James Moylan

James Moylan (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Guam's At-Large Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2023. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Moylan (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Guam's At-Large Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.^[source]

Moylan is a former Republican member of the Guam Senate.

Biography

James Moylan was born in Tumon, Guam. Moylan graduated from John F. Kennedy High School. Moylan earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from the University of Guam. His career experience includes service in the U.S. Army, working as a parole officer with the Department of Corrections and in the healthcare, financial services, and insurance sectors.^[1]^[2]

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2023-2024

Moylan was assigned to the following committees:^[Source]

Elections

2026

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Guam At-large District

Incumbent James Moylan (R) is running in the general election for U.S. House Guam At-large District on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		James Moylan (R)

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2024

Guam's At-Large Congressional District election, 2024 (August 3 Democratic primary)

Guam's At-Large Congressional District election, 2024 (August 3 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Guam At-large District

Incumbent James Moylan defeated Ginger Cruz in the general election for U.S. House Guam At-large District on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	James Moylan (R)	52.7	15,573
	Ginger Cruz (D)	46.8	13,829
	Other/Write-in votes	0.5	149

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,551
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Guam At-large District

Ginger Cruz defeated Amanda Shelton and Michael F.Q. San Nicolas in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Guam At-large District on August 3, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Ginger Cruz	40.7	5,163
	Amanda Shelton	33.9	4,301
	Michael F.Q. San Nicolas	25.1	3,189
	Other/Write-in votes	0.3	35

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,688
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Guam At-large District

Incumbent James Moylan advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Guam At-large District on August 3, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	James Moylan	99.0	3,987
	Other/Write-in votes	1.0	39

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,026
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Endorsements

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2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Guam At-large District

James Moylan defeated Judith Won Pat in the general election for U.S. House Guam At-large District on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	James Moylan (R)	52.1	17,260
	Judith Won Pat (D)	47.2	15,636
	Other/Write-in votes	0.7	220

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,116
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Guam At-large District

Judith Won Pat defeated Telena Cruz Nelson in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Guam At-large District on August 27, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Judith Won Pat	55.4	9,882
	Submit photo	Telena Cruz Nelson	44.2	7,878
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	67

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,827
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Guam At-large District

James Moylan advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Guam At-large District on August 27, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	James Moylan	99.7	2,632
	Other/Write-in votes	0.3	9

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,641
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2020

General election

General election for Guam Senate (15 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Guam Senate on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Therese Terlaje (D)	6.4	18,993
✔		James Moylan (R)	5.8	17,228
✔	Submit photo	Telena Cruz Nelson (D)	5.2	15,195
✔	Submit photo	Joe S. San Agustin (D)	5.1	15,121
✔	Submit photo	Mary Camacho Torres (R)	5.1	14,892
✔		Vicente Ada (R)	4.7	13,848
✔		Amanda Shelton (D)	4.6	13,571
✔	Submit photo	Telo Taitague (R)	4.6	13,468
✔		Frank Blas Jr. (R)	4.5	13,225
✔	Submit photo	Tina Muña Barnes (D)	4.0	11,850
✔	Submit photo	Clynton Ridgell (D)	3.9	11,530
✔		Christopher Duenas (R)	3.8	11,246
✔		Joanne Brown (R)	3.5	10,226
✔	Submit photo	Sabina Flores Perez (D)	3.4	9,976
✔	Submit photo	Jose Terlaje (D)	3.3	9,774
	Submit photo	Kelly Marsh (D)	3.1	9,283
	Submit photo	John Ananich II (D)	3.1	9,092
		Vincent Borja (R)	3.0	8,746
	Submit photo	Fred Bordallo Jr. (D)	3.0	8,713
	Submit photo	Frank Leon Guerrero (D)	2.8	8,356
	Submit photo	Joaquin Leon Guerrero (R)	2.6	7,805
	Submit photo	Joseph Cruz (R)	2.4	7,119
	Submit photo	Sandra Seau (R)	2.2	6,525
	Submit photo	Michelle Armenta (R)	2.1	6,239
	Submit photo	Franklin Meno (D)	1.8	5,313
	Submit photo	Christopher Carillo (D)	1.6	4,842
	Submit photo	David Duenas (D)	1.6	4,746
	Submit photo	Dominic Hernandez (R)	1.4	4,158
	Submit photo	Don Edquilane (R)	1.1	3,185
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	479

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 294,744
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled.

Campaign themes

2026

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Campaign finance summary

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James Moylan campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2026*	U.S. House Guam At-large District	Candidacy Declared general	$41,699	$10,703
2024	U.S. House Guam At-large District	Won general	$288,357	$285,559
2022	U.S. House Guam At-large District	Won general	$115,335	$109,641
Grand total			$445,390	$405,904
Sources: OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission *This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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Personal finance disclosures

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U.S. House Guam At-large District

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Michael F.Q. San Nicolas (D)	U.S. House Guam At-large District 2023-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Guam Senate -2023	Succeeded by -

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Guam's current delegation to the United States Congress

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James Moylan (R)

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Republican Party (1)

[1] Congressman James Moylan, "Biography," accessed January 26, 2023

[2] Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "MOYLAN, James," accessed July 28, 2025

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James Moylan

Biography

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2023-2024

Elections

2026

General election

General election for U.S. House Guam At-large District

Endorsements

2024

General election

General election for U.S. House Guam At-large District

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Guam At-large District

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Guam At-large District

Endorsements

2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Guam At-large District

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Guam At-large District

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Guam At-large District

2020

General election

General election for Guam Senate (15 seats)

Democratic primary election

Republican primary election

Campaign themes

2026

Ballotpedia survey responses

2024

2022

2020

Campaign finance summary

Notable endorsements

Personal finance disclosures

Analysis

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118th Congress (2023-2025)

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