Legislature of Guam

Legislature of Guam

Lehislaturan Guåhan
Legislature of Guam ; Lehislaturan Guåhan
38th Guam Legislature
	Territorial Seal of Guam
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	no limit
History
Founded	May 23, 1950
Preceded by	Guam Congress
Leadership
Speaker	Frank Blas (R) ; since January 6, 2025
Vice Speaker	Tony Ada (R) ; since January 6, 2025
Majority Leader	Jesse A. Lujan (R) ; since January 6, 2025
Minority Leader	Vacant (D) ; since January 6, 2025
Structure
Seats	15
Political groups	Majority Republican (9); Minority Democratic (6);
Length of term	2 years (no term limit)
Authority	Organic Act of Guam
Salary	$55,000
Elections
Voting system	Single non-transferable vote
Last election	November 5, 2024
Next election	2026
Meeting place
	Guam Congress Building in Hagåtña, Guam
Website
	www.guamlegislature.gov
Constitution
	Organic Act of Guam

The Legislature of Guam (Chamorro: Lehislaturan Guåhan) is the law-making body for the United States territory of Guam. The unicameral legislative branch consists of fifteen senators, each serving for a two-year term. All members of the legislature are elected at-large with the island under one whole district. After the enactment of the Guam Organic Act in 1950, the First Guam Legislature was elected composing of 21 elected members. The current fifteen-member 38th Guam Legislature (Chamorro: I Mina' Trentai Siette Na Lehislaturan Guåhan) was elected in November 2024.

The next election will be in 2026.

^ "Senators cut their salaries to $55,000". 2 December 2016.

[1] "Senators cut their salaries to $55,000". 2 December 2016.

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