{{Short description|American politician (born 1964)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Guy Guzzone | image = Guzzone 2019 Headshot.jpg | office = Majority Leader of the Maryland Senate | term_start = January 9, 2019 | term_end = January 8, 2020 | predecessor = Douglas J. J. Peters | successor = Nancy J. King | state_senate1 = Maryland | district1 = 13th | term_start1 = January 14, 2015 | term_end1 = | predecessor1 = James N. Robey | successor1 = | state_delegate2 = Maryland | district2 = 13th | alongside2 = Shane Pendergrass, Frank S. Turner | term_start2 = January 10, 2007 | term_end2 = January 14, 2015 | predecessor2 = Neil F. Quinter | successor2 = Vanessa Atterbeary | office3 = Member of the Howard County Council<br>from the 3rd district | term_start3 = December 1998 | term_end3 = December 4, 2006 | predecessor3 = Dennis R. Schrader | successor3 = Jennifer R. Terrasa | birth_name = Guy Joseph Guzzone | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|3|27}} | birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = Democratic | spouse = {{marriage|Pam Guzzone|end=div}} | children = 3 | education = University of Maryland, College Park (BA, MPA) | signature = Guy Guzzone signature.svg }} '''Guy Joseph Guzzone''' (born March 27, 1964) 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. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented the district in the Maryland House of Delegates from 2007 to 2015, and as a member of the Howard County Council from 1998 to 2006.
==Early life and education== Guzzone was born in Baltimore on March 27, 1964. He graduated from Parkville High School and attended the University of Maryland, College Park, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and government & politics in 1986, and later his Master of Public Administration degree in public management as a MacArthur Graduate Fellow in 1988. Guzzone also attended Georgetown University, where he earned an executive certificate in juvenile justice and multi-system integration in 2008.<ref name="msa">{{cite web |title=Guy J. Guzzone, Maryland State Senator |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/05sen/html/msa14619.html |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=Maryland State Archives |access-date=November 12, 2023}}</ref>
==Political career== Guzzone first got involved in politics as a college intern for U.S. Representative Bill Nelson. He later served as a special assistant to county councilmember Shane Pendergrass from 1991 to 1995.<ref name="msa" /> In 1994, Guzzone was appointed to the Kings Contrivance village board of directors,<ref>{{cite news |title=Village expanding its board |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1994-10-04-1994277075-story.html |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=October 4, 1994}}</ref> serving as its chair from 1995 to 1998. From 1996 to 1998, he served as the state director of the Maryland Sierra Club.<ref name="msa" />
===Howard County Council=== 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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Timberg |first1=Craig |title=Guzzone wants seat on council Sierra Club director is hoping to regain Democratic majority; Schrader to give up seat; Newcomer will face Columbia Council member Wanda Hurt |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1997-10-27-1997300046-story.html |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=October 27, 1997}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hedgpeth |first1=Dana |title=Cook to run against Gray Republican candidate faces 'uphill battle' for County Council; Quayle appears at dinner |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1998-03-17-1998076098-story.html |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 17, 1998}}</ref> He ran unopposed the Democratic primary in September 1998, and faced Republican Wanda Hurt in the general election.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Epstein |first1=Gady A. |last2=Neal |first2=Jill Hudson |title=Parties choose known names Del. Kittleman's son wins GOP backing, for County Council; Democrats pick Slack Katz; Primary 1998 |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1998-09-16-1998259097-story.html |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=September 16, 1998}}</ref> The election was seen as the most competitive in the county, as the winning candidate would decide who held the majority on the county council.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Epstein |first1=Gady A. |title=Both parties' candidates attack school-budget action GOP hopes to avoid rift over education |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1998-05-21-1998141144-story.html |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=May 21, 1998}}</ref> Guzzone defeated Hurt in the general election on November 5, 1998, with 58.1 percent of the vote.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Epstein |first1=Gady A. |title=Tide takes out GOP Democrats win executive slot, council majority; 'Gingrich is disgusting'; Reversal from 1994 attributed to dislike of Congress' actions |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1998-11-05-1998309096-story.html |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=November 5, 1998}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Epstein |first1=Gady A. |title=Democrats seize council Guzzone prevails over Republican Hurt in swing district; Columbia incumbents win; ELECTION 1998 |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1998-11-04-1998308116-story.html |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=November 4, 1998}}</ref> He was sworn into the county council in December 1998, and served as the council's chair in 2001 and from 2003 to 2005.<ref name="msa" />
In 2006, Guzzone chaired the transition team of Howard County Executive-elect Kenneth Ulman.<ref name="msa" />
===Maryland House of Delegates=== In November 2005, after initially considering a run for county executive,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carson |first1=Larry |title=Kittleman seeks late father's seat |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2004-09-24-0409240429-story.html |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=September 24, 2004}}</ref> 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. During the Democratic primary, he ran on a slate with incumbent state delegates Shane Pendergrass and Frank S. Turner.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=C. Fraser |title=Political games in Md. this year: falling dominoes and musical chairs |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2005-11-13-0511120048-story.html |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=November 13, 2005}}</ref> Guzzone won the Democratic primary in September 2006, placing third and edging out Quinter,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Spivack |first1=Miranda S. |title=Guzzone Unseats Quinter in House Race |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2006/09/13/guzzone-unseats-quinter-in-house-race/d640b398-a75b-4572-9caf-d6a6c460d123/ |access-date=November 12, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=September 13, 2006}}</ref> and defeated Republican challengers in the general election.<ref name="2006g" /> Guzzone was sworn in on January 10, 2007, and was a member of the Appropriations Committee during his entire tenure.<ref name="msa" />
In October 2013, Guzzone was named to the Howard County organizing team for Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown's gubernatorial campaign.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Yeager |first1=Amanda |title=Where there is a will, Howard's Macfarlane finds a way [Political Notebook] |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/howard/ph-ho-cf-political-notebook-1017-20131017-story.html |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=October 18, 2013}}</ref>
===Maryland Senate=== 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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ames |first1=Blair |title=Guzzone running for state senate |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-xpm-2013-06-14-bal-guzzone-running-for-state-senate-20130614-story.html |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=June 14, 2013}}</ref> During his campaign, he ran on a slate with Vanessa Atterbeary and state delegates Shane Pendergrass and Frank S. Turner.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Yeager |first1=Amanda |title=Atterbeary joins the 'Team 13' ticket |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/howard/columbia/ph-ho-cf-atterbeary-0313-20140312-story.html |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 12, 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lavoie |first1=Luke |last2=Yeager |first2=Amanda |title=Republican Flanagan wins 9B, Howard state delegation still led by Democrats |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/howard/ph-ho-cf-elec14-state-20141105-story.html |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=November 5, 2014}}</ref>
Guzzone was sworn in on January 14, 2015, and has been a member of the Budget and Taxation Committee during his entire tenure.<ref name="msa" />
thumb|Guzzone in 2023 In November 2018, Senate President Thomas V. Miller Jr. announced that he would appoint Guzzone as majority leader of the Maryland Senate.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=More News From the State Senate |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2018/11/30/more-news-from-the-state-senate/ |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=November 30, 2018}}</ref> After Miller announced that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer, he was seen as a likely candidate to succeed him if Miller was to step down,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=Md. Business Group Rebrands, Highlights Polarization in Annapolis |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/06/05/md-business-group-rebrands-highlights-polarization-in-annapolis/ |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=June 5, 2019}}</ref> but he declined, instead endorsing eventual Senate President Bill Ferguson,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=What to Expect at the Senate Democratic Caucus Meeting: The Unexpected |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/10/24/what-to-expect-at-the-senate-democratic-caucus-meeting-the-unexpected/ |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=October 24, 2019}}</ref> who returned the favor by appointing Guzzone to chair the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee following his election.<ref>{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |title=Guzzone to Replace King as Chair of Senate Budget Panel |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/11/20/guzzone-to-replace-king-as-chair-of-senate-budget-panel/ |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=November 20, 2019}}</ref> During his tenure as chair, he implemented a three-minute limit on testimonies and frequently utilized work groups to develop policy.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaskill |first1=Hannah |title=New Senate Chairmen Promise Streamlining, Other Reforms |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/01/09/new-senate-chairmen-promise-streamlining-other-reforms/ |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=January 10, 2020}}</ref>
In 2018, Guzzone chaired the transition team of Howard County Executive-elect Calvin Ball III.<ref name="msa" />
Guzzone was a delegate to the 2024 Democratic National Convention, pledged to Kamala Harris.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=Meet the Maryland delegates to the Democratic National Convention |url=https://marylandmatters.org/2024/07/22/meet-the-maryland-delegates-to-the-democratic-national-convention/ |access-date=July 22, 2024 |work=Maryland Matters |date=July 22, 2024}}</ref>
==Personal life== Guzzone was married to Pam Guzzone, whom he moved from Parkville to Columbia with in 1992<ref>{{cite news |last1=McCabe |first1=Deidre Nerreau |title=Two rivers, open spaces and a quiet village life |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1995-03-12-1995071196-story.html |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 12, 1995}}</ref> and later divorced. Pam was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=A Guzzone-Guzzone Ticket in Howard County? |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/12/20/a-guzzone-guzzone-ticket-in-howard-county/ |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=December 20, 2021}}</ref> Together, they have three children.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pamela Lanham Guzzone, Maryland State Delegate |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa18390.html |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=Maryland State Archives |access-date=November 12, 2023}}</ref>
Guzzone has Lyme disease.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carson |first1=Larry |title=Lyme disease more than doubles in state |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2008-05-20-0805190351-story.html |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=May 20, 2008}}</ref>
==Political positions== ===Budgets=== During the 2017 legislative session, Guzzone introduced legislation to increase funding for the Maryland Legal Services Corporation, the state's largest funder of civil legal aid, which passed and became law.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Leckrone |first1=Bennett |title=Legal Safety Net Program Faces Funding Crunch as Needs Mount |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/09/15/legal-safety-net-program-faces-funding-crunch-as-needs-mount/ |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=September 15, 2020}}</ref>
During the 2021 legislative session, Guzzone said he supported Governor Hogan's RELIEF Act, which provided $750 stimulus checks to low-income families in Maryland, calling it a "good place for us to start".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Leckrone |first1=Bennett |title=Hogan Proposes $1 Billion Relief Package, Pressures Legislature for Swift Passage |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/01/11/hogan-proposes-1-billion-relief-package-pressures-legislature-for-swift-passage/ |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=January 11, 2021}}</ref> He 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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Leckrone |first1=Bennett |title=Maryland Senators Add $520 Million To Hogan's Relief Proposal |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/01/27/maryland-senators-add-520-million-to-hogans-relief-proposal/ |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=January 27, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Leckrone |first1=Bennett |title=Senate Panel Moves Hogan's RELIEF Act, With an Extra $520 Million |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/01/28/senate-panel-moves-hogans-relief-act-with-an-extra-520-million/ |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=January 28, 2021}}</ref>
In February 2023, 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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sears |first1=Bryan P. |title=Political Notes: Bill backlog likely spells doom for some proposals, fundraising off a failed nominee and much more as General Assembly hits halfway point |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/02/25/political-notes-bill-backlog-likely-spells-doom-for-some-proposals-fundraising-off-a-failed-nominee-and-much-more-as-general-assembly-hits-halfway-point/ |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=February 25, 2023}}</ref>
===Education=== In January 2012, 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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McPherson |first1=Lindsey |title=O'Malley's plan to shift teachers' pensions angers Howard County leaders |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/ph-ho-cf-pension-shift-0126-20120119-story.html |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=January 19, 2012}}</ref>
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, Guzzone promised to get "every county and city" on board with the funding formulas in the bill.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaines |first1=Danielle E. |title=Legislative Leaders Promise Help for Baltimore, Prince George's on Kirwan Costs |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/01/12/legislative-leaders-promise-help-for-baltimore-prince-georges-on-kirwan-costs/ |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=January 12, 2020}}</ref> Legislators would later amend the bill's funding formulas to lessen its impacts on poorer areas of the state, which decreased the bill's cost to Prince George's County to $183 million and to Baltimore to $170 million by 2030.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Broadwater |first1=Luke |last2=Wood |first2=Pamela |title=Maryland House of Delegates approves historic, expensive plan to improve public schools |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-ga-kirwan-vote-20200306-cic247gnpbg2vpvvvwcpmzwxz4-story.html |access-date=May 5, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 7, 2020}}</ref> Guzzone also supported legislation to creating a tax on online advertising and expanding the state sales tax to include online streaming services,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaines |first1=Danielle E. |title=Senate Moves Revenue Bills to Cover Education Reform Costs |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/03/11/senate-moves-revenue-bills-to-cover-education-reform-costs/ |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=March 11, 2020}}</ref> and an amendment that would limit the Blueprint's implementation if state revenues dropped by more than 7.5 percent.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaines |first1=Danielle E. |title='Blueprint' Advocates Keep Hope Alive as Deadline for Hogan Action Nears |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/04/20/blueprint-advocates-keep-hope-alive-as-deadline-for-hogan-action-nears/ |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=April 20, 2020}}</ref>
===Electoral reform=== During the 2019 legislative session, Guzzone supported legislation that would designate Maryland's votes in the Electoral College to the winner of the national popular vote provided a red state agrees to do the same.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Broadwater |first1=Luke |title=Maryland bill would aim to speed up demise of the Electoral College |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-electoral-college-20190218-story.html |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=February 24, 2019}}</ref>
In 2020, Guzzone supported a resolution calling on Congress to hold a convention to overturn ''Citizens United v. FEC''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hawkins |first1=Samantha |title=Activists, Lawmakers Want Big Money Out of Politics - But Divide on How |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/03/06/activists-lawmakers-want-big-money-out-of-politics-but-divide-on-how/ |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=March 6, 2020}}</ref>
===Environment=== During the 2019 legislative session, Guzzone introduced legislation to establish a Forest Conservation Task Force to develop recommendations on how to address deforestation without disrupting development. The bill passed and became law.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=Dept. of Natural Resources Sets Listening Tour on State Forest Action Plan |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/05/07/dept-of-natural-resources-sets-listening-tour-on-state-forest-action-plan/ |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=May 7, 2019}}</ref> In 2021, he introduced legislation to establish the Clean Water Commerce Fund to reduce pollution in state waterways, which passed and became law.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=Senators Consider Sweeping Climate Bill - And More Modest Measures |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/01/28/senators-consider-sweeping-climate-bill-and-more-modest-measures/ |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=January 29, 2021}}</ref>
In February 2019, 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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Logan |first1=Erin B. |title=State bill to bring plastic bag fee to Howard County advances in General Assembly |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/howard/ph-ho-cf-plastic-fee-0214-story.html |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=February 6, 2019}}</ref>
===Gambling=== In August 2012, Guzzone said he was undecided on legislation to expand gambling in Maryland.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McPherson |first1=Lindsey |title=Howard delegates have mixed views on gambling expansion |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/ph-ho-cf-gambling-expansion-0809-20120808-story.html |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=August 8, 2012}}</ref>
During the 2020 legislative session, Guzzone introduced the Racing and Community Development Act, a bill that would provide $375.5 million in state funding to refurbish Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park, financed by revenues from slot machines and gambling.<ref>{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |title=Speaker Jones, Budget Chairman Guzzone to Sponsor Pimlico Bill |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/01/31/speaker-jones-budget-chairman-guzzone-to-sponsor-pimlico-bill/ |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=January 31, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |title=Race Track Bill Eyes Gaming Proceeds, Not Education Funds |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/02/04/race-track-bill-eyes-gaming-proceeds-not-education-funds/ |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=February 4, 2020}}</ref> He also supported legislation to legalize sports betting in Maryland,<ref>{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |title=Sports Gaming Bill Headed to Senate Floor |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/03/04/sports-gaming-bill-headed-to-senate-floor/ |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=March 4, 2020}}</ref> which was overwhelming approved by voters in the 2020 elections.<ref>{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |title=As Sports Gambling Debate Ramps Up, Casino Commits to Minority Business Partner |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/01/26/as-sports-gambling-debate-ramps-up-casino-commits-to-minority-business-partner/ |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=January 26, 2021}}</ref>
===Gun policy=== During the 2013 legislative session, Guzzone supported the Firearm Safety Act, a bill that placed restrictions on firearm purchases and magazine capacity in semi-automatic rifles.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ames |first1=Blair |title=Senators vote with opposite party on death penalty |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/ph-ho-cf-political-notebook-0314-20130314-story.html |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 14, 2013}}</ref>
===Healthcare=== In February 2011, Guzzone supported legislation to establish a single-payer healthcare system in Maryland.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carson |first1=Larry |title=Political notebook: Same-sex marriage debate fuels delegation hearing |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/howard/bs-xpm-2011-02-24-bs-ho-politics-dems-issues-20110224-story.html |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=February 24, 2011}}</ref>
During the 2017 legislative session, Guzzone introduced, but later withdrew, legislation that would provide terminally ill patients with palliative care.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cox |first1=Erin |title=Maryland lawmakers will withdraw aid-in-dying legislation |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-aid-in-dying-withdrawn-20170303-story.html |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 3, 2017}}</ref> He also introduced the "Keep the Door Open Act", which would increase state payments to community behavioral health clinics and organizations.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wood |first1=Pamela |title=Hundreds rally for mental health and drug treatment |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-health-rally-20170223-story.html |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=February 23, 2017}}</ref>
===Labor=== During the 2013 legislative session, Guzzone introduced legislation to give library workers in Howard County collective bargaining rights.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ames |first1=Blair |title=Howard delegation approves bill giving library employees option to unionize |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/ph-ho-cf-delegation-meeting-0207-20130130-story.html |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=January 30, 2013}}</ref>
In June 2020, Guzzone expressed concerns with provisions of Governor Larry Hogan's 2021 budget that reduced worker salaries by $95 million and eliminated 92 positions.<ref>{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |title=Lawmakers React to Hogan Budget Proposal |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/06/29/lawmakers-react-to-hogan-budget-proposal/ |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=June 29, 2020}}</ref> He supported a proposal in Hogan's 2022 budget to give state employees a $1,000 bonus.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaines |first1=Danielle E. |title=Hogan Proposes $1K Bonus Payments For State Employees |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/03/08/hogan-proposes-1k-bonus-payments-for-state-employees/ |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=March 8, 2021}}</ref>
During the 2021 legislative session, Guzzone introduced legislation that would give community college employees collective bargaining rights.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shwe |first1=Elizabeth |title=Senate Committee Moves Bill to Allow Collective Bargaining Rights for Community College Employees |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/03/17/senate-committee-moves-bill-to-allow-collective-bargaining-rights-for-community-college-employees/ |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=March 17, 2021}}</ref> The bill passed and became law after legislators voted to override Hogan's veto on the bill during the special legislative session later that year.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shwe |first1=Elizabeth |title=The Pandemic Inspired Passage of Unionization Bills, But Vetoes Mean Fight Continues |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/06/18/the-pandemic-inspired-passage-of-unionization-bills-but-vetoes-mean-fight-continues/ |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=June 18, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaskill |first1=Hannah |title=Legislature Prepares to Override Hogan's Vetoes During Special Session |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/12/05/legislature-prepares-to-override-hogans-vetoes-during-special-session/ |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=December 6, 2021}}</ref>
===Marijuana=== In June 2019, Guzzone was appointed to a task force to study the legalize recreational cannabis in Maryland.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Broadwater |first1=Luke |title=Maryland task force begins work on potential legalization of marijuana |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/health/marijuana/bs-md-marijuana-task-force-20190625-story.html |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=June 25, 2019}}</ref> During the 2021 legislative session, he supported legislation to legalize recreational cannabis in Maryland.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaskill |first1=Hannah |title=Feldman Pushes Cannabis Legalization, Ferguson Co-Signs |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/02/04/feldman-pushes-cannabis-legalization-ferguson-co-signs/ |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=February 4, 2021}}</ref>
===Social issues=== During the 2011 legislative session, Guzzone voted for legislation that would ban discrimination against transgender and non-binary people.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McPherson |first1=Lindsey |title=Advocates hope passing of Howard transgender bill will spur statewide movement |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/ph-ho-cf-transgender-1208-20111206-story.html |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=December 6, 2011}}</ref> In 2012, he campaigned against Question 6, which sought to repeal same-sex marriage in Maryland.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McPherson |first1=Lindsey |title=Political Notebook: Ulman, Macfarlane to host fundraiser for marriage equality campaign |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/ph-ho-cf-political-notebook-0712-20120710-story.html |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=July 11, 2012}}</ref>
In September 2016, following a report that accused Howard County Sheriff James Fitzgerald of discrimination and harassment toward his employees, Guzzone said that he hoped Fitzgerald would resign. After the Howard County Council began considering impeaching him from office,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wood |first1=Pamela |title=Howard County officials move to oust embattled sheriff |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/howard/bs-md-ho-sheriff-speaks-20160929-story.html |access-date=November 11, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=September 29, 2016}}</ref> Fitzgerald announced that he would resign in October.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Waseem |first1=Fatimah |title=Following resignation of Howard sheriff, county-wide diversity promotion studies proposed |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/howard/columbia/ph-ho-cf-glances-ball-diversity-studies-1103-20161031-story.html |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=October 31, 2016}}</ref>
During the 2026 legislative session, Guzzone introduced a bill to codify federal protections drawn from the U.S. Supreme Court's 1999 decision in ''Olmstead v. L.C.'', which made it illegal to discriminate against people with disabilities in community settings.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ibrahim |first1=Mennatalla |title=Maryland Senate committee considers developmental disability legal protections |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/03/03/maryland-senate-committee-considers-developmental-disability-legal-protections/ |access-date=February 9, 2026 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 3, 2026}}</ref>
===Taxes=== In 2005, Guzzone supported legislation to cut property taxes for seniors.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carson |first1=Larry |title=Tax relief measures unite members of council |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2005-05-04-0505040055-story.html |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=May 4, 2005}}</ref> In 2006, he introduced legislation to provide tax credits to homeowners who install solar or geothermal energy equipment, which was unanimously approved by the county council and became law. Guzzone also opposed a bill that would further cut property taxes for seniors, supporting a motion to table the bill.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carson |first1=Larry |title=Seniors tax cut pushed by GOP |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2006-10-06-0610060189-story.html |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=October 6, 2006}}</ref>
During the 2013 legislative session, Guzzone voted for legislation to index the state's fuel taxes to inflation to pay for state transportation projects.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ames |first1=Blair |title=Transportation needs gas tax revenue, says Howard's Turner |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/howard/ph-ho-cf-political-notebook-0328-20130327-story.html |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 27, 2013}}</ref> In 2023, he opposed an amendment to the state budget that would have decoupled the fuel tax, saying that the state needed the tax for another two years while expressing support for a new funding mechanism to pay for state transportation projects.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sears |first1=Bryan P. |title=Republicans seek gas tax consistency, Democrats warn of a reckoning |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/03/20/republicans-seek-gas-tax-consistency-democrats-warn-of-a-reckoning/ |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=March 21, 2023}}</ref>
===Transportation=== In April 2021, Guzzone blocked legislation that would codify promises made by the Maryland Department of Transportation toward highway expansion projects on Interstate 270 and the Capital Beltway, saying that there were "too many issues" with the bill.<ref>{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |title=P3 'Promises' Bill Unlikely to Get a Vote, Committee Chairman Says |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/04/10/p3-promises-bill-unlikely-to-get-a-vote-committee-chairman-says/ |access-date=November 12, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=April 10, 2021}}</ref>
==Electoral history== {{Election box begin no change | title = Howard County Council District 3 Democratic primary election, 1998<ref>{{cite web | title = Howard County, Maryland - Primary Election Returns 1998 | work = Maryland Manual On-Line | publisher = Maryland State Archives | url = https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/how/elect/primary/how1998p.html | date = March 14, 2022}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Guy Guzzone |votes = 2,283 |percentage = 100.0 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Howard County Council District 3 election, 1998<ref>{{cite web | title = Howard County, Maryland - General Election Returns 1998 | work = Maryland Manual On-Line | publisher = Maryland State Archives | url = https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/how/elect/general/how1998.html | date = March 14, 2022}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Guy Guzzone |votes = 7,679 |percentage = 58.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Wanda Hurt |votes = 5,522 |percentage = 41.8 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 14 |percentage = 0.1 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Howard County Council District 3 election, 2002<ref>{{cite web | title = Howard County, Maryland - General Election Returns 2002 | work = Maryland Manual On-Line | publisher = Maryland State Archives | url = https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/how/elect/general/how2002.html | date = March 14, 2022}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Guy Guzzone (incumbent) |votes = 9,778 |percentage = 65.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Diane Wilson |votes = 5,091 |percentage = 34.2 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 9 |percentage = 0.1 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Maryland House of Delegates District 13 Democratic primary election, 2006<ref>{{cite web | title = Official 2006 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for Legislative District 13 | work = Maryland State Board of Elections | url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2006/results/primary/legislative_district_13.html}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Shane Pendergrass (incumbent) |votes = 8,301 |percentage = 27.4 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Guy Guzzone |votes = 7,502 |percentage = 24.7 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Frank S. Turner (incumbent) |votes = 7,027 |percentage = 23.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Neil F. Quinter (incumbent) |votes = 5,252 |percentage = 17.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Nina Basu |votes = 2,242 |percentage = 7.4 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Maryland House of Delegates District 13 election, 2006<ref name="2006g">{{cite web | title = Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for Legislative District 13 | work = Maryland State Board of Elections | url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2006/results/general/legislative_district_13.html}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Guy Guzzone |votes = 26,891 |percentage = 22.3 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Shane Pendergrass (incumbent) |votes = 26,633 |percentage = 22.1 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Frank S. Turner (incumbent) |votes = 24,437 |percentage = 20.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Mary Beth Tung |votes = 15,216 |percentage = 12.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Rick Bowers |votes = 13,665 |percentage = 11.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Loretta Gaffney |votes = 13,466 |percentage = 11.2 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 84 |percentage = 0.1 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Maryland House of Delegates District 13 election, 2010<ref>{{cite web | title = Official 2010 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates | work = Maryland State Board of Elections | url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2010/results/General/gen_results_2010_2_01613.html}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Guy Guzzone (incumbent) |votes = 27,140 |percentage = 21.9 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Shane Pendergrass (incumbent) |votes = 25,894 |percentage = 20.9 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Frank S. Turner (incumbent) |votes = 24,823 |percentage = 20.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Ed Priola |votes = 16,225 |percentage = 13.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Loretta Gaffney |votes = 14,844 |percentage = 12.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Jeff Robinson |votes = 14,680 |percentage = 11.9 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 91 |percentage = 0.1 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Maryland Senate District 13 Democratic primary election, 2014<ref>{{cite web | title = Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for State Senator | work = Maryland State Board of Elections | url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2014/results/primary/gen_results_2014_1_01513.html | date = July 16, 2014}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Guy J. Guzzone |votes = 9,423 |percentage = 100.0 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Maryland Senate District 13 election, 2014<ref>{{cite web | title = Official 2014 Gubernatorial General Election results for State Senator | work = Maryland State Board of Elections | url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2014/results/General/gen_results_2014_2_01513.html | date = December 2, 2014}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Guy J. Guzzone |votes = 25,026 |percentage = 62.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Jody Venkatesan |votes = 15,126 |percentage = 37.6 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 26 |percentage = 0.1 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Maryland Senate District 13 election, 2018<ref>{{cite web | title = Official 2018 Gubernatorial General Election results for State Senator | work = Maryland State Board of Elections | url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2018/results/general/gen_results_2018_2_01513.html | date = December 11, 2018}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Guy Guzzone (incumbent) |votes = 47,309 |percentage = 97.4 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 1,267 |percentage = 2.6 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Maryland Senate District 13 election, 2022<ref>{{cite web | title = Official 2022 Gubernatorial General Election results for State Senator | work = Maryland State Board of Elections | url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2022/general_results/gen_results_2022_6_13.html | date = December 7, 2022}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Guy Guzzone (incumbent) |votes = 37,241 |percentage = 97.1 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 1,095 |percentage = 2.9 }} {{Election box end}}
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