Candidate for Senator
William Mark Alkonga Parkinson
Ballot name / slogan: “Par”
Updated by the candidate September 2026
Why I'm running
“I’m running because Guam is home, and I want my daughters to have a future here. I know what it means to work hard, care for family, and worry about whether the cost of living is making it harder for people to stay. Public service, to me, is about fixing those everyday problems and making sure Guam remains a place where working families can build a good life.”
Candidate summary
Progress, Accountability, and Results
Senator Will Parkinson is a lifelong resident of Mongmong-Toto-Maite and a product of Guam’s public schools. He graduated from George Washington High School and then went on to the University of Idaho. Before serving in the Guam Legislature, Parkinson worked as a wildland firefighter with the U.S. Forest Service in Idaho and helped operate a small, family-owned business on Guam. He also spent years as caregiver for his father, former Speaker of the Guam Legislature and Vietnam War veteran Don Parkinson. Parkinson has served as a member of the Guam Cannabis Control Board and has remained active in public service and community issues throughout his career. Today, he and his wife, Camille, are raising their two daughters on Guam.
The biggest issue facing Guam
The biggest issue facing Guam is the rising cost of living. Housing, power, food, healthcare, and transportation are becoming increasingly unaffordable for working families. My priority is to reduce those everyday costs while strengthening the systems that make Guam more resilient, competitive, and livable for the next generation.
To the voters
PAR. KIN. SON. Let me be your PAR in government. I’ll fight for you like KIN. Because I’m a SON of Guam, and this island is our home. Let’s keep fighting for a Guam where our families can afford to live, work, and stay.
The first 100 days
In the first 100 days, I would focus on the issues people feel every day: the cost of living, the quality of our schools, access to healthcare, and whether government can actually get things done. I would push for reliable funding for power bill relief, protect the revenue needed for schools, healthcare, and public safety, advance comprehensive procurement reform, and move a fully funded teacher pay plan so we can retain and recruit good educators. I would also prioritize legislation to expand housing opportunities.
Top priorities
- Cost of Living
- Economy
- Healthcare
- Public Hospital
- Education
- Housing
- Public Safety
- Infrastructure
- Utilities
- Energy
- Veterans
- Small Business
- Government Accountability
- Self-Determination
- Environment
Election snapshot
Links
Official voting record
38th Guam Legislature- Roll-call votes, by bill ↗Per-bill voting records (PDF) for the 38th Guam Legislature
- Session journals ↗The official day-by-day record of what happened on the floor
- Bills and sponsorships ↗Every bill introduced this term, with sponsors and status
This candidate currently holds office, so an official record exists. Every sitting official gets this same section with the same links — we point to the primary record and never select or summarize votes.
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