12 Facts About Michele Guyton

Michele Jenkins Guyton was born on October 19,1966 and is an American politician from the Democratic Party and is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 42B.

In 2015, Governor Larry Hogan appointed Michele Guyton to serve on the Maryland State Board of Education.

Michele Guyton served on the board until January 1,2019, when she resigned to become a state delegate.

In January 2018, at the Baltimore Women's March, Michele Guyton announced her intent to run for state delegate, citing the 2016 presidential election as what motivated her to run for office.

Michele Guyton received 48.4 percent of the vote in the 2022 Democratic primary and narrowly defeated Republican Tim Robinson in the general election with 26.5 percent of the vote.

Michele Guyton is a developmental psychologist and disabilities advocate who has worked at various institutions relating to psychology, including the University of Iowa, the North Carolina Department of Mental Health, and the Kennedy Krieger Institute.

Michele Guyton has used her position as state delegate to introduce several pieces of legislation that would support disabled Marylanders.

Michele Guyton was sworn in as a member of the House of Delegates on January 9,2019.

Michele Guyton was floated as a potential candidate for Maryland Senate in 2022.

In February 2020, Michele Guyton joined seven Democratic delegates in voting against a bill that would mandate background checks on private sales and transfers of shotguns and rifles.

Michele Guyton supports expanding access to healthcare, saying that she "believes it really is a human right" and that single-payer healthcare is worth discussing but would have to be paid for.

Michele Guyton opposes raising new taxes, instead advocating for redirecting priorities and using funding sources like lottery money and the legalization of marijuana.