Tina Rose Muna Barnes

Tina Rose Muña Barnes (born August 24, 1962) is a Guamanian politician, currently serving her 7th term as a senator in the Guam Legislature. She formerly served as the Speaker of the 35th Guam Legislature from 2019 to 2021.

Family Tina Muña Barnes, born August 24, 1962,

Career Barnes has worked for Public Defender Service Corporation, the Law Office of Brooks and Klitzkie, She is married to baseball member Jacob Cruz "Jake" Barnes and have four children (Tiffany, Coby, Jathan and Minna), including five grandchildren.

Guam Legislature Elections Barnes was elected to the 27th Guam Legislature in the general election of 2002. In the 2004 election, she failed to win reelection, but Barnes won a seat in the 2006 election and remained in the legislature for 5 consecutive terms. She failed to win reelection in 2016, but Barnes returned to the Guam Legislature after winning a seat in the 35th Guam Legislature, where she is currently serving as Speaker. In addition to becoming Speaker of the Guam Legislature, Muña Barnes also serves as the Oversight Chairwoman for the Committee on Public Accountability, Human Resources and the Guam Buildup.

Speakership Speaker Tina Rose Muña Barnes was elected as Speaker by a majority of her Democratic Caucus, after shoring up more votes from her colleagues compared to Acting Speaker Therese Terlaje. During her tenure as Speaker of the 35th Guam Legislature, and focused on improving the economy of Guam, Muña Barnes focused on implementing many of the revenue generating laws that she had passed in her tenure in the Guam Legislature.

War Claims alt=Speaker Muña Barnes standing with he colleagues on a podium. Flanked by her colleagues from the 35th Guam Legislature, Speaker Muña Barnes addresses Guam's World War II survivors at the Bill signing ceremony of Bill 181–35 at the Ricardo Bordallo Governor's Complex in Adelup. . During her first year as Speaker of the 35th Guam Legislature, coinciding with the 75th year of Guam's Liberation, Speaker Muña Barnes advocated for the compensation of Guam's World War II survivors who were abused during the Japanese occupation of Guam. The Speaker, along with Legislative Secretary Amanda Shelton and Minority Leader William Castro introduced legislation July 2019 to pay off living compensable Guam victims with adjudicated claims. After months of waiting, Speaker Muña Barnes had called the Guam Legislature into session to address her War Claims Bill. On December 20, 2019, the Speaker's measure was voted on in the Guam Legislature, which passed by a vote of 12–3 to pass. +Votes on Bill 181-35YES votes NO VotesSpeaker Tina Muña Barnes, Vice Speaker Telena Nelson, Sens. Wil Castro, Clynton Ridgell, Jose Terlaje, Sabina Perez, Amanda Shelton, Kelly Marsh (Taitano), Regine Biscoe Lee, Joe San Agustin, Therese Terlaje, and Telo TaitagueSens. Mary Torres, James Moylan and Louise Muna alt=Governor Lou Leon Guerrero Signs Bill 181-35 into law as senators observe from behind. Governor Lou Leon Guerrero Signs Bill 181-35 into law as senators observe from behind. Surrounded by a roomful of World War II survivors, on January 3, 2020, Speaker Muña Barnes's local legislation to pay war claims was signed into law by Governor Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero. Bill 181–35, the Speaker's War Claims Bill was signed into law as Public Law 35–61.