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James C. Moylan

James C. Moylan

RepublicanU.S. Representative, GU-0
Age63 (b. 1962-07-18)
GenderMale
In office since2023-01-03 (~3 yrs)
Race / ethnicityChamorro (Pacific Islander)
ReligionRoman Catholic
EducationGraduated from John F. Kennedy High School (Tumon, Guam), 1981; B.S. in Criminal Justice, University of Guam.
Prior occupationParole/probation officer at the Guam Department of Corrections (approx. 7 years in the 1990s); later more than two decades in the private sector including healthcare, financial services, and insurance (licensed insurance agent).
Military serviceYes: U.S. Army; later Guam Army National Guard (First Lieutenant (O-2))
BirthplaceTumon, Guam
Marital statusmarried — Sandy Moylan
Children2
ResidenceTumon, Guam
Notable relativesMember of the prominent Guam Moylan/Camacho political family. Mother Maria Camacho Moylan was related to former Guam Governor Carlos Camacho; first cousin to former Lieutenant Governors Kurt Moylan and Kaleo Moylan and to Guam Attorney General Douglas Moylan; brother of Scotty Moylan.

Pending research: languages · openly lgbtq.

Career & politics

First elected2022
Previous officesSenator, 35th Guam Legislature (2019-2021) · Senator, 36th Guam Legislature (2021-2023) · Minority Leader, Guam Legislature (Jan 4, 2021 - Mar 22, 2021)
CommitteesHouse Armed Services Committee (Subcommittee on Readiness; Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces) · House Foreign Affairs Committee (Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific; Subcommittee on South and Central Asia) · House Education and Workforce Committee
CaucusesRepublican Study Committee · Problem Solvers Caucus · Congressional Western Caucus · Pacific Islands Caucus · U.S.-Philippines Friendship Caucus (Co-Chair)
LeadershipMinority Leader, Guam Legislature (2021, briefly)
IdeologyConservative Republican; first Republican to represent Guam as a U.S. House delegate since Vicente T. Blaz left office in 1993. As a non-voting delegate he votes in committee and on amendments but not on final House passage.
Signature legislationGuam Service Academy Equality Act (enacted via the FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act) - adjusted service academy cadet nomination allotments for Guam's delegate · Deliver for Veterans Act - authorizes the VA to cover the full purchase price and delivery costs of adaptive vehicles for disabled veterans · Resolution reaffirming the U.S. commitment to defend the Philippines under the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty

Financial

Net worth: estimate

No holdings recorded yet (from official Financial Disclosure filings).

Top donors: Building Bridges PAC ($11,250) · Majority Cmte PAC ($10,000) · Innovation PAC ($10,000) · National Assn of Broadcasters ($6,100) · Moylan's Insurance Underwriter ($6,050)

Top industries: Republican/Conservative leadership PACs · Insurance companies, brokers & agents · Republican/Conservative ideological groups · Republican Candidate Committees · Real estate agents

Scandals & crimes ledger

No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.