The Honorable Joshua “Josh” Franquez Tenorio is the 10th elected Lieutenant Governor
of Guam. Since taking office in January 2019, he has led efforts to advance sustainable
development, modernize government operations, and improve public infrastructure
including village streets and community facilities. With an eye for Guam’s future, he is
leading efforts to grow the economy with higher paying jobs, expand youth programs and
services, increase drug and alcohol treatment programs, and reduce poverty and
homelessness.

Lt. Governor Tenorio is the Chairman of the Islandwide Beautification Task Force, the
Interagency Council on Homelessness, the Guam Hazard Mitigation Committee, and the
Guam Product Seal Task Force. He serves as Co-Chairperson of the Guam Green Growth
(G3) Steering Committee and has statutory oversight over the Guam State Clearinghouse.
He is a recipient of the Seven Seals Award for meritorious leadership and initiative in
support of the men and women who serve America in the National Guard and Reserve by
the National Chair, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve. Tenorio has also
received the NLGA Energy and Environmental Stewardship Award, presented by the
National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA) and Baker Hughes.

Tenorio’s leadership extends past Guam’s shores. He is the Vice-Chairperson of the
Aerospace States Association (ASA), serves on the Executive Committee of the National
Lieutenant Governor’s Association, and is on the Board of Directors of the Global Island
Partnership (GLISPA), an international organization whose mission is to build resilient
and sustainable island communities.

Lt. Governor Tenorio has always been an active member of the community. He
previously served as Chairman of the Guam Preservation Trust, the Guam Historic
Preservation Review Board, the Department of Chamorro Affairs Board of Trustees, as
well as the non-profit organizations Pa’a Taotao Tano and Films by Youth Inside. He has
also served as a member of the Guam Election Commission, the Sinajana Municipal
Planning Council, and the Guam Contractors Association as an elected member. He is a
current and founding member of the Talofofo Rangers Lions Club.

In the political arena, Tenorio has served on the Executive Committee of the Democratic
Lieutenant Governors Association and was a member of the Democratic National
Committee. He is a former Executive Director of the Democratic Party of Guam and was
selected as the 2008 Obama for America Guam Caucus Campaign Manager by the
Obama for America Campaign. He was elected to the 15 th , 16 th , and 17 th Guam Youth
Congress, where he served as Speaker in 1991.

As the first LGBTQ person to be elected Lt. Governor in the United States, he advocates
for LGBTQ+ rights and inclusion, and is a founding member of the non-profit, Equality
Guam. He is a current and founding member of the Talofofo Rangers Lions Club.

Lt. Governor Tenorio began his career in 1993 as a caseworker in Guam and later as
legislative assistant in Washington, D.C. for Congressman Robert A. Underwood in the
U.S. House of Representatives. He then served as Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Carl
T.C. Gutierrez, concurrently serving as Director of the Bureau of Planning and later as
Deputy Director of the Bureau of Budget and Management Research. He led disaster
response and recovery efforts as the Governor’s Authorized Representative to the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for Typhoons Paka, Chata’an, Pongsona, and
the 2001 earthquake. In the Guam Legislature, he served as Judiciary and Transportation
Committee Director for Senator Randy Cunliffe and as Chief of Staff to Senator
Benjamin J.F. Cruz.

Tenorio left government service in 2007 and took roles in the private sector, including
Director of Business Development for CoreTech International and Associate Publisher of
GU Magazine.

He returned to public service in 2011 and was appointed to be Director of Policy,
Planning, and Community Relations by Chief Justice F. Philip Carbullido and was later
promoted to Administrator of the Courts of the Judiciary of Guam by Chief Justice
Robert J. Torres and unanimously confirmed by the Judicial Council of Guam. He was an
active member of the Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA) and served on
the Joint Committee on Problem Solving Courts with the Conference of Chief Justices
(CCJ).

Tenorio returned to the private sector in 2017 and was named Vice President of Guam
Autospot until his election as Lieutenant Governor of Guam in 2018.

Lt. Governor Tenorio received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and History from
the University of Guam in 1997. He is a 1991 graduate of the Guam Community College
Vocational High School and proud alumnus of Bishop Baumgartner Memorial School,
Cathedral Grade School, C.L. Taitano Elementary School and Infant of Prague. Tenorio is
a Fellow of the Institute for Court Management at the National Center for State Courts in
Williamsburg, Virginia and is a Certified Court Manager and Certified Court Executive.

Lt. Governor Tenorio resides in the village of Talofofo with his partner Matt. He was
raised in the village of Sinajana by his parents, the late Jesus Atoigue Tenorio, a retired
telephone man; and Therese Taitano Franquez Tenorio, a retired schoolteacher. His late
grandfather, Jose Cruz Franquez, is his role model.