Will Guzzardi

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Will Guzzardi
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Democratic Party

Illinois House of Representatives District 39
Tenure

2015 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

9

Compensation

Base salary

$89,250/year

Per diem

$166/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

Chapel Hill High School

Bachelor's

Brown University

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Will Guzzardi (Democratic Party) is a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing District 39. He assumed office in 2015. His current term ends on January 8, 2025.

Guzzardi (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 39. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

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Guzzardi earned his Bachelor's in Comparative Literature from Brown University. His professional experience includes working in communications at the University of Chicago, as a reporter at Huffington Post Chicago and has tutored children in after school programs.[1]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Guzzardi was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Guzzardi was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Guzzardi was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Illinois committee assignments, 2017
• Appropriations-General Service
• Economic Opportunity, Vice chair
• Elections & Campaign Finance
• Elementary & Secondary Education School Curriculum Policies
• Judiciary - Criminal
• Restorative Justice

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Guzzardi served on the following committees:

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: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 39

Incumbent Will Guzzardi defeated Anthony Curran in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 39 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Will Guzzardi
Will Guzzardi (D)
 
80.1
 
24,895
Image of Anthony Curran
Anthony Curran (R)
 
19.9
 
6,184

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source

Total votes: 31,079
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 39

Incumbent Will Guzzardi advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 39 on March 19, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Will Guzzardi
Will Guzzardi
 
100.0
 
10,583

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 10,583
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 39

Anthony Curran advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 39 on March 19, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Anthony Curran
Anthony Curran
 
100.0
 
927

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 927
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2022

See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 39

Incumbent Will Guzzardi defeated Anthony Curran in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 39 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Will Guzzardi
Will Guzzardi (D)
 
85.8
 
21,918
Image of Anthony Curran
Anthony Curran (R) Candidate Connection
 
14.2
 
3,642

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 25,560
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 39

Incumbent Will Guzzardi advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 39 on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Will Guzzardi
Will Guzzardi
 
100.0
 
9,450

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 9,450
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2020

See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 39

Incumbent Will Guzzardi won election in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 39 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Will Guzzardi
Will Guzzardi (D)
 
100.0
 
33,816

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 33,816
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 39

Incumbent Will Guzzardi advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 39 on March 17, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Will Guzzardi
Will Guzzardi
 
100.0
 
13,687

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 13,687
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2018

See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 39

Incumbent Will Guzzardi won election in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 39 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Will Guzzardi
Will Guzzardi (D)
 
100.0
 
26,106

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 26,106
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 39

Incumbent Will Guzzardi advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 39 on March 20, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Will Guzzardi
Will Guzzardi
 
100.0
 
11,086

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 11,086
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2016

See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Illinois House of Representatives were held in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was November 30, 2015.[2]

Incumbent Will Guzzardi ran unopposed in the Illinois House of Representatives District 39 general election.[3][4]

Illinois House of Representatives, District 39 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Will Guzzardi Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections

Incumbent Will Guzzardi ran unopposed in the Illinois House of Representatives District 39 Democratic primary.[5][6]

Illinois House of Representatives, District 39 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Will Guzzardi Incumbent (unopposed)


2014

See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Illinois House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 18, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was December 2, 2013. Will Guzzardi defeated incumbent Maria Antonia Berrios in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election. James K. Muscarello (D) was removed from the ballot on January 7, 2014.[7][8][9]

Illinois House of Representatives, District 39 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngWill Guzzardi 60.4% 5,316
Maria Antonia Berrios Incumbent 39.6% 3,484
Total Votes 8,800

2012

See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2012

Guzzardi ran in the 2012 election for Illinois House of Representatives District 39. Guzzardi lost to incumbent Maria Antonia Berrios in the Democratic primary on March 20, 2012. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.[10][11]

The March 20 primary was separated by less than 150 votes. Guzzardi initially demanded a recount and challenged the results. However, on May 1, 2012, he conceded defeated.[12]

Illinois House of Representatives, District 39 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMaria Antonia Berrios Incumbent 50.8% 4,021
Will Guzzardi 49.2% 3,896
Total Votes 7,917

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Will Guzzardi did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Will Guzzardi did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2014

Guzzardi's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[13]

Strengthening Our Schools

  • Excerpt: "Demand an immediate moratorium on the school closings that are devastating our communities."
  • Excerpt: "Fight for the return of TIF surplus money to public schools to fund the restoration of arts, foreign languages, and physical education programs."
  • Excerpt: "Push for an elected school board to give Chicagoans a voice in the decisions made about our children's education"

Tackling Our Budget

  • Excerpt: "Fight for a fair income tax, with higher rates for higher earners and lower rates for lower earners."
  • Excerpt: "Put an end to corporate tax loopholes and breaks that allow 60% of Illinois corporations to avoid paying any income tax at all."
  • Excerpt: "Work for a solution to fund our pensions that honors our state's constitutionally protected contract with the working people who have paid into the system out of every paycheck, and who in most cases are ineligible for other retirement benefits like Social Security."

Making Government Accountable

  • Excerpt: "Push for stronger rules prohibiting legislators from voting on bills that could directly benefit their own financial interests and the interests of their immediate family."
  • Excerpt: "Limit the amount of money that political parties can donate to candidates."
  • Excerpt: "Put an end to legislative scholarships and other taxpayer-funded handouts that benefit only the clouted and connected."

Keeping Our Neighborhoods Safe

  • Excerpt: "Support and encourage community policing efforts, so that our officers can work more closely with our neighbors and community leaders."
  • Excerpt: "Offer counseling and supportive services to first-time, non-violent teenage offenders to keep them away from gangs and help them stay in school."
  • Excerpt: "Fight foreclosures by making banks sit down at the table and negotiate manageable mortgages with homeowners, keeping families in their homes and communities intact."

Creating Jobs And Growing The Economy

  • Excerpt: "Back public programs to rebuild our state’s infrastructure while bringing jobs to Illinoisans and boosting the state’s economy."
  • Excerpt: "Offer incentives to banks to lend more freely to small businesses, the biggest source of new jobs."
  • Excerpt: "Invest in education at every level, to help our working families develop the skills to succeed in the modern economy."

2012

Guzzardi's website listed the following issues:[14]

  • Strengthening our Schools
Excerpt: "Will believes that strong schools make strong communities, and that every child deserves a quality public education."
  • Keeping our Neighborhoods Safe
Excerpt: "Will believes that all of our families and seniors should feel safe in their communities. The most effective path to safer streets is with good community-based policing, more outreach programs for at-risk youth, and active community involvement."
  • Making Government Accountable
Excerpt: "When elected officials betray the public trust our communities suffer, and our ability to use local government to be part of the solution deteriorates."
  • Creating Jobs and Promoting Economic Development
Excerpt: "Good jobs are the anchors of strong families and healthy communities, and the best driver of economic growth in our communities."
  • Protecting Seniors
Excerpt: "Just as we have an obligation to our children, we also must care for those who came before us and provided for our own futures."

Campaign finance summary

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Will Guzzardi campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Illinois House of Representatives District 39Won general$84,792 $70,040
2022Illinois House of Representatives District 39Won general$116,970 $71,621
2020Illinois House of Representatives District 39Won general$80,281 N/A**
2018Illinois House of Representatives District 39Won general$154,945 N/A**
2016Illinois House of Representatives, District 39Won $97,109 N/A**
2014Illinois House of Representatives, District 39Won $477,490 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Endorsements

2014

In 2014, Guzzardi's endorsements included the following:[15][16]

  • The Illinois Observer
  • Alderman Joe Moreno (1st Ward)
  • Alderman Scott Waguespack (32nd Ward)
  • Aldermen John Arena (45th Ward)
  • SEIU Healthcare Illinois & Indiana
  • SEIU Local 1
  • SEIU Local 73
  • AFSCME 31
  • National Nurses United
  • The Chicago Teachers Union
  • Illinois Education Association
  • Illinois Federation of Teachers
  • Fraternal Order of Police, Chicago Lodge #7
  • Northside Democracy for America
  • Progressive Democrats of America -- PDA-Illinois and PDA-Chicago
  • The People's Lobby
  • Citizen Action of Illinois

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Official campaign website, "About Will," accessed February 18, 2014
    2. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election and Campaign Finance Calendar," accessed November 30, 2015
    3. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate list: General Election - 11/8/2016," accessed August 8, 2016
    4. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election results, General election 2016," accessed December 15, 2016
    5. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed January 3, 2016
    6. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election Results: GENERAL PRIMARY - 3/15/2016," accessed August 8, 2016
    7. ↑ Illinois Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
    8. ↑ Illinois Board of Elections, "General Primary Election Official Canvass," April 18, 2014
    9. ↑ Illinois Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
    10. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed December 5, 2011
    11. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed May 14, 2014
    12. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named lost
    13. ↑ Official campaign website, "Issues," accessed February 18, 2014
    14. ↑ Campaign website, Issues
    15. ↑ Official campaign website, "Endorsements," accessed February 18, 2014
    16. ↑ www.illinoisobserver.net, "Illinois House and Senate 2014 Primary Endorsements Part I,” accessed February 26, 2014
    17. ↑ Citizen Action Illinois, "99th General Assembly Legislative Scorecard 2016," accessed July 11, 2017
    18. ↑ Illinois Parents of Adults with Developmental Disabilities, "2016 Illinois Community Living Report," accessed July 11, 2017

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