DemocratIn office since Nov 2018

Michele Guyton

Maryland State Delegate, District 42B since 2018. Ran in 2 elections between 2018 and 2022, winning 2. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.

Maryland State Delegate, District 42BBorn 1966

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 62; 167 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 1.6%; Chamber median 2.8%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +22.6; Won 2022
Elections: 3; 2018–2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Environment and Transportation · vice chair
Committee on Children, Youth and Families
Rules and Executive Nominations

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 167 sponsored · 62 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 107 Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment
Certifications · Became law May 2026

HB 388 Baltimore County Public Library - Collective Bargaining - Supervisory Employees
Baltimore County · Became law May 2026

HB 200 Sale of Residential Real Property - Required Flood Risk Disclosure
Boundaries · Became law May 2026

HB 753 Tax Sales - Homeowner Protections - Revisions
Agents and Brokers · Became law May 2026

HB 325 Education - Professional Standards and Teacher Education Board - Composition
Committee Changes · Became law May 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Guyton sits in the Maryland House of Delegates

Guyton is closer to the center than 87% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Vanessa Atterbeary, Frank Conaway, Ron Watson

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:52 PM ET

With Guyton’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Maryland House of Delegates.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Guyton’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Guyton	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Apr 2, 2026	HB 191: Consumer Protection - Retail Transactions for Essential Consumer Goods - Cash Payments	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 99–28
Apr 2, 2026	SB 286: Public Safety - Elevator Inspection Certificates - Searchable Database	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 113–21
Apr 2, 2026	SB 249: Tobacco Product Licensees - Additional Licensure for Electronic Smoking Devices	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 106–30
Apr 2, 2026	HB 1109: Public Health Reform Act	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 95–18
Apr 2, 2026	SB 290: Baltimore City - Ordinance Enforcement - Fines and Penalties	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 112–24

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Guyton was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Maryland House of Delegates, District 42B

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	Maryland House of Delegates, HD-42B	Counting	D+28.1	D+27.1	+1.0
2022	Maryland House of Delegates, HD-42B	Won	D+22.6	D+28.3	−5.7
2018	Maryland House of Delegates, HD-42B	Won	R+2.0	—	—