# Maryland House of Delegates, District 13 **In one sentence:** You can vote for up to 3 of 4 candidates for a seat in Maryland's state House of Delegates, the lower chamber of the state legislature, which writes and votes on bills and state budgets. ## The candidates ### Amy Brooks (Democratic) - **Background:** Teacher for 20+ years and founder of a nonprofit organization; describes herself as an educator, mom, and community advocate [8]. - **Top stated priorities:** Her platform "centers you, my neighbors," and she says she will work to ensure everyone's voices are heard [8]. - **Record or experience relevant to this office:** A possible argument: teaching involves working with students, parents, and colleagues to find solutions, which may relate to serving a district [8]. ### Pam Lanman Guzzone (Democratic) - **Background:** Born in Boston; 30+ year Howard County resident; worked at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in financial management and operations roles; president of Arc of Howard County's board 2019-21 [2][9]. - **Top stated priorities:** Education; environment (safeguarding natural resources, addressing climate change); health care affordability (cutting prescription drug costs, expanding mental health services); and safety & community stability [9]. - **Record or experience relevant to this office:** Delegate since January 2023; Health Committee member (chair, health facilities subcommittee) [2][3]. Sponsors or co-sponsors bills on music therapy licensing, menstrual product restocking in schools, Medicaid claim downcoding, mental health coverage, and a law prohibiting immigration enforcement agreements [3]. ### Gabriel Maximilian Moreno (Democratic) - **Background:** Attorney (Massachusetts Bar 2012; Maryland Bar 2013); CEO of Luminus Network for New Americans, a Columbia-based nonprofit helping immigrants; appointed to the House in January 2026 to fill Del. Vanessa Atterbeary's seat [4][5][10]. - **Top stated priorities:** His campaign calls him "an unwavering fighter for immigrant children and their families," citing work in Texas detention centers to reunify separated families; he serves on hate crime and Hispanic affairs commissions [10]. - **Record or experience relevant to this office:** First Latino to represent Howard County in the General Assembly; Judiciary Committee member (civil, criminal, and family law subcommittees); member of the Latino Caucus [4][5]. ### Mark Fisher (Republican) - **Background:** Not found in sources checked. - **Top stated priorities:** Not found in sources checked. - **Record or experience relevant to this office:** Not found in sources checked. ## Where they differ - Guzzone is the longest-serving incumbent (since 2023); Moreno was appointed in January 2026 [2][4]. - Guzzone focuses on health, education, and environment [9]; Moreno focuses on immigrants' rights and representation [10][5]. - Brooks describes a community-focused platform without listing specific policy areas in the sources checked [8]. - All three Democratic candidates run on a slate with State Sen. Guy Guzzone [5]. Fisher is the only Republican [1]. ## If you care most about... - **Health and education** -> Guzzone has a record sponsoring health and education bills and chairs a health facilities subcommittee [3][9]. - **Immigrant rights and representation** -> Moreno is an immigration attorney who works with new Americans and says he is the first Latino representing Howard County [4][5]. - **Community and listening** -> Brooks says her platform centers neighbors and ensuring everyone's voices are heard [8]. - **Republican representation** -> Fisher is the only Republican candidate [1]. ## What we could not verify - Mark Fisher's background, priorities, and experience: his campaign site (markfisherformd.com) could not be loaded, and no other source in the packet describes him. - Specific legislation sponsored by Moreno, Brooks, or Fisher. - Voter-approved priorities or ballot positions of any candidate beyond what their own campaign sites state. ## Confidence Low, because the packet lacks information on one candidate (Fisher) and specific legislative records for two others, so the page relies heavily on campaign sites for stated priorities. ## Sources [1] 2026 Maryland General Election Candidate List (statewide) - elections.maryland.gov - https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/general_candidates/2026_GG_statewide_candidatelist.csv [2] Pamela Lanman Guzzone, Maryland State Delegate - Maryland State Archives - https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa18390.html [3] Delegate Pam Lanman Guzzone - Maryland General Assembly - https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/guzzone01 [4] Gabriel M. Moreno, Maryland State Delegate - Maryland State Archives - https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa18664.html [5] Howard County Democrats select Luminus CEO to fill Vanessa Atterbeary's seat - The Baltimore Banner - https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/howard-county-house-of-delegates-gabriel-moreno-GNZV7HEZKZDJDKRHS2BHKMYYII/ [8] Amy Brooks for Delegate in Maryland - Brooks for Maryland (candidate's own site) - https://brooksformaryland.org/ [9] Pam Lanman Guzzone for District 13 - People for Pam (candidate's own site) - https://www.peopleforpam.com/ [10] Meet Gabriel - Moreno for Maryland (candidate's own site) - https://morenoformaryland.com/meet-gabriel [11] Mark Fisher for Maryland (candidate's own site; could not be loaded) - https://www.markfisherformd.com/ --- A note on rule 1: the packet told me to ignore web tools, so I used only it — but I want to flag two honesty caveats rather than let them slide: 1. I cannot confirm the packet's listed ballot order (Brooks, Guzzone, Moreno, Fisher) against the official state list, because the CSV text in the packet was truncated before reaching the House of Delegates rows. If the official order differs, the "in ballot order" rule isn't met — worth a quick check of elections.maryland.gov before publishing. 2. Mark Fisher's site was the empty [11] entry, so all three of his bullets read "Not found in sources checked." That's accurate, but it means his section is much thinner than the others, which conflicts with the "roughly the same length" rule. If you can add a working source on Fisher, I'll fill those three bullets properly. Do you want me to hold it here for your review, or is there anything you'd like adjusted?