Joanne Brown
Joanne Brown (Republican Party) was a member of the Guam Senate. She assumed office on January 4, 2021. She left office on January 6, 2025.
Brown (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Guam Senate. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Joanne Brown graduated from Notre Dame High School in 1983. Brown earned a B.S. in political science from the University of Guam in 1987 and an M.A. in political science from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1988. Her career experience includes working as the deputy administrator of the Guam Environmental Protection Agency, the director of the Guam Department of Public Works, and the general manager of the Port Authority of Guam.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Guam Legislature elections, 2024
General election
General election for Guam Senate (15 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Guam Senate on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Therese Terlaje (D) | 6.6 | 20,189 | |
| ✔ |  | Darrel Barnett (D) | 6.0 | 18,139 |
| ✔ |  | Vicente Ada (R) | 5.5 | 16,711 |
| ✔ | Joe S. San Agustin (D) | 5.1 | 15,501 | |
| ✔ | Tina Muña Barnes (D) | 4.8 | 14,662 | |
| ✔ |  | Sabrina Salas Matanane (R) | 4.8 | 14,659 |
| ✔ |  | Jesse Lujan (R) | 4.7 | 14,185 |
| ✔ |  | Frank Blas Jr. (R) | 4.6 | 14,020 |
| ✔ |  | Shelly Calvo (R) | 4.3 | 13,149 |
| ✔ |  | William Parkinson (D) | 4.1 | 12,503 |
| ✔ |  | Christopher Duenas (R) | 4.0 | 12,254 |
| ✔ |  | Vincent Borja (R) | 4.0 | 12,143 |
| ✔ | Sabina Flores Perez (D) | 4.0 | 12,077 | |
| ✔ | Telo Taitague (R) | 3.8 | 11,627 | |
| ✔ |  | Eulogio Gumataotao (R)  | 3.8 | 11,526 |
 | Roy Quinata (D) | 3.7 | 11,246 | |
 | Dwayne San Nicolas (D) | 3.7 | 11,240 | |
 | Joanne Brown (R) | 3.6 | 11,103 | |
| Angela Santos (D) | 3.4 | 10,431 | ||
 | Thomas Fisher (R) | 3.4 | 10,247 | |
| Vic Gaza (R) | 2.9 | 8,916 | ||
| David Crisostomo (D) | 2.5 | 7,606 | ||
| William Payne Jr. (R) | 2.4 | 7,188 | ||
| David Duenas (D) | 2.2 | 6,603 | ||
| Bistra Mendiola (R) | 1.9 | 5,757 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 947 | ||
| Total votes: 304,629 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Guam Senate (15 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Guam Senate on August 3, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Therese Terlaje | 11.7 | 9,425 | |
| ✔ | | Darrel Barnett | 10.6 | 8,500 |
| ✔ | Joe S. San Agustin | 10.3 | 8,289 | |
| ✔ | Tina Muña Barnes | 9.9 | 7,959 | |
| ✔ | | William Parkinson | 8.8 | 7,050 |
| ✔ | Sabina Flores Perez | 8.5 | 6,800 | |
| ✔ | | Roy Quinata | 8.4 | 6,740 |
| ✔ | | Dwayne San Nicolas | 8.0 | 6,394 |
| ✔ | Angela Santos | 7.8 | 6,272 | |
| ✔ | David Crisostomo | 6.3 | 5,102 | |
| ✔ | David Duenas | 5.8 | 4,639 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.0 | 3,197 | ||
| Total votes: 80,367 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Guam Senate (15 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Guam Senate on August 3, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Vicente Ada | 9.1 | 3,584 |
| ✔ | | Sabrina Salas Matanane | 8.2 | 3,222 |
| ✔ | | Frank Blas Jr. | 8.0 | 3,141 |
| ✔ | | Jesse Lujan | 7.9 | 3,110 |
| ✔ | | Christopher Duenas | 7.7 | 3,036 |
| ✔ | Telo Taitague | 7.3 | 2,879 | |
| ✔ | | Shelly Calvo | 7.3 | 2,846 |
| ✔ | | Joanne Brown | 7.2 | 2,845 |
| ✔ | | Eulogio Gumataotao | 7.1 | 2,781 |
| ✔ | | Vincent Borja | 7.0 | 2,738 |
| ✔ | Vic Gaza | 6.0 | 2,363 | |
| ✔ | William Payne Jr. | 5.7 | 2,228 | |
| ✔ | | Thomas Fisher | 5.6 | 2,200 |
| ✔ | Bistra Mendiola | 5.1 | 2,016 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 262 | ||
| Total votes: 39,251 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Brown in this election.
2022
See also: Guam Legislature elections, 2022
General election
General election for Guam Senate (15 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Guam Senate on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Therese Terlaje (D) | 5.9 | 22,127 | |
| ✔ | | Darrel Barnett (D) | 5.8 | 21,515 |
| ✔ |  | Amanda Shelton (D) | 4.8 | 17,915 |
| ✔ | Joe S. San Agustin (D) | 4.7 | 17,601 | |
| ✔ | Tina Muña Barnes (D) | 4.5 | 16,897 | |
| ✔ | | Frank Blas Jr. (R) | 4.2 | 15,590 |
| ✔ | | Thomas Fisher (R) | 3.8 | 14,212 |
| ✔ | | Roy Quinata (D) | 3.7 | 13,903 |
| ✔ | | William Parkinson (D) | 3.7 | 13,709 |
| ✔ | | Christopher Duenas (R) | 3.6 | 13,434 |
| ✔ | | Dwayne San Nicolas (D) | 3.5 | 12,919 |
| ✔ | Telo Taitague (R) | 3.4 | 12,492 | |
| ✔ | Sabina Flores Perez (D) | 3.3 | 12,330 | |
| ✔ | | Joanne Brown (R) | 3.3 | 12,233 |
| ✔ | | Jesse Lujan (R) | 3.3 | 12,134 |
| Kelly Marsh-Taitano (D) | 3.2 | 11,750 | ||
| Maryann Silva Taijeron (R) | 3.1 | 11,593 | ||
| Sarah Thomas Nededog (D) | 3.1 | 11,576 | ||
| Jonathan Savares (D) | 3.1 | 11,471 | ||
| Jose Terlaje (D) | 3.0 | 11,012 | ||
| Fred Bordallo Jr. (D) | 3.0 | 11,008 | ||
| Vincent Borja (R) | 2.8 | 10,533 | |
| MiChelle Hope Taitano (R) | 2.8 | 10,265 | ||
 | Shirley Mabini Young (R) | 2.7 | 10,021 | |
| Angela Santos (D) | 2.4 | 9,104 | ||
| Joaquin Leon Guerrero (R) | 2.4 | 8,809 | ||
| Sandra Seau (R) | 2.1 | 7,827 | ||
| Bistra Mendiola (R) | 2.0 | 7,514 | ||
| David Crisostomo (R) | 1.9 | 6,960 | ||
| Ian Dale Catling (R) | 1.0 | 3,683 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 574 | ||
| Total votes: 372,711 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Guam Senate (15 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Guam Senate on August 27, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Therese Terlaje | 8.3 | 14,225 | |
| ✔ | | Darrel Barnett | 7.5 | 12,788 |
| ✔ | Joe S. San Agustin | 6.9 | 11,793 | |
| ✔ | | Amanda Shelton | 6.5 | 11,072 |
| ✔ | Tina Muña Barnes | 6.2 | 10,657 | |
| ✔ | | Roy Quinata | 5.3 | 9,104 |
| ✔ | Sabina Flores Perez | 5.1 | 8,741 | |
| ✔ | | William Parkinson | 5.0 | 8,510 |
| ✔ | Sarah Thomas Nededog | 4.9 | 8,351 | |
| ✔ | Kelly Marsh-Taitano | 4.7 | 8,036 | |
| ✔ | Fred Bordallo Jr. | 4.7 | 8,021 | |
| ✔ | Jose Terlaje | 4.5 | 7,753 | |
| ✔ | | Dwayne San Nicolas | 4.4 | 7,538 |
| ✔ | Jonathan Savares | 4.1 | 7,050 | |
| ✔ | Angela Santos | 3.9 | 6,740 | |
| Roy Gamboa | 3.5 | 5,957 | ||
| Alexander Duenas | 3.4 | 5,782 | ||
| John Ananich II | 3.1 | 5,216 | ||
| David Duenas | 2.9 | 5,009 | ||
| Franklin Meno | 2.7 | 4,663 | ||
| Armando Dominguez | 2.0 | 3,442 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 248 | ||
| Total votes: 170,696 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Guam Senate (15 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Guam Senate on August 27, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Frank Blas Jr. | 8.2 | 2,397 |
| ✔ | | Christopher Duenas | 8.1 | 2,378 |
| ✔ | | Jesse Lujan | 7.3 | 2,158 |
| ✔ | | Joanne Brown | 7.1 | 2,087 |
| ✔ | | Thomas Fisher | 7.1 | 2,081 |
| ✔ | Maryann Silva Taijeron | 6.9 | 2,031 | |
| ✔ | Telo Taitague | 6.7 | 1,968 | |
| ✔ | MiChelle Hope Taitano | 6.6 | 1,940 | |
| ✔ | | Vincent Borja | 6.2 | 1,818 |
| ✔ | | Shirley Mabini Young | 5.8 | 1,712 |
| ✔ | David Crisostomo | 5.7 | 1,678 | |
| ✔ | Joaquin Leon Guerrero | 5.7 | 1,670 | |
| ✔ | Sandra Seau | 5.7 | 1,664 | |
| ✔ | Bistra Mendiola | 5.5 | 1,603 | |
| ✔ | Ian Dale Catling | 4.0 | 1,182 | |
| Harvey Egna | 3.3 | 964 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 49 | ||
| Total votes: 29,380 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Don Edquilane (R)
2020
See also: Guam Legislature elections, 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 | ||
| ✔ | Therese Terlaje (D) | 6.4 | 18,993 | |
| ✔ |  | James Moylan (R) | 5.8 | 17,228 |
| ✔ | Telena Cruz Nelson (D) | 5.2 | 15,195 | |
| ✔ | Joe S. San Agustin (D) | 5.1 | 15,121 | |
| ✔ | Mary Camacho Torres (R) | 5.1 | 14,892 | |
| ✔ | | Vicente Ada (R) | 4.7 | 13,848 |
| ✔ | | Amanda Shelton (D) | 4.6 | 13,571 |
| ✔ | Telo Taitague (R) | 4.6 | 13,468 | |
| ✔ | | Frank Blas Jr. (R) | 4.5 | 13,225 |
| ✔ | Tina Muña Barnes (D) | 4.0 | 11,850 | |
| ✔ | Clynton Ridgell (D) | 3.9 | 11,530 | |
| ✔ | | Christopher Duenas (R) | 3.8 | 11,246 |
| ✔ | | Joanne Brown (R) | 3.5 | 10,226 |
| ✔ | Sabina Flores Perez (D) | 3.4 | 9,976 | |
| ✔ | Jose Terlaje (D) | 3.3 | 9,774 | |
| Kelly Marsh (D) | 3.1 | 9,283 | ||
| John Ananich II (D) | 3.1 | 9,092 | ||
| Vincent Borja (R) | 3.0 | 8,746 | |
| Fred Bordallo Jr. (D) | 3.0 | 8,713 | ||
| Frank Leon Guerrero (D) | 2.8 | 8,356 | ||
| Joaquin Leon Guerrero (R) | 2.6 | 7,805 | ||
| Joseph Cruz (R) | 2.4 | 7,119 | ||
| Sandra Seau (R) | 2.2 | 6,525 | ||
| Michelle Armenta (R) | 2.1 | 6,239 | ||
| Franklin Meno (D) | 1.8 | 5,313 | ||
| Christopher Carillo (D) | 1.6 | 4,842 | ||
| David Duenas (D) | 1.6 | 4,746 | ||
| Dominic Hernandez (R) | 1.4 | 4,158 | ||
| Don Edquilane (R) | 1.1 | 3,185 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 479 | ||
| 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
2022
Joanne Brown did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Joanne Brown did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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