# Michele Guyton

Michele Guyton is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 42B.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 42B
- Serving since: 2019-01-09
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b120ed9c-3669-44e7-a5ef-710b716071e7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b120ed9c-3669-44e7-a5ef-710b716071e7 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Guyton sits at −0.42 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 78% of State House Democrats.

## What Guyton says (MD 2025–26 session)

79 classified statements: 79 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Guyton | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 3.8% | 10.4% | 531 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 35.4% | 39.2% | 450 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.3% | 2.9% | 96 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 38.0% | 14.4% | 32 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 26% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 19% (State House Democrats 15%); Agriculture and Food 11% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Environmental Protection 11% (State House Democrats 3.4%); Transportation and Public Works 11% (State House Democrats 5.3%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.42 (standard error 0.02), from 548 donors and 1,158 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 78% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 98.4% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 98.7% (97.0%). 12 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-08-04 · voted yea · On Third Reading (Emerg) · HB 2101 Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026 - Withdraw and Repeal of Duplicate Proposed Constitutional Amendment · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2101/
- 2026-08-04 · voted yea · On Third Reading (Const) · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-03 · voted nay · FLA Del. Grammer /423321/1 · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · fail · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-03 · voted yea · Motion to Suspend Rules from 1st to 2nd Rdg (Emerg) · HB 2101 Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026 - Withdraw and Repeal of Duplicate Proposed Constitutional Amendment · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2101/
- 2026-08-03 · voted yea · Committee Amendments · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-03 · voted yea · FLA Del. Miller /863422/1 Ruled Out of Order Decision of the Chair · HB 2101 Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026 - Withdraw and Repeal of Duplicate Proposed Constitutional Amendment · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2101/
- 2026-08-03 · voted yea · FLA Del. Schmidt /413029/1 Ruled out of order Decision of the Chair · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-03 · voted nay · FLA Del. Buckel /403926/1 · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · fail · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-03 · voted nay · FLA Del. Szeliga /633228/1 · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · fail · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-03 · voted nay · FLA Del. Long, R. /183623/1 · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · fail · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/

## Legislation (MD 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 163 bills: 163 reached committee, 98 passed one chamber, 63 passed both, 60 became law. Cosponsored 0. 60.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 34 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1621: Wastewater Treatment Plants - Discharges - Requirements (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1621/
- HB 1614: Maryland Transportation Authority - Lane Use Control Signal Monitoring Systems (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1614/
- HB 1593: Community Pathways Waiver - Adoption of Regulations (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1593/
- HB 1532: Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1532/
- HB 1408: Motor Vehicles - Automated Traffic Enforcement Systems - Impoundment (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1408/
- HB 1488: Constitutional Language - Modernization (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1488/
- HB 1483: Clinical Professional Counseling - Out-of-State Providers - Use of Telehealth for Continuity of Care (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1483/
- HB 1386: Criminal Law - Distribution of Heroin or Fentanyl Causing Death or Serious Bodily Injury (Victoria, Scottie, Ashleigh, and Yader's Law) (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1386/
- HB 1508: State Highways - Highway Work Permits - Notice (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1508/
- HB 1574: Child Care Providers - Licensing and Registration Alterations (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1574/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $51.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 91% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2025-12-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/guyton42b/status/2005026101870113099
- 2025-12-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/guyton42b/status/2004250294000165258
- 2025-12-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/guyton42b/status/1999175824889557024
- 2025-12-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/guyton42b/status/1996699471921476050
- 2025-11-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/guyton42b/status/1994051502088892434
- 2025-11-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/guyton42b/status/1992340269275267337
- 2025-11-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/guyton42b/status/1992340273075257474
- 2025-11-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/guyton42b/status/1992340287939821728
- 2025-11-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/guyton42b/status/1990578365347357060
- 2025-11-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/guyton42b/status/1989145940054405160

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/guyton01
- Campaign site: https://www.micheleguyton.com/
- X: https://x.com/guyton42b
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MicheleGuytonforDelegate/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michele.guyton/?hl=en

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b120ed9c-3669-44e7-a5ef-710b716071e7