Tenorio-Muña Barnes team promises more homes, more jobs, a new high school
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By Pacific Island Times News Staff
Lt. Gov. Josh Tenorio and Sen. Tina Muña-Barnes, who are seeking to be the Democratic Party's standard bearer, have collected over 4,500 signatures to secure their ballot placement in the Aug. 1 primary, the Let's Go Guam campaign said.
The campaign said the Tenorio-Muna Barnes team submitted the signatures on their nomination petitions to the Guam Election Commission on Friday afternoon.
"The team’s submission is more than nine times above the required 500-signature minimum to be an official candidate for the 2026 election and also higher than all other gubernatorial tickets that have filed so far," according to a press release from the campaign.
Tenorio and Muna Barnes promise to "expand efforts to bring renewable energy online, build more homes for low- and middle-income families, open a new vocational high school, increase training for technology sector jobs like advanced manufacturing and communications and leverage military investments into civilian infrastructure."
The Tenorio-Muna Barnes team is in a three-way race for the party's gubernatorial nomination. Sen. Therese Terlaje and her running mate, Sen. Sabina Perez, filed their candidacy on Friday. Sen. Joe San Agustin and his running mate, former Sen. Dwayne San Nicolas, were the first to file in February.
Speaking to friends and family after filing their nominating petitions, Tenorio and Muña-Barnes said their campaign envisions "a prosperous future—rooted in the values of faith, hope and charity."
“I’ve been reflecting on the hardworking people who raised Tina and me through our lives and careers," Tenorio said.
"People who showed us that dignity comes from working with purpose each and every day. They showed us that faith is about much more than what you preach — it’s about what you do for others, especially those who have been given a harder path,” he added.
According to the campaign, the Tenorio Muña-Barnes team's platform centers on "affordability" and making Guam "a more viable place to build a career and raise a family."
“I believe in Josh Tenorio. I believe in his character. I believe in his judgment. I believe in his leadership in the moments that matter most,” Muña-Barnes said. “Josh understands something simple: complaining identifies a problem, but only cooperation solves one. And Guam does not need more noise. Guam needs leaders who can bring people together and move real work forward.”
