Guy Joseph Guzzone was born on March 27,1964 and is an American politician who has served as a member of the Maryland Senate representing District 13 since 2015, and as its majority leader from 2019 to 2020.
36 Facts About Guy Guzzone
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Guy Guzzone first got involved in politics as a college intern for US Representative Bill Nelson.
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Guy Guzzone later served as a special assistant to county councilmember Shane Pendergrass from 1991 to 1995.
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In 1994, Guy Guzzone was appointed to the Kings Contrivance village board of directors, serving as its chair from 1995 to 1998.
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On October 26,1997, Guzzone announced that he would run for the Howard County Council in District 3, seeking to succeed Republican Dennis R Schrader, who unsuccessfully ran for county executive.
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Guy Guzzone ran unopposed the Democratic primary in September 1998, and faced Republican Wanda Hurt in the general election.
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Guy Guzzone defeated Hurt in the general election on November 5,1998, with 58.1 percent of the vote.
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Guy Guzzone was sworn into the county council in December 1998, and served as the council's chair in 2001 and from 2003 to 2005.
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In 2006, Guy Guzzone chaired the transition team of Howard County Executive-elect Kenneth Ulman.
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In November 2005, after initially considering a run for county executive, Guzzone announced that he would run for the Maryland House of Delegates in District 13, challenging Neil F Quinter, who briefly ran for Congress in 2006.
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Guy Guzzone won the Democratic primary in September 2006, placing third and edging out Quinter, and defeated Republican challengers in the general election.
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Guy Guzzone was sworn in on January 10,2007, and was a member of the Appropriations Committee during his entire tenure.
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In October 2013, Guy Guzzone was named to the Howard County organizing team for Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown's gubernatorial campaign.
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On June 14,2013, Guzzone announced that he would run for the Maryland Senate in District 13, seeking to succeed retiring state senator James N Robey.
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Guy Guzzone ran in the Democratic primary unopposed and won the general election on November 4,2014, defeating Republican challenger Jody Venkatesan with 62.3 percent of the vote.
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Guy Guzzone was sworn in on January 14,2015, and has been a member of the Budget and Taxation Committee during his entire tenure.
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In 2018, Guy Guzzone chaired the transition team of Howard County Executive-elect Calvin Ball III.
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Guy Guzzone was a delegate to the 2024 Democratic National Convention, pledged to Kamala Harris.
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Guy Guzzone was married to Pam Guy Guzzone, whom he moved from Parkville to Columbia with in 1992 and later divorced.
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Guy Guzzone supported the "Maryland Senate Recovery Now" amendment to the bill, which added $520 million in grants to businesses and workers on unemployment insurance to the bill.
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In February 2023, Guy Guzzone said that the Budget and Taxation Committee would begin interpreting bills with funding mandates through the lens of a constitutional amendment passed by voters in 2020 that gave the legislature increased power over fiscal policy.
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In January 2012, Guy Guzzone criticized Governor Martin O'Malley's plan to shift responsibility for teachers' pensions to local jurisdictions, saying that he would need to be "really convinced" to vote for it.
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In January 2020, after Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks and Baltimore mayor Jack Young expressed concern about the cost of the Blueprint for Maryland's Future, Guy Guzzone promised to get "every county and city" on board with the funding formulas in the bill.
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Guy Guzzone supported legislation to creating a tax on online advertising and expanding the state sales tax to include online streaming services, and an amendment that would limit the Blueprint's implementation if state revenues dropped by more than 7.5 percent.
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In 2020, Guzzone supported a resolution calling on Congress to hold a convention to overturn Citizens United v FEC.
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In February 2019, Guy Guzzone voted for a bill that would allow the Howard County Council to impose a tax on plastic bags, but said he would have preferred if the bill banned plastic bags instead of charging a fee.
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Guy Guzzone supported legislation to legalize sports betting in Maryland, which was overwhelming approved by voters in the 2020 elections.
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In February 2011, Guy Guzzone supported legislation to establish a single-payer healthcare system in Maryland.
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Guy Guzzone introduced the "Keep the Door Open Act", which would increase state payments to community behavioral health clinics and organizations.
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In June 2020, Guy Guzzone expressed concerns with provisions of Governor Larry Hogan's 2021 budget that reduced worker salaries by $95 million and eliminated 92 positions.
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Guy Guzzone supported a proposal in Hogan's 2022 budget to give state employees a $1,000 bonus.
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In June 2019, Guy Guzzone was appointed to a task force to study the legalize recreational cannabis in Maryland.
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In 2012, Guy Guzzone campaigned against Question 6, which sought to repeal same-sex marriage in Maryland.
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In September 2016, following a report that accused Howard County Sheriff James Fitzgerald of discrimination and harassment toward his employees, Guy Guzzone said that he hoped Fitzgerald would resign.
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In 2005, Guy Guzzone supported legislation to cut property taxes for seniors.
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Guy Guzzone opposed a bill that would further cut property taxes for seniors, supporting a motion to table the bill.