Elizabeth Guzman
Elizabeth Guzman (Democratic Party) was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 31. She assumed office in 2018. She left office on January 10, 2024.
Guzman (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Virginia's 7th Congressional District. She lost in the Democratic primary on June 18, 2024.
Guzman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Guzman immigrated to the United States from Peru. She received her associate degree in office administration and management from Northern Virginia Community College, her bachelor's degree in public safety from Capella University, her M.P.A. from American University, and her master's degree in social work from the University of Southern California. Her professional experience includes working as a public administrator and a social worker.[1] In 2017, Guzman and Hala Ayala were the first Hispanic women in the state's history to be elected to the House of Delegates.[2][3]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Guzman was assigned to the following committees:
2020-2021
Guzman was assigned to the following committees:
- Education Committee, Vice chair
- Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee
- Labor and Commerce Committee
2019-2020
Guzman was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: Virginia's 7th Congressional District election, 2024
Virginia's 7th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 18 Democratic primary)
Virginia's 7th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 18 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Virginia District 7
Eugene Vindman defeated Derrick Anderson in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 7 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Eugene Vindman (D) | 51.2 | 203,336 | |
Derrick Anderson (R) | 48.5 | 192,847 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 1,116 |
Total votes: 397,299 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Craig Ennis (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 7
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 7 on June 18, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Eugene Vindman | 49.3 | 17,263 | |
Elizabeth Guzman | 15.1 | 5,283 | ||
Briana Sewell | 13.4 | 4,706 | ||
Andrea Bailey | 12.5 | 4,381 | ||
Margaret Franklin | 5.8 | 2,034 | ||
Carl Bedell | 2.1 | 738 | ||
Clifford Heinzer | 1.8 | 621 |
Total votes: 35,026 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mohamed Bourakba (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 7
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 7 on June 18, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Derrick Anderson | 45.2 | 16,338 | |
Cameron Hamilton | 37.2 | 13,448 | ||
Jonathon Myers | 12.9 | 4,660 | ||
John Prabhudoss | 2.0 | 729 | ||
Maria Martin | 1.7 | 625 | ||
Terris Todd | 1.0 | 373 |
Total votes: 36,173 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jeffrey Sacks (R)
- Shaliek Tarpley (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Guzman in this election.
2023
See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2023
General election
General election for Virginia State Senate District 29
Incumbent Jeremy McPike defeated Nikki Baldwin in the general election for Virginia State Senate District 29 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Jeremy McPike (D) | 56.2 | 29,641 | |
Nikki Baldwin (R) | 43.4 | 22,872 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 189 |
Total votes: 52,702 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Virginia State Senate District 29
Incumbent Jeremy McPike defeated Elizabeth Guzman in the Democratic primary for Virginia State Senate District 29 on June 20, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Jeremy McPike | 50.2 | 6,321 | |
Elizabeth Guzman | 49.8 | 6,271 |
Total votes: 12,592 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Virginia State Senate District 29
Nikki Baldwin defeated Maria Martin in the Republican primary for Virginia State Senate District 29 on June 20, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Nikki Baldwin | 50.0 | 2,605 | |
Maria Martin | 50.0 | 2,603 |
Total votes: 5,208 | ||||
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Endorsements
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2021
House of Delegates election
See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2021
General election
General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 31
Incumbent Elizabeth Guzman defeated Ben Baldwin in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 31 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Elizabeth Guzman (D) | 52.0 | 18,384 | |
Ben Baldwin (R) | 47.8 | 16,888 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 54 |
Total votes: 35,326 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 31
Incumbent Elizabeth Guzman defeated Rod Hall, Idris O'Connor, and Kara Pitek in the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 31 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Elizabeth Guzman | 53.8 | 3,201 | |
Rod Hall | 35.7 | 2,125 | ||
Idris O'Connor | 5.9 | 354 | ||
Kara Pitek | 4.6 | 275 |
Total votes: 5,955 | ||||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Ben Baldwin advanced from the Republican primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 31.
Campaign finance
Lieutenant Governor election
See also: Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2021
Virginia gubernatorial election, 2021 (June 8 Democratic primary)
Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2021 (May 8 Republican convention)
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
Winsome Sears defeated Hala Ayala in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Winsome Sears (R) | 50.7 | 1,658,767 | |
Hala Ayala (D) | 49.2 | 1,608,691 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 3,808 |
Total votes: 3,271,266 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Bobby Junes (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Hala Ayala | 37.6 | 181,168 | |
Sam Rasoul | 24.3 | 116,816 | ||
Mark Levine | 11.2 | 53,735 | ||
Andria McClellan | 10.6 | 51,015 | ||
Sean Perryman | 8.1 | 38,925 | ||
Xavier Warren | 4.1 | 19,903 | ||
Elizabeth Guzman (Unofficially withdrew) | 4.1 | 19,803 |
Total votes: 481,365 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kellen Squire (D)
- Paul Goldman (D)
Republican convention
Republican Convention for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Winsome Sears in round 5 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.
Total votes: 12,555 |
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2019
See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2019
General election
General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 31
Incumbent Elizabeth Guzman defeated Darrell Jordan in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 31 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Elizabeth Guzman (D) | 52.6 | 14,630 | |
Darrell Jordan (R) | 47.2 | 13,125 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 42 |
Total votes: 27,797 | ||||
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2017
General election
Elections for the Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2017. All 100 house seats were up for election. The general election took place on November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on June 13, 2017. The filing deadline for primary election candidates was March 30, 2017. The filing deadline for non-party candidates and candidates nominated by methods other than a primary was June 13, 2017.[4] Elizabeth Guzman (D) defeated incumbent Scott Lingamfelter (R) and Nathan Larson (Independent) in the Virginia House of Delegates District 31 general election.[5]
Virginia House of Delegates, District 31 General Election, 2017 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | Elizabeth Guzman | 54.07% | 15,466 | |
Republican | Scott Lingamfelter Incumbent | 44.25% | 12,658 | |
Independent | Nathan Larson | 1.68% | 481 | |
Total Votes | 28,605 | |||
Source: Virginia Department of Elections |
Races we watched
Ballotpedia identified 13 races to watch in the Virginia House of Delegates 2017 elections: four Democratic seats and nine Republican seats. Based on analysis of these districts' electoral histories, these races had the potential to be more competitive than other races and could possibly have led to shifts in a chamber's partisan balance.
This district was a Race to Watch because the incumbent won less than 55 percent of the vote in 2015 and the presidential candidate of the opposite party won in 2016. Incumbent Scott Lingamfelter (R) was first elected to the seat in 2001. He won re-election in 2015 with 53.4 percent of the vote, defeating his Democratic challenger by 6.8 points. He won in 2013 by 1.0 points. District 31 was one of 51 Virginia House districts that Democrat Hillary Clinton won in the 2016 presidential election. Clinton carried District 31 by 10.3 points. Democrat Barack Obama won the seat in the 2012 presidential election by 7.4 points. As of 2017, District 31 covered parts of Fauquier County and parts of Prince William County.
Democratic primary election
Elizabeth Guzman defeated Sara Townsend in the Virginia House of Delegates District 31 Democratic primary.[6]
Virginia House of Delegates, District 31 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
Elizabeth Guzman | 52.15% | 3,062 |
Sara Townsend | 47.85% | 2,809 |
Total Votes | 5,871 |
Republican primary election
Incumbent Scott Lingamfelter ran unopposed in the Virginia House of Delegates District 31 Republican primary.[7]
Virginia House of Delegates, District 31 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
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Candidate | ||
Scott Lingamfelter Incumbent |
Campaign themes
2024
Campaign website
Guzman’s campaign website stated the following:
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ELIZABETH ON AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE
ELIZABETH ON REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM
ELIZABETH ON EDUCATION
ELIZABETH ON WORKER RIGHTS AND COST OF LIVING
ELIZABETH ON IMMIGRATION
ELIZABETH ON CLIMATE CHANGE
ELIZABETH ON GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION
ELIZABETH ON DEMOCRACY AND VOTING RIGHTS
ELIZABETH ON FOREIGN POLICY/MILITARY
Increased Humanitarian Aid in Gaza: Elizabeth recognizes the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. She advocates for increased funding to address urgent needs, including healthcare, food, and shelter for civilians affected by conflict. ELIZABETH ON JUSTICE
ELIZABETH ON LGBTQ+ RIGHTS Elizabeth is committed to protecting LGBTQ+ individuals’ rights. She supports policies that prevent discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Passing legislation like the Equality Act is essential to protecting the rights of all Americans, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity. ELIZABETH ON HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION
ELIZABETH ON SOCIAL SECURITY
ELIZABETH ON RURAL ISSUES
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—Elizabeth Guzman’s campaign website (2024)[9] |
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Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Elizabeth Guzman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Guzman's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|I came to America 25 years ago as a single mother with just $300 in my pocket. Working 3 jobs to afford a small apartment for herself and my daughter, I attended NOVA and then Capella University at night. Earning multiple masters degrees, my experiences have motivated me to help those who might otherwise be invisible. Building a successful career as a social worker, I fight to protect children from abuse and help those struggling with their mental health.
When Prince William County made headlines for its attacks on immigrants, I mobilized our community. And when Trump was elected, I stepped up to run for office myself, defeating a 16-year Republican incumbent for a seat in the House of Delegates. I led Democrats in their efforts to pass Obamacare medicaid expansions, giving over 700,000 Virginians access to healthcare. Noticing my message, Speaker Pelosi selected me to give the SOTU response for Spanish language viewers across the country.
In Richmond, I introduced over 100 bills to implement paid-sick leave, hire more school counselors, and lift Virginia’s ban on public sector collective bargaining – drawing praise from across the aisle for ensuring rural communities just like Culpeper, Madison, Greene, and Orange Counties were never left behind.
My husband Carlos and I live in Prince William County where we have raised four children together, all of whom attended PWC’s Public Schools.
- Effective, Progressive and Electable. We have a number of great choices in this primary and I know as you review our records you will find that I am the best situated in all of those areas to be your nominee for Congress. Most Progressive - Fully implementing Obamacare in Virginia with Medicaid expansion for more than 700,000 Virginians. Increasing the minimum wage. Criminal Justice Reform and Abolishing the Death Penalty. Universal Background checks to buy a gun. Passing the ERA. Record setting new funding for public education. These are only a partial list of the historic achievements I helped to usher in as a Virginia Delegate and then I defeated every MAGA Republican challenger who came at me to roll back our progress.
- Most Effective - As a Delegate I represented more rural constituents than most other Democrats in Fauquier County while also representing more urban and suburban areas of Prince William County. I learned how to build common ground which is why I was frequently rated as one of the most effective legislators in Virginia. I passed historic state tax relief for veterans and banned the predatory lenders that had crowded Route 1 near Quantico.
- Most Electable - When I ran for the House of Delegates I defeated a long term Republican incumbent. When Republicans came for me in both of my re-elections spending millions of dollars with attack ads - I won anyways. With my record as one of Virginia’s most progressive legislators I have won every General Election because voters in our community are looking for proven leaders who can deliver real results for them, not professional politicians looking for a job. Nominating a candidate who has not faced down Republicans in elections before would put this seat in jeopardy and with the stakes so high we can not take that risk.
Reproductive freedom, common-sense gun safety reform, expanding workers rights, universal access to health care, investing in education, economic development in our communities, protecting immigrant rights, strengthening LGBTQ+ rights, housing affordability, access to public transit, voting rights, criminal justice reform, tax relief for veterans, and many more.
After Trump was elected President in 2016, my son asked me if we needed to move back to Peru because we speak Spanish at home. The fear in my son's eye is what motivated me to run for Delegate in 2017. I want the legacy I leave to be one of dedication and commitment to bettering the lives of all of our neighbors and creating a safer, more accepting, and livable future for the next generation.
Rep. Spanberger is leaving big shoes to fill. I believe it is critical to elect someone who will be able to be effective on Day 1. As the most experienced candidate in this race, I will be ready to fight for working Virginians and bring back investment to the 7th District, just as I did in Richmond. It is also critical that we nominate a Democrat who is tested and has proven they can win these tough swing seats, as I did when I flipped my Republican district in 2017 by double digits and then won re-election in 2019 and 2021.
I have proven I can win elections against Trump and his cronies and deliver real progress back to our
community. I hope I can count on your vote on or before June 18th to be your nominee and ensure we keep
this seat blue and continue to fight for more progress for your family in the United States Congress.
Virginia AFL-CIO, Teamsters Local 639, Latino Victory Fund, CASA In Action, Progressive Campaign Change Committee, AFSCME, CWA, ATU Local 689, PODER PAC, Vote Mama PAC, Six PAC, Neabsco District School Board Member Tracy Blake, Dumfries Councilmember Bryan Field, Dumfries Councilmember Caetrina Peterson, Quantico Councilman Yomosa Dabney, Former Rep. Luis Gutierrez, Virginia Senate President Pro Temp L. Louise Lucas, Delegate Paul Krizek, Delegate Marty Martinez, Delegate Dolores McQuinn, Former State Senator Emilie Miller, Former VA Secretary of Education Atif Qarni, Former House of Delegates Candidate John Q. Smith, Former PWC Neabsco Supervisor Candidate Nate Murphy.
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2023
Elizabeth Guzman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
House of Delegates election
Elizabeth Guzman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
Lieutenant Governor election
Elizabeth Guzman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
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Elizabeth Guzman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Guzman's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|I am a first-generation Immigrant who came looking for opportunities to achieve the American Dream. I found opportunities for my oldest daughter Pamela, worked three jobs, and eventually earned 2 Masters degrees. I am now a public administrator and social worker from the City of Alexandria. I ran to help everyone achieve their American Dream, by making healthcare affordable for every Virginia, ensuring high quality public schools, and investing in our roads and public transit.
Since getting elected, I have kept my promises by standing up for hardworking Virginia families on healthcare, transportation, and empowering women. With hard work, we voted to expand Medicaid to over 400,000 working families, including 10,000 in my own district. I have worked to improve our roads, including improvements to Rte. 29 in Fauquier Co. Finally, I have fought hard to empower women across the Commonwealth, through promotion of the Equal Rights Amendment, and ensure women have a place at the table in healthcare legislation.
- I have delivered on the promises I made, and helped get Medicaid expanded, increased the felony larceny threshold, and got money for roads in my district.
- I will continue to fight until every Virginian has access to affordable healthcare and paid time to go to the doctor or take their family to the doctor.
- Our public education is one of the most important areas to me. I was able to get teacher salary increases the last two years, and was able to get money so that our schools can hire more guidance counselors, so that they have time to talk to our students about the issues that affect them and help all students succeed.
I am extremely passionate about healthcare, education, criminal justice reform, and environmental issues.
I have come across many healthcare issues in my district. Since the expansion of medicaid, many of my constituents now have medical insurance, but are not able to use it. There were two main issues. The first was mainly in the more rural part of the county, where there are not enough doctors for the number of people that live in the area. I worked with my colleagues across the aisle to allow telemedicine in Virginia and to require it is covered by insurance. The other issue is that people do not have time to go to the doctor or take their families to the doctors because of their jobs, and I will continue to fight to ensure that all employees in Virginia have paid time off when they need it.
Education is one of my biggest priorities. I fought for teacher salary increases and to increase the amount of guidance counselors in our school. Our guidance counselors had a work load that was much too high, and they had too many students and were not able to spend time with them. Now this will be improved so that they can spend more time with our students and learn about their issues. It is still not where it needs to be, but we will work until we have reached a rate where the mental health of our students can be taken care of.
You can also find many of the other issues I have fought for through my legislative record.
My values are honesty, transparency, and accountability. These are necessary for anyone holding elected office. Your constituents need to know what you truly stand for and where your positions lie. I am always honest, even when it is not what some people want to hear. I also think transparency and accountability are extremely important. I consistently post on social media, send newsletters, and share what I work on with the district. I also held 24 town halls in my first two years, so that my constituents could ask about my work and tell me where I need to make changes, and what issues they support.
I was typist for six months when I was 16. I used to be good at typing so college kids would pay me to type their papers.
The last song that got stuck in my head is Shallow from the movie A Star is Born.
I was a single, 18 year old mom with big dreams in a new country. When I first moved to the United States, it was just me with my daughter, Pamela. I had to work three jobs to afford a one bedroom apartment, which did not leave much time for me to see my daughter. I worked extremely hard to find better employment and get an education, so I could move up and achieve the American Dream.
Due to the difference in partisan representation, the Senate works in a more bipartisan way. Even though the Republicans currently hold a majority, in the House, Republicans still act as if they had a super majority and kill many bills on party line votes without any consideration, while many of these pass the Senate and then survive crossover.
We must act to protect the environment. For too long, energy corporations have dominated the conversation on what Virginia needs to do, which has led to some awful policy that damages the environment. If we do not start to work on the environment, then it will be damaged beyond repair. This needs to start with the off-fossil fuels act, which starts a moratorium on new fossil fuel projects, and with changing Virginia code to allow for new renewable resource projects and for individuals to be able to sell their renewable energy back to the corporations. We also need to start protecting our waterways from microplastics and pollutants.
There needs to be a relationship between the administration and the legislature. Without the legislature, nothing will get done and nothing will get passed, and we are stuck in gridlock. Without the governor signing pieces of legislation, then again nothing is done, and we are in gridlock. We need the two sides to cooperate and work together on issues that will help Virginians, or nothing will get done.
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2017
Ballotpedia candidate survey
Guzman participated in a survey created by Ballotpedia. The survey was designed to let our readers know more about the candidates and feel confident that they are voting for the best person to represent them. The survey questions appear bolded, and Guzman's responses follow below.
“ | My primary job is to be a voice for all my constituents and make sure their voices are being heard at the table when decisions are made. Once elected, I am responsible for reporting back my accomplishments in the House and explain my voting record. My constituents will also know I have an open-door policy where they could reach out to me anytime they need whether they voted for me or not. Finally, I will be an advocate for them and work with my fellow legislators to pass laws that help all hardworking Virginia families.[8] | ” |
—Elizabeth Guzman |
“ | When I look at elected leaders in Virginia, Tim Kaine is my role model for service. Sen. Kaine has been a consummate fighter for Virginia families and he fought for me and my communities here in Prince William, when Republicans like Corey Stewart targeted immigrant and minority communities with 287(g) policies. He showed courage by standing up for minorities when many thought it was dangerous politically to do so. A legislator should not put the interest of big corporation in front of the interest of their constituents, needs to believe in fighting for all Virginians and fight for making Virginia a more inclusive and welcoming place.[8] | ” |
—Elizabeth Guzman |
“ | Healthcare is a human right and not a privilege. It is terrible that one of the richest states in the country cannot provide healthcare to all 400,000 poor working Virginians. As a legislator, I will: advocate to expand Medicaid, block the repeal and replace of Obama Care, incentivize employers who provide health care insurance, and work on reduce drug prices. Eventually, I will work for a single-payer healthcare system that will not only be good for hardworking families, but will grow the economy by creating new jobs in the health industry.[8] | ” |
—Elizabeth Guzman |
“ | I want to raise the minimum wage to a living wage for all Virginia families. Too many families are forced to work 2 or 3 jobs in order to make ends meet, and some never quite do so either. I barely afforded a 1-bedroom apartment when I came here on 3 jobs, so I know what that challenge looks like. I want families to be able to put food on the table and be present for their children's lives because quality time with your children is so important. That's why I will fight to make sure every family is making a living wage.[8] | ” |
—Elizabeth Guzman |
“ | Northern Virginia is the fastest growing region and transportation and transportation's infrastructure are major concerns to citizens in my area. Recently, a study concluded that the I-95 corridor in my district is the most congested area after New York and Los Angeles nationwide. We need to invest in smarter, long-term growth solutions that create more public transportation options and reduce the need for larger highways. Having a reliable transportation system thrives the economy of localities. We also need to preserve tax credits and programs that protect green spaces and undeveloped lands, so that we can create more climate friendly transportation plans in Virginia.[8] | ” |
—Elizabeth Guzman |
“ | I believe education is the key driver for Virginia's economy and we need to do better about educating our children. They are the future of our country. As a mother of four children raised in the public school system, I saw firsthand how many services we have lost in the school system starting with special education classrooms, less guidance counselors, less social workers, and more students with less money. As a Delegate, I will work to pay teachers in my district a fair wage and ensure our children have the tools to learn in the 21st century including those with special education needs.[8] | ” |
—Elizabeth Guzman |
“ | I view the relationship between local and state government as being one of cooperation and mutual respect. Local governments are most responsive to local needs, but state government needs to support local governments by helping them plan for future growth and providing funds for projects when needed. It is also important that local governments have the ability and access to their representatives to discuss challenges they face, an important duty I expect to fulfill as a Delegate.[8] | ” |
—Elizabeth Guzman |
Candidate website
Guzman’s campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Schools |
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—Elizabeth Guzman, [10] |
Campaign finance summary
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Endorsements
2017
In 2017, Guzman’s endorsements included the following:[11]
- Former Vice President Joe Biden (D)[12]
- Prince William County School Board Member Justin Wilk
- Prince William County School Board Member Diane Raulston
- Our Revolution[13]
- John Jenkins, Prince William County Board of Supervisors
- CASA in Action
- Service Employees International Union, Local 512
- Progressive Change Campaign Committee
- NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia[14]
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2023
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In 2023, the Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 11 to February 25.
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2022
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In 2022, the Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 12 to March 12.
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2021
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In 2021, the Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 13 to February 8.
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2020
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In 2020, the Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 12. A special session was held from August 18 to November 9.
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2019
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In 2019, the Virginia General Assembly was in session from January 9 through February 24.
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2018
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In 2018, the Virginia General Assembly was in session from January 10 through March 10. Special sessions were held from April 11 to May 30 and from August 30 to October 30.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Candidate U.S. House Virginia District 7 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Elizabeth Guzman, "Meet Elizabeth ," accessed May 10, 2017
- ↑ Univision, "In Trump's United States, some Latinas motivated to run for office," January 27, 2017
- ↑ NBC News, "First Two Latinas Are Elected to Virginia House of Delegates, Making History," November 8, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Candidacy Requirements for the November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed March 21, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 November General Unofficial Results," accessed November 7, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Democratic Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Republican Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Elizabeth Guzman’s campaign website, “Issues,” accessed June 14, 2024
- ↑ Elizabeth Guzman', "Issues," accessed May 10, 2017
- ↑ elizabethguzmanforvirginia.com, "Endorsements," accessed August 14, 2017
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Biden endorses Danica Roem, four other Va. Democrats in House races," October 17, 2017
- ↑ Our Revolution, "Our Revolution Endorses Three Candidates for Virginia House of Delegates," April 10, 2017
- ↑ NARAL, "2017 Endorsed House Candidates," accessed August 31, 2017
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Preceded by - |
Virginia House of Delegates District 31 2018-2024 |
Succeeded by Delores Oates (R) |