Manuel Guzman

Democratic Party

Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 127

Tenure

2020 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

4

Predecessor:Thomas Caltagirone (D)

Prior offices:

Reading School District Board of Directors At-large

Years in office: 2013 - 2017

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Compensation

Base salary

$106,422.33/year

Per diem

$185/day

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

Reading High School

Bachelor's

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Personal

Profession

Consultant

Contact

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Manuel Guzman (Democratic Party) (also known as Manny) is a member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives, representingDistrict 127. He assumed office on December 1, 2020. His current term ends on November 30, 2026.

Guzman (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to thePennsylvania House of Representatives to representDistrict 127. He won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

Biography

Manuel Guzman graduated from Reading High School in 2006. Guzman's career experience includes working as a political consultant.^[1]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Guzman was assigned to the following committees:

• House Appropriations Committee,Subcommittee Chair on Economic Impact and Infrastructure
• Gaming Oversight Committee
• Liquor Control Committee,Secretary
• Professional Licensure Committee

2021-2022

Guzman was assigned to the following committees:

• Liquor Control Committee
• Professional Licensure Committee
• House Appropriations Committee
• House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee
• Gaming Oversight Committee

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2024

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 127

IncumbentManuel Guzman won election in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 127 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Manuel Guzman (D)	96.9	12,684
		Other/Write-in votes	3.1	409

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 13,093
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 127

IncumbentManuel Guzman advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 127 on April 23, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Manuel Guzman	98.5	1,864
		Other/Write-in votes	1.5	29

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 1,893
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

2022

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 127

IncumbentManuel Guzman defeatedVincent Gagliardo Jr. in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 127 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Manuel Guzman (D)	66.3	7,114
	Submit photo	Vincent Gagliardo Jr. (R)	33.7	3,617

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,731
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 127

IncumbentManuel Guzman advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 127 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Manuel Guzman	100.0	2,260

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,260
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 127

Vincent Gagliardo Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 127 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Vincent Gagliardo Jr.	100.0	1,296

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,296
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Campaign finance

2020

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 127

Manuel Guzman defeatedVincent Gagliardo Jr. in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 127 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Manuel Guzman (D)	72.9	11,786
	Submit photo	Vincent Gagliardo Jr. (R)	27.1	4,372

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,158
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 127

Manuel Guzman defeatedRobin Costenbader-Jacobson,Robert Melendez,Raymond Baker, andCesar Cepeda in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 127 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Manuel Guzman	41.6	1,672
		Robin Costenbader-Jacobson	25.2	1,012
		Robert Melendez	16.7	673
	Submit photo	Raymond Baker	11.8	474
	Submit photo	Cesar Cepeda	4.7	188

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,019
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Abraham J. Cepeda (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 127

Vincent Gagliardo Jr. defeatedBranden Moyer in the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 127 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Vincent Gagliardo Jr.	51.5	448
		Branden Moyer	48.5	422

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 870
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Campaign finance

2018

See also:Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 127

IncumbentThomas Caltagirone defeatedVincent Gagliardo Jr. in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 127 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Thomas Caltagirone (D)	79.9	8,333
	Submit photo	Vincent Gagliardo Jr. (R)	20.1	2,092

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,425
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 127

IncumbentThomas Caltagirone defeatedManuel Guzman in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 127 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Thomas Caltagirone	54.9	896
		Manuel Guzman	45.1	736

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 1,632
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 127

Vincent Gagliardo Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 127 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Vincent Gagliardo Jr.	100.0	413

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2013

See also:Reading School District elections (2013)

Guzman ran againstRobin Jacobson,Abraham J. Cepeda,Eddie Moran,Yvonne L. Stroman, andBrian Twyman for a four year term.

Results

Reading School District, At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democrat	Eddie Moran	19.8%	2,916
	Democrat	Manuel Guzman	18.7%	2,754
	Democrat	Yvonne L. StromanIncumbent	17.7%	2,605
	Democrat	Robin Jacobson	17.1%	2,516
	Republican	Brian Twyman	10.4%	1,539
	Republican	Robin Costenbader-Jacobson	8.4%	1,236
	Republican	Abraham J. Cepeda	7.9%	1,167
	Nonpartisan	Write-in	0.1%	17
Total Votes				14,750
Source:Government of Berks County, Pennsylvania, "Rdg. School Board 4 Year," accessed December 16, 2013

Reading School District Primary Election, 4-year term, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Robin Costenbader-Jacobson	41.7%	561
	Republican	Brian Twyman	29.6%	399
	Republican	Abraham J. Cepeda	27.8%	374
	Republican	Write-in	0.9%	12
Total Votes				1,346
Source:Berks County Election Results, "2013 Primary Results," accessed October 7, 2013

Reading School District Primary Election, 4-year term, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democrat	Robin Costenbader-Jacobson	19.1%	1,545
	Democrat	Manuel Guzman	18%	1,456
	Democrat	Eddie Moran	17.8%	1,439
	Democrat	Yvonne L. Stroman	15.6%	1,264
	Democrat	Brian Twyman	15.4%	1,251
	Democrat	Abraham J. Cepeda	14%	1,137
	Democrat	Write-in	0.1%	9
Total Votes				8,101
Source:Berks County Election Results, "2013 Primary Results," accessed October 7, 2013

Campaign finance

Guzman reported no contributions or expenditures to Berks County Election Services.^[2]

Endorsements

Guzman did not receive any endorsements for his campaign.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Manuel Guzman did not completeBallotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Manuel Guzman did not completeBallotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Manuel Guzman did not completeBallotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Noteworthy events

Tested positive for coronavirus on October 29, 2020

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On October 29, 2020, Guzman announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19.^[3]

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