Tina Rose Muña Barnes
Tina Rose Muña Barnes is a Guamanian politician, currently serving as Speaker of the 35th Guam Legislature in her 7th term as a senator in the Guam Legislature.
Family
Tina Muña Barnes, born August 24, 1962, is the daughter of William Pereira "Bill" Muña and Ana Atoigue "Ann" Muña.Career
Barnes has worked for Public Defender Service Corporation,, the Law Office of Brooks and Klitzkie, Atkins Kroll Toyota, and Guam Autospot. Barnes was appointed by Governor Carl T.C. Gutierrez to serve as Deputy Director of the Department of Integrated Services for Individuals with Disabilities.Personal life
Tina is an athlete, having played softball, basketball and volleyball in Guam, and for teams representing Guam at the South Pacific and Oceania Games in 1987, 1989 and 1991. She was a South Pacific Games Commission member in Tahiti in 1995, and Guam basketball tournament director in the 1994 Micronesian Games. She is married to baseball member Jacob Cruz "Jake" Barnes and have four children, including five grandchildren.Guam [Legislature]
Elections
Barnes was elected to the 27th Guam Legislature in the General Election of 2002. In the 2004 election, she failed to win reelection, but Barnes won a seat in the 2006 election and remained in the legislature for 5 consecutive terms. She failed to win reelection in 2016, but Barnes returned to the Guam Legislature after winning a seat in the 35th Guam Legislature, where she is currently serving as Speaker. In addition to becoming Speaker of the Guam Legislature, Muña Barnes also serves as the Oversight Chairwoman for the Committee on Public Accountability, Human Resources and the Guam Buildup.| Election | Legislature | Primary Rank | General Rank | Result |
| 2002 | 27th Guam Legislature | 5 | 9 | Elected |
| 2004 | 28th Guam Legislature | 5 | 17 | Not elected |
| 2006 | 29th Guam Legislature | 6 | 11 | Elected |
| 2008 | 30th Guam Legislature | 5 | 10 | Elected |
| 2010 | 31st Guam Legislature | 2 | 3 | Elected |
| 2012 | 32nd Guam Legislature | 4 | 11 | Elected |
| 2014 | 33rd Guam Legislature | 6 | 11 | Elected |
| 2016 | 34th Guam Legislature | 10 | 16 | Not elected |
| 2018 | 35th Guam Legislature | 5 | 4 | Elected |
Speakership
Speaker Tina Rose Muña Barnes was elected as Speaker by a majority of her Democratic Caucus, after shoring up more votes from her colleagues compared to Acting Speaker Therese Terlaje. During her tenure as Speaker of the 35th Guam Legislature, and focused on improving the economy of Guam, Muña Barnes focused on implementing many of the revenue generating laws that she had passed in her tenure in the Guam Legislature.War Claims
During her first year as Speaker of the 35th Guam Legislature, coinciding with the 75th year of Guam's Liberation, who were abused during the Japanese occupation of Guam. The Speaker, along with Legislative Secretary Amanda Shelton and Minority Leader William Castro introduced legislation July of 2019 to pay off living compensable Guam victims with adjudicated claims. At the request of Guam's Delegate to Congress, Congressman Michael F.Q. San Nicolas, discussion on this matter was stalled. After months of waiting, Speaker Muña Barnes had called the Guam Legislature into session to address her War Claims Bill. On December 20th, 2019, the Speaker's measure was voted on in the Guam Legislature, which passed by a vote of 12-3 to pass.| YES votes | NO Votes |
| Speaker Tina Muña Barnes, Vice Speaker Telena Nelson, Sens. Wil Castro, Clynton Ridgell, Jose Terlaje, Sabina Perez, Amanda Shelton, Kelly Marsh, Regine Biscoe Lee, Joe San Agustin, Therese Terlaje, and Telo Taitague | Sens. Mary Torres, James Moylan and Louise Muna |
Surrounded by a roomful of World War II survivors, on January 3rd, 2020, Speaker Muña Barnes' local legislation to pay war claims was signed into law by Governor Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero . Bill 181-35, the Speaker's War Claims Bill was signed into law as Public Law 35-61.