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Committee hears nomination of Dr. Sarah Elmore Hernandez to lead Guam Bureau of Women’s Affairs
Summary
Dr. Sarah Elmore Hernandez, a Guam native with experience in all three branches of local government, testified March 19 before a legislative committee seeking confirmation as director of the Guam Bureau of Women’s Affairs. Senators praised her record; the committee will continue to receive written testimony before final action.
Dr. Sarah Elmore Hernandez, PhD, appeared March 19 before the Guam Legislature’s committee that handles women’s affairs to seek confirmation as director of the Guam Bureau of Women’s Affairs (GBWA). The hearing, held at the Guam Congress Building, included written letters of support and a round of questions from senators.
Hernandez told the committee she was honored by Governor Leon Guerrero’s nomination and described a career spanning the legislative, judicial and executive branches, including work drafting legislation to strengthen protections for survivors of violence. "If confirmed, my goal is to build on the foundation laid by the women before me and strengthen the bureau's role in policy development," she said in a prepared statement read…
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