Elizabeth Guzmán | |
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Member of the
Virginia House of Delegates from the 31st district | |
In office January 10, 2018 – January 10, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Scott Lingamfelter |
Succeeded by | Delores Riley Oates (redistricting) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1973 or 1974 Lima, Peru |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Carlos Guzmán [1] |
Children | 4 |
Education |
Northern Virginia Community College Capella University ( BA) American University ( MPA) University of Southern California ( MSW) |
Website | Campaign website |
Elizabeth Rosalina Guzmán is a Peruvian-American politician and social worker who represented Virginia's 31st House of Delegates district in Virginia's House of Delegates. [2] She served on the House committees on Privileges and Elections and Cities, Counties, and Towns. Guzman was a Democratic candidate for Virginia Lieutenant Governor in 2021. She was an unsuccessful candidate to represent Virginia's 29th Senate district, failing to unseat incumbent Jeremy McPike.
Guzman was Virginia co-chair of the Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign. In June 2020, Guzman was elected at the Democratic Party of Virginia State Convention to represent the Commonwealth of Virginia at the DNC. [3][ non-primary source needed]
Born in Peru, Guzman immigrated to the United States and became a social worker. [4] [5]
In 2017, Guzman ran for state delegate and unseated eight-term incumbent Republican Delegate Scott Lingamfelter.
Guzman and Hala Ayala became the first Hispanic women elected to the House, both in Virginia's November 2017 election. [6] Their terms began in January 2018.
Guzman was invited by Nancy Pelosi to deliver the Spanish language response to the 2018 State of the Union Address, [7] [5]
Guzman is a progressive, and has criticized the Virginia Democratic Party for its traditionally centrist ideology. [8]
Guzman worked as a Court Appointed Service Advocate for CASA CIS, a nonprofit. [9]
Guzman announced her candidacy for Lieutenant Governor in October 2020. [10] Guzman came in third place in the first straw poll of the cycle at a Hunter Mill District Democratic Committee meeting, behind 1st place Sam Rasoul and 2nd place Sean Perryman. On April 17, Guzman withdrew from the lieutenant governor's race to focus on her reelection campaign for delegate. [11]
In December 2022, Guzman announced her intention to challenge incumbent senator Jeremy McPike in the Democratic primary. [12] She earned 49.76% of the vote, but conceded rather than go to a recount. [13]
In November 2023, Guzman announced her candidacy to replace Abigail Spanberger in Virginia's 7th congressional district. [14]
Guzman introduced a bill in the House of Delegates that would expand the state's definition of child abuse to include parents who do not affirm their child's gender identity or sexual orientation. [15]
Date | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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June 13, 2017 [16] [17] | Primary | Elizabeth R. Guzman | Democratic | 3,062 | 52.2 |
Sara E. Townsend | Democratic | 2,809 | 47.8 | ||
Nov 7, 2017 [18] | General | Elizabeth R. Guzman | Democratic | 15,466 | 53.99 |
L. Scott Lingamfelter | Republican | 12,658 | 44.19 | ||
Nathan D. Larson | Independent | 481 | 1.68 | ||
Write Ins | 39 | 0.14 | |||
Nov 5, 2019 [19] | General | Elizabeth R. Guzman | Democratic | 14,630 | 52.63 |
Darrell H. "D.J." Jordan, Jr. | Republican | 13,125 | 47.22 | ||
Nov 2, 2021 [20] | General | Elizabeth R. Guzman | Democratic | 18,384 | 52.0 |
Ben Baldwin | Republican | 16,888 | 47.8 | ||
June 20, 2023 [13] | Primary | Jeremy S. McPike | Democratic | 6,269 | 50.24 |
Elizabeth R Guzman | Democratic | 6,209 | 49.76 |
In May 2019, Guzman was given “The First” award from Latino Victory Fund. [21] The Library of Virginia selected her as one of the changemakers in its "New Virginians" program. [22]
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