Guy Guzzone

Guy J. Guzzone
Member of the Maryland State Senate from District 13
Assumed office
January 14, 2015
Constituency Howard County
Maryland House of Delegates
In office
2007–2015
Howard County Council
In office
1998–2007
Personal details
Born (1964-03-27) March 27, 1964
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Children J, Greer, and Grant
Residence Columbia, Maryland
Religion Catholic

Guy J. Guzzone (born March 27, 1964) is an American politician who represents District 13 in the Maryland State Senate. He was sworn in to the State Senate on January 14, 2015, where he serves as a member of the Budget and Taxation Committee, as well as the Senate Chair of the Howard County Delegation. He is 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 is a member of the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, Health & Human Services Subcommittee, Pensions Subcommittee, and Senate Chairman of the Joint Audit 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.

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

Election results

General election results, 2006

Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome
Guy Guzzone, Democratic 26,891   22.3%    Won
Shane E. 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

Education

Guy graduated from Maryland public schools and attended the University of Maryland, College Park. He earned two bachelor's degrees in 1986 studying economics and government. As a master's degree candidate, he was awarded a MacArthur graduate fellowship. In 1988, he earned a Graduate Degree in Public Management.

Personal

Guy was born and raised in Maryland. His father Sam was a steelworker and his mother Rita was a homemaker and volunteer in the neighborhood schools. He has three children - Guy "J", Greer and Grant.

References

  1. Howard County Democratic Party
  2. "HouseBill 4 3rd Reading Vote Tally". Maryland Department of Legislative Information Services. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
  3. "House of Delegates Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on July. 21, 2007
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