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 byDouglas J. J. Peters
Succeeded byNancy J. King
Member of the Maryland Senate
from the 13th district
Assumed office
January 14, 2015
Preceded byJames N. Robey
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the 13th district
In office
January 10, 2007 – January 14, 2015
Preceded byNeil F. Quinter
Succeeded byVanessa Atterbeary
Personal details
Born
Guy Joseph Guzzone

(1964-03-27) March 27, 1964 (age 57)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Children3
ResidenceColumbia, Maryland, U.S.
EducationUniversity 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[]

  1. ^ "Guy J. Guzzone, Maryland State Senator". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for Legislative District 13". elections.maryland.gov. Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 21, 2007.
  4. ^ "2010 General Election Results". elections.maryland.gov. Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  5. ^ "2014 Election Results". elections.maryland.gov. Maryland State Board of Elections. December 2, 2014. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  6. ^ "2018 Election Results". elections.maryland.gov. Maryland State Board of Elections. December 11, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
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