# 34th Guam Legislature

The 34th Guam Legislature was the meeting of the Guam Legislature that convened in Hagatna on January 2, 2017 and ended on January 7, 2019. It succeeded the 33rd Guam Legislature and was succeeded by the 35th Guam Legislature.
Its composition was determined in the 2016 Guamanian legislative election, where the Democratic Party of Guam won a majority of seats in the Guam Legislature. The session took place during the third and fourth years of Republican Governor Eddie Calvo's second term in office.

## Party Summary

| Affiliation | Party(shading indicates majority caucus) | Party(shading indicates majority caucus) | Party(shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | Vacant |
| Affiliation | Democratic | Independent | Republican | Total | Vacant |
| End of previous legislature | 9 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 0 |
| Begin (January 2, 2017) | 9 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 60.0% | 0.0% | 40.0% | | |
| Beginning of the next legislature | 10 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 |

## Leadership
### Legislative

* Speaker: Benjamin J.F. Cruz
* Vice Speaker: Therese M. Terlaje
* Legislative Secretary: Regine Biscoe Lee

### Majority (Democratic)

* Majority Leader: Thomas C. Ada
* Assistant Majority Leader: Joe S. San Agustin
* Majority Whip: Telena Cruz Nelson

### Minority (Republican)

* Minority Leader: James V. Espaldon
* Assistant Minority Leader: Thomas A. Morrison
* Minority Whip: Mary Camacho Torres
* Assistant Minority Whip: Louise Borja Muna

## Membership

| Senator | Party | Assumed office | Residence | Born |
| Benjamin J.F. Cruz | Democratic | 2008 | Tumon | 1951 |
| Therese M. Terlaje | Democratic | 2017 | ... | 1964 |
| Regine Biscoe Lee | Democratic | 2017 | Tumon | 1981 |
| Thomas C. Ada | Democratic | 2009 | Mangilao | 1949 |
| Joe S. San Agustin | Democratic | 2017 | Yigo | 1957 |
| Telena Cruz Nelson | Democratic | 2017 | Yigo | 1980 |
| Michael F.Q. San Nicolas | Democratic | 2013 | Dededo | 1981 |
| Dennis G. Rodriguez, Jr. | Democratic | 2011 | Dededo | 1978 |
| Frank Blas Aguon, Jr. | Democratic | 2013 | Yona | 1966 |
| James V. Espaldon | Republican | 2015 | Tamuning | 1956 |
| Thomas A. Morrison | Republican | 2013 | Umatac | 1975 |
| Mary Camacho Torres | Republican | 2015 | Santa Rita | 1960 |
| Louise Borja Muna | Republican | 2017 | ... | 1968 |
| Wil Castro | Republican | 2017 | Barrigada | 1974 |
| Fernando Barcinas Esteves | Republican | 2017 | ... | 1985 |

## Committees

| Committee | Chair | Vice Chair |
| Committee on Rules | Regine Biscoe Lee | N/A |
| Committee on Legislative Operations | Dennis G. Rodriguez, Jr. | N/A |
| Committee on General Government Operations and Federal, Foreign, & Regional Affairs | Michael F.Q. San Nicolas | Mary Camacho Torres |
| Committee on Appropriations and Adjudication | Benjamin J.F. Cruz, succeeded by Thomas C. Ada | Thomas C. Ada, succeeded by Frank B. Aguon, Jr. |
| Committee on Culture and Justice | Therese M. Terlaje | Telena Cruz Nelson |
| Committee on Innovation and Economic, Work Force, and Youth Development | Regine Biscoe Lee | Benjamin J.F. Cruz |
| Committee on Education, Finance & Taxation | Joe S. San Agustin | Dennis G. Rodriguez, Jr. |
| Committee on Housing, Utilities, Public Safety, and Homeland Security | Telena Cruz Nelson | Therese M. Terlaje |
| Committee on Environment, Land, Agriculture, and Procurement Reform | Thomas C. Ada | James V. Espaldon |
| Committee on Guam-U.S. Military Buildup, Infrastructure, and Transportation | Frank Blas Aguon, Jr. | Thomas A. Morrison |
| Committee on Health, Tourism, Military Affairs, and Senior Citizens | Dennis G. Rodriguez, Jr. | Joe S. San Agustin |
| Committee on Ethics and Standards | Fernando Barcinas Esteves | Regine Biscoe Lee |