Guy Guzzone
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Guy Guzzone | |
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Majority Leader of the Maryland Senate | |
In office January 9, 2019 – January 8, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Douglas J. J. Peters |
Succeeded by | Nancy J. King |
Member of the Maryland Senate from the 13th district | |
Assumed office January 14, 2015 | |
Preceded by | James N. Robey |
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 13th district | |
In office January 10, 2007 – January 14, 2015 Serving with Shane Pendergrass, Frank S. Turner | |
Preceded by | Neil F. Quinter |
Succeeded by | Vanessa Atterbeary |
Personal details | |
Born | Guy Joseph Guzzone March 27, 1964 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Children | 3 |
Residence | Columbia, Maryland, U.S. |
Education | University of Maryland, College Park (BA, MPA) |
Guy Joseph Guzzone (born March 27, 1964) is an American politician who represents District 13 in the Maryland State Senate. He was sworn into the State Senate on January 14, 2015, where he serves as Chairman of the Budget and Taxation Committee. He is the former Senate Chair of the Howard County Delegation, as well as a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates and former chairman of the Howard County Council.
Background[]
Senator Guzzone was born in Baltimore, Maryland, March 27, 1964. He attended Parkville High School in Baltimore County and graduated from the University of Maryland with two B.A.s, one in economics and the other in government & politics in 1986. He later earned a M.P.M. in public management in 1988.[1]
Public Service[]
Guzzone currently serves as the State Senator representing District 13. He serves as Chairman of the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee. Previously, Guzzone was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2006 and re-elected in 2010. He served on the Appropriations Committee and was Chairman of its Public Safety subcommittee. As House Chairman of the Howard County Delegation, Guy secured funding for many Howard County projects including the James and Anne Robinson Nature Center, Carroll Baldwin Hall, and Troy Hill and Blandair Parks. From 1998 to 2006, he served as a Howard County Councilman. He served as 2018 Chair of the County Executive-elect Transition Team for Howard County.
In the Legislature[]
Guzzone has been a member of the State Senate since January 2015. Prior to that, he was a member of the House of Delegates since January 10, 2007, where he served as Deputy Majority Whip, Chair of the Howard County Delegation, Chair of the Joint Audit Committee, and on the House Appropriations Committee and its Capital Budget and Education and Economic Development subcommittees, the Oversight Committee on Personnel, the Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds, the House Emergency Medical Services Work Group, and the House Regional Revitalization Work Group.
Legislative notes[]
- voted in favor of Slots (HB4) in the 2007 Special session[2]
Election results[]
General election results, 2006[]
- 2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 13th District[3]
- Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Guy Guzzone, Democratic 26,891 22.3% Won Shane Pendergrass, Democratic 26,633 22.1% Won Frank S. Turner, Democratic 24,437 20.3% Won Mary Beth Tung, Republican 15,216 12.6% Lost Rick Bowers, Republican 13,665 11.4% Lost Loretta Gaffney, Republican 13,466 11.2% Lost other write-ins 84 0.1% Lost
- 2010 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 13th District[4]
Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|
Guy Guzzone, Democratic | 27,140 | 21.9% | Won |
Shane Pendergrass, Democratic | 25,894 | 20.9% | Won |
Frank S. Turner, Democratic | 24,823 | 20.1% | Won |
Mary Beth Tung, Republican | 16,225 | 13.1% | Lost |
Rick Bowers, Republican | 14,844 | 12.0% | Lost |
Loretta Gaffney, Republican | 14,680 | 11.9% | Lost |
other write-ins | 91 | 0.1% | Lost |
- 2014 Race for Maryland Senate – 13th District[5]
Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|
Guy Guzzone, Democratic | 25,026 | 62.3% | Won |
Jody Venkatesan, Republican | 15,126 | 37.6% | Lost |
other write-ins | 26 | 0.1% | Lost |
- 2018 Race for Maryland Senate – 13th District[6]
Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|
Guy Guzzone, Democratic | 47,309 | 97.4% | Won |
other write-ins | 1,267 | 2.6% | Lost |
References[]
- ^ "Guy J. Guzzone, Maryland State Senator". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- ^ "House Bill 4 3rd Reading Vote Tally". Maryland Department of Legislative Information Services. November 16, 2007. Archived from the original on March 19, 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2009.
- ^ "Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for Legislative District 13". elections.maryland.gov. Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 21, 2007.
- ^ "2010 General Election Results". elections.maryland.gov. Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
- ^ "2014 Election Results". elections.maryland.gov. Maryland State Board of Elections. December 2, 2014. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
- ^ "2018 Election Results". elections.maryland.gov. Maryland State Board of Elections. December 11, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
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