrator at Guahan Academy Charter School from August 2019 to October 2021. [7] In May 2022, Won Pat reentered the political scene and publicly announced her run to become Guam's next Congressional Delegate. [8] [9] She lost to Republican James Moylan. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 Guam Legislature Legislative Committees. Hagatna.
  2. ↑ I Manfåyi, Who's who in Chamorro History. Political Status Education Coordinating Commission. November 8, 1995. ISBN   9781883488062 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Guam Constitutional Convention, Guam Constitutional Convention 1977, Agana, March 1979.
  4. 1 2 3 Guam Election Commission. Election Comparative Analysis Report 2012. Hagatna, 2013.
  5. ↑ KUAM Won Pat upset after struggle with Tenorio. Hagatna, 7 March 2008.
  6. ↑ KUAM Did AG's opinion introduce new problems for Legislature? Hagatna, 13 March 2008.
  7. ↑ Toves, Jolene (18 October 2021). "Won Pat resigns from Guahan Academy Charter School, her last day is Nov. 3". The Guam Daily Post. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  8. ↑ Taitano II, Joe (26 May 2022). "'Fight for what's right;' Judi Won Pat announces run for Congress". Pacific Daily News . Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  9. ↑ "United States House of Representatives election in Guam, 2022". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  10. ↑ Gilbert, Haidee Eugenio (2022-11-08). "Moylan defeats Won Pat in delegate race". Pacific Daily News . Retrieved 2022-11-08.
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Preceded by
Mark Forbes
 Speaker of the Guam Legislature
2008–2017		Succeeded by
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Preceded by Chair of the Guam Democratic Party
2019–2020		Succeeded by
Jon Junior Calvo
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