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Eulogio Gumataotao

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Eulogio Gumataotao
Image of Eulogio Gumataotao
Guam Senate
Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

0

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

San Leandro High School

Bachelor's

California State University, Bakersfield, 1994

Personal
Religion
Christian: Catholic
Profession
Managing partner
Contact

Eulogio Gumataotao (Republican Party) (also known as Shawn) is a member of the Guam Senate. He assumed office on January 6, 2025. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.

Gumataotao (Republican Party) ran for election to the Guam Senate. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Gumataotao completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Eulogio Gumataotao was born in Tamuning, Guam. He earned a bachelor's degree from California State University, Bakersfield in 1994. His career experience includes working as a managing partner.[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
Image of Darrel Barnett
Darrel Barnett (D)
 
6.0
 
18,139
Image of Vicente Ada
Vicente Ada (R)
 
5.5
 
16,711
Joe S. San Agustin (D)
 
5.1
 
15,501
Tina Muña Barnes (D)
 
4.8
 
14,662
Image of Sabrina Salas Matanane
Sabrina Salas Matanane (R)
 
4.8
 
14,659
Image of Jesse Lujan
Jesse Lujan (R)
 
4.7
 
14,185
Image of Frank Blas Jr.
Frank Blas Jr. (R)
 
4.6
 
14,020
Image of Shelly Calvo
Shelly Calvo (R)
 
4.3
 
13,149
Image of William Parkinson
William Parkinson (D)
 
4.1
 
12,503
Image of Christopher Duenas
Christopher Duenas (R)
 
4.0
 
12,254
Image of Vincent Borja
Vincent Borja (R)
 
4.0
 
12,143
Sabina Flores Perez (D)
 
4.0
 
12,077
Telo Taitague (R)
 
3.8
 
11,627
Image of Eulogio Gumataotao
Eulogio Gumataotao (R) Candidate Connection
 
3.8
 
11,526
Image of Roy Quinata
Roy Quinata (D)
 
3.7
 
11,246
Image of Dwayne San Nicolas
Dwayne San Nicolas (D)
 
3.7
 
11,240
Image of Joanne Brown
Joanne Brown (R)
 
3.6
 
11,103
Angela Santos (D)
 
3.4
 
10,431
Image of Thomas Fisher
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
Image of Darrel Barnett
Darrel Barnett
 
10.6
 
8,500
Joe S. San Agustin
 
10.3
 
8,289
Tina Muña Barnes
 
9.9
 
7,959
Image of William Parkinson
William Parkinson
 
8.8
 
7,050
Sabina Flores Perez
 
8.5
 
6,800
Image of Roy Quinata
Roy Quinata
 
8.4
 
6,740
Image of Dwayne San Nicolas
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
Image of Vicente Ada
Vicente Ada
 
9.1
 
3,584
Image of Sabrina Salas Matanane
Sabrina Salas Matanane
 
8.2
 
3,222
Image of Frank Blas Jr.
Frank Blas Jr.
 
8.0
 
3,141
Image of Jesse Lujan
Jesse Lujan
 
7.9
 
3,110
Image of Christopher Duenas
Christopher Duenas
 
7.7
 
3,036
Telo Taitague
 
7.3
 
2,879
Image of Shelly Calvo
Shelly Calvo
 
7.3
 
2,846
Image of Joanne Brown
Joanne Brown
 
7.2
 
2,845
Image of Eulogio Gumataotao
Eulogio Gumataotao Candidate Connection
 
7.1
 
2,781
Image of Vincent Borja
Vincent Borja
 
7.0
 
2,738
Vic Gaza
 
6.0
 
2,363
William Payne Jr.
 
5.7
 
2,228
Image of Thomas Fisher
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

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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Eulogio Gumataotao completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Gumataotao's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Shawn Gumataotao is Managing Partner of GET, LLC, a consulting and specialty construction materials and supplies firm based in Guam that serves local and federal government and private sector organizations in Micronesia. Shawn is a senior executive with extensive experience in public policy, operational management and strategic and crisis communications.

He served at the territorial government level, most recently as Director of Policy, Planning and Community Relations at the Judiciary of Guam. Shawn served as Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Communications for former Guam Governor Felix P. Camacho.

Additionally, Shawn is an Adjunct Instructor in the Division of Communications, Media and Fine Arts at the University of Guam. Mr. Gumataotao is a subject matter expert for the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security. His clients have included the Guam National Guard, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Marianas, CACI International Inc. (National Guard Bureau), Guam Power Authority, the Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services, Chickasaw Nation Industries (US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and the Pacific Island Small Business Development Center Network (U.S. Small Business Administration). An award-winning television news reporter, videographer and podcaster, Shawn worked for 12 years at broadcast stations in California and Guam. He is a graduate of California State University Bakersfield.
  • Across Guam, families are dealing with the rising cost of living. Too many of us are struggling to meet even basic needs. I will support legislation to help small businesses thrive. We must promote small business and provide these hallmarks of our island economy with the tools they need to succeed. We should incentivize companies to establish themselves in Guam and hire Guam workers. Additionally, I support investments in agriculture, at all parts of the Guam supply chain, and transportation.
  • Guam must protect families and business owners by better supporting our public safety agencies. We must properly fund and train our law enforcement personnel to ensure our neighborhoods and schools are safe now and, in the years, to come. Additionally, I support investments in school safety through improved emergency preparation and response policies as well as increased mental health training, funding, and suicide prevention.
  • My decade of experience as a creative problem solver in the Executive and Judicial Branches of the Government of Guam will enable me to work with others to eliminate unnecessary government spending while streamlining and improving essential services to lower costs for our taxpayers in 2025 and beyond. As a small business owner, I understand that government does not create jobs, but too much government does eliminate jobs. I will use my extensive private and public sector experiences to eliminate waste and inefficiencies in the Government of Guam.
Economic Development

Crime Reduction
Elderly Services
Modernize Government of Guam Services

Protect the Family
Worked at Mountain Mike's Pizza in San Leandro California from my Junior Year in high school until going off to college. Made pizzas, bussed tables, and other jobs around the restaurant.
Every working family on Guam wants to give their saina-their parents, godparents, and manamko the help they need to retire with dignity and comfort. I will support eldercare providers and seniors and work to make sure nobody gets priced out of essential services like at-home care our nursing home residency which is badly needed on island. I know that investing in a Guam Care Economy creates new economic opportunities for working families. When a new facility can open, or an existing one can expand—we create good-paying jobs. I will support efforts to ensure nurses, administrators, and care staff have the resources they need to succeed. Also, we must crackdown on those who scam and prey on our manamko. It is our duty to take care of those who took care of us.

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Footnotes

  1. Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 3, 2024


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