# Maryland House of Delegates, District 13
**In one sentence:** This race chooses three of the four candidates to serve as your District 13 (south Howard County) delegates — the three representatives who introduce and vote on Maryland state laws, approve state spending, and oversee state government, serving four-year terms; you may vote for up to 3 [1][2][4].

## The candidates

### Amy Brooks (Democratic)
- **Background:** High school English teacher in Howard County; married with three sons. Degrees from Towson University and College of Notre Dame of Maryland. Age 49 [4].
- **Top stated priorities:** Close tax loopholes and raise taxes on wealthy Marylanders and corporations; a sales tax on services; easier building of affordable housing; protect abortion access and IVF; stronger rules on water pollution and PFAS; expand collective bargaining and affordable childcare [3][10].
- **Record or experience relevant to this office:** Not a current delegate; ran in the 2022 District 13 Democratic primary (17.3%) and advanced from the 2026 primary [5].

### Pam Lanman Guzzone (Democratic)
- **Background:** Incumbent delegate; about 30 years at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (financial management, technology, operations); board president of The Arc of Howard County; 30+ years in the county [1][4].
- **Top stated priorities:** Lower the cost of prescription drugs and expand mental and reproductive healthcare; universal Pre-K and better higher-education access; invest in renewable energy and protect the Bay; housing stability and gun safety [10].
- **Record or experience relevant to this office:** Member of the House since January 2023; chairs the Health Facilities Subcommittee and serves on the Health Committee [1].

### Gabriel Maximilian Moreno (Democratic)
- **Background:** Immigration attorney and former CEO of the Luminus Network for New Americans; sworn in as a delegate in January 2026 to replace retiring Delegate Vanessa Atterbeary; lives in Jessup [7][4].
- **Top stated priorities:** Protect vulnerable and immigrant communities; fully fund and expand public education; build a resilient, green economy; push justice reform, family law, mental-health access, and environmental policy (candidate's own words) [6].
- **Record or experience relevant to this office:** Judiciary Committee member; in 2026 he co-sponsored a bill banning certain local law-enforcement immigration-enforcement agreements, which became law [1][8].

### Mark Fisher (Republican)
- **Background:** Speaker and business leader; founder of BLM Incorporated and of Mark Fisher Focus (a speaking/coaching business); not a former delegate [11][13].
- **Top stated priorities:** Ease household cost pressures with a more focused, efficient, and accountable government; improve public safety through law-enforcement support and justice-system accountability; expand small-business and entrepreneurship opportunities (candidate's own words) [12].
- **Record or experience relevant to this office:** Not a current delegate; ran unopposed in the Republican primary. He did not answer The Banner's voter-guide questionnaire, so little was verified [4][13].

## Where they differ
- **Cost of living:** Brooks says close loopholes and raise corporate and top income taxes; Guzzone would cut prescription-drug costs; Fisher would cut taxes and streamline government [3][10][12].
- **Public safety / law enforcement:** Fisher pledges "smart investments" and accountability; Moreno backs a law making officer identification a bill and an immigration-enforcement ban [8][12].
- **Immigration:** Brooks and Moreno favor limiting local-police cooperation with federal immigration officials; Fisher and Guzzone state no such position [8][11].
- **Reproductive rights:** Brooks and Guzzone would protect abortion access; Moreno's coalition is backed by reproductive-justice groups; Fisher has no stated position [10][11].
- **Environment:** Guzzone would invest in renewables; Brooks wants stricter PFAS and pollution rules; Fisher states no position [10][11].

## If you care most about...
- **Lowering healthcare costs** -> Guzzone (her top priority: prescription drugs, mental/reproductive care) [10]; the others state no clear position.
- **Affordability and taxes** -> Brooks (raise taxes, close loopholes) and Fisher (cut taxes, slim government) pull in opposite directions; Guzzone focuses on healthcare costs [3][10][12].
- **Public safety and law enforcement** -> Fisher leads on this; Moreno (Judiciary) also proposes officer-identification and transparency measures [8][12].
- **Education and immigration** -> Moreno and Brooks are the strongest on public-education funding and protecting immigrant families; Guzzone favors universal Pre-K [6][10].

## Who supports and who opposes
- **Moreno** is backed by Gov. Wes Moore, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Maryland State Education Association, Howard County Education Association, Sierra Club, AFSCME Council 3, AFL-CIO Maryland, and others [6].
- **Guzzone** is backed by Maryland NOW and the AFSCME, MSEA, and AFL-CIO groups [9].
- **Brooks** is backed by CAIR Action, Everytown for Gun Safety, the MSEA, and the AFL-CIO [9].
- **Fisher** is backed by Right to Life PAC of Maryland [13]. No opposition endorsements were found in sources checked.

## What we could not verify
- Specific votes cast by Guzzone and Moreno (we verified committee roles and a few bills, not full roll-call records).
- A clear legislative record or detailed issue positions for Fisher, who skipped the Banner questionnaire.
- Whether the candidate "Mark Fisher" (District 13, Howard) is the same person as Delegate Mark N. Fisher of Calvert County — two distinct people share the name; the District 13 candidate is a first-time Howard County candidate [13][14].
- Exact 2026 general-election results were not yet posted.

## Confidence
**Medium.** Candidate identities, parties, primary results, official bios, and major endorsements are well sourced from official and nonpartisan outlets. Confidence is medium rather than high because Fisher declined to answer the Banner questionnaire (leaving his record and many positions thin) and because two different people named Mark Fisher run in Maryland.

## Sources
[1] Delegate Gabriel M. Moreno — Maryland General Assembly (mgaleg.maryland.gov) — https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/moreno01/
[2] Delegate Pam Lanman Guzzone — Maryland General Assembly (mgaleg.maryland.gov) — https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/guzzone01/
[3] Amy Brooks for Delegate: Issues — Campaign website (brooksformaryland.org) — https://brooksformaryland.org/issues
[4] Maryland House of Delegates District 13: 2026 Maryland Voter Guide — The Baltimore Banner — https://www.thebanner.com/voter-guide/2026/maryland/ga/delegates/maryland-house-of-delegates-district-13-6NM5GZL2BRGVZKP7T625MRVMOI/
[5] Amy Brooks — Ballotpedia — https://ballotpedia.org/Amy_Brooks
[6] Gabriel Moreno — Ballotpedia — https://ballotpedia.org/Gabriel_Moreno
[7] Governor Moore Announces Appointments of Gabriel Moreno... to the Maryland House of Delegates — Office of Governor Wes Moore — https://governor.maryland.gov/news/press-releases/governor-moore-announces-appointments-gabriel-moreno-derrick-coley-and-darrell-odom-sr-maryland
[8] Delegate Gabriel M. Moreno — Maryland General Assembly, legislation (mgaleg.maryland.gov) — https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/moreno01/
[9] Maryland House of Delegates District 13 with Endorsements — Blue Voter Guide — https://bluevoterguide.org/district/MD/Maryland_House_of_Delegates_District_13/51708/770
[10] Priorities — People For Pam (peopleforpam.com) — https://www.peopleforpam.com/priorities
[11] Decode the Vote: Maryland State House District 13 — Compare the Candidates' Positions — https://www.decodethevote.com/seats/md/state-house-13/compare
[12] Mark Fisher (Maryland House District 13) — Ballotpedia — https://ballotpedia.org/Mark_Fisher_(Maryland_House_District_13)
[13] Mark Fisher endorsements, 2026 — Sway — https://www.sway.co/candidate/mark-fisher-aed6cc59-9737-4adb-8efe-8a00c178101d
[14] 2026 Maryland House of Delegates election — Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Maryland_House_of_Delegates_election
[15] Official 2026 Primary Election Results, District 13 — Maryland State Board of Elections — https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/Primary_Results/gen_results_2026_6_20_P.html