Legislature of Guam

Legislature of Guam

Liheslaturan Guåhan
Legislature of Guam ; Liheslaturan Guåhan
37th Guam Legislature
	Territorial Seal of Guam
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	no limit
History
Founded	May 23, 1950
Preceded by	Guam Congress
Leadership
Speaker	Therese M. Terlaje (D) ; since January 4, 2021
Vice Speaker	Tina Barnes (D) ; since January 4, 2021
Majority Leader	Rory Respicio (D) ; since January 2, 2023
Minority Leader	Frank Blas (R) ; since January 2, 2023
Structure
Seats	15
Political groups	Majority Democratic (9); Minority Republican (6);
Length of term	2 years (no term limit)
Authority	Organic Act of Guam
Salary	$55,000
Elections
Voting system	Plurality-at-large voting
Last election	November 8, 2022
Next election	November 5, 2024
Meeting place
	Guam Congress Building in Agaña, Guam
Website
	http://www.guamlegislature.com
Constitution
	Organic Act of Guam

The Legislature of Guam (Chamorro: Liheslaturan 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. Today, the current fifteen-member 37th Guam Legislature (Chamorro: I Mina' Trentai Siette Na Liheslaturan Guåhan) was elected in November 2022.

^ "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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