The Democratic Party of P.O. Box 4519 Hagåtña, Guam 96932 | www.democraticpartyofguam.com (671) 482-5556 | [email protected]

News Release Senator Régine Biscoe Lee

Chairwoman November 7, 2018

Jon Junior Calvo The Democratic Party of Guam issued the following statement: In Guam, Vice Chairman where “America’s day begins,” morning has broken

Jennifer Louise Dulla Secretary Hagåtña, Guam – History was made today in the U.S. territory of Guam. Voters elected the island’s first female Governor, first openly gay Lieutenant Arlene Perez Bordallo Governor, and, for the first time in the island’s history, women will Treasurer outnumber men in the Guam Legislature. In fact, in the coming term, it is likely that all three branches of government – to include the judiciary - will be Senator Rory J. Respicio National Committeeman headed by a woman.

Taling M. Taitano 10 of the 15 Senators in the upcoming 35th Guam Legislature will be women – National Committeewoman and most of them Democrats. Democrat Lourdes “Lou” Leon Guerrero captured 51% of votes cast in a three-way contest for Governor, beating the sitting Republican Lieutenant Governor and a write-in candidate and longtime Senator. Leon Guerrero’s running mate Joshua “Josh” Tenorio will become the island’s first ever openly Gay Lt. Governor.

Change is coming.

According to Senator and Democratic Party Chair Régine Biscoe Lee, "We didn’t win for ourselves, we won for those who wanted change and were willing to work for it. Guam is where America’s day begins and so from our

little corner of the pacific begins a tidal wave of change that sweeps across our nation and turns the page on the politics of divide and conquer."

Morning has broken. And it is a beautiful day indeed.

For more information, contact: Jennifer Louise Dulla at 482-5556 or [email protected].

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