Mike McGuire (politician)
{{short description|American politician (born 1979)}}
{{other people||Michael McGuire (disambiguation){{!}}Michael McGuire}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Mike McGuire
| image = CA Sen Mike McGuire.jpg
| caption = Official portrait, 2017
| office = 52nd President pro tempore of the California State Senate
| term_start = February 5, 2024
| term_end =
| predecessor = Toni Atkins
| successor =
| office1 = Majority Leader of the California Senate
| term_start1 = January 19, 2022
| term_end1 = February 5, 2024
| predecessor1 = Robert Hertzberg
| successor1 = Lena Gonzalez
| state_senate2 = California
| district2 = 2nd
| term_start2 = December 1, 2014
| term_end2 =
| predecessor2 = Noreen Evans
| successor2 =
| office3 = Member of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors
from the 4th district
| term_start3 = 2011
| term_end3 = 2014
| predecessor3 = Paul Kelley
| successor3 = James Gore
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|7|21}}
| birth_place = Healdsburg, California, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Democratic
| spouse = Erika Fremault
| education = Sonoma State University (BA)
}}
Mike McGuire (born July 21, 1979) is an American politician currently serving as the 52nd President pro tempore of the California State Senate. He is a Democrat and represents the 2nd Senate district, which encompasses the North Coast region, from Marin County to Del Norte County.
From January 19, 2022 to February 5, 2024, he has served as Majority Leader of the Senate, replacing Robert Hertzberg; he previous served as Assistant Majority Leader from December 2018 to his appointment as majority leader.{{Cite news |date=2022-01-19 |title=Our State Senate Representative, Mike McGuire, Just Got Named Majority Leader |url=https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2022/jan/19/our-state-senate-rep-mike-mcguire-just-got-named-m/ |work=Lost Coast Outpost}} Prior to being elected to the State Senate in 2014, he was a member of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors and served as mayor of Healdsburg, California.{{cite news|work=The Press Democrat |date=May 16, 2014 |url=http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/1863054-181/pd-editorial-mike-mcguire-is |title= PD Editorial: Mike McGuire is best choice in Senate election |first=Beth |last=Schlanker }} By August 2023, he began fundraising to run for Insurance Commissioner in 2026.{{Cite web |last=GRAHAM |first=ANDREW |date=2023-08-08 |title=As term limits push McGuire from state Senate, is a run for insurance chief next? |url=https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/mike-mcguire-reports-fundraising-for-statewide-office-of-insurance-commissi/ |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=Santa Rosa Press Democrat |language=en-US}}
Early life and education
Mike McGuire comes from a family of farmers, specializing in grape and prune farming for over 50 years. In 1998, he became the youngest person ever elected to the Healdsburg School Board at age 19.{{cite news |work=The Point Reyes Light |date=20 March 2014 |url=http://www.ptreyeslight.com/article/mike-mcguire-his-election-assured-remains-little-known-marin |title=Mike McGuire, his election assured, remains little known in Marin |first=Herb |last=Kutchins}} He attended Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, California, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in political science in 2002.{{Cite news|url=http://news.sonoma.edu/article/mcguire-distinguished-alum|title=McGuire Distinguished Alum|date=2016-12-21|work=SSU News|access-date=2017-11-23|language=en}}
Career
McGuire first held elected office at 19 in 1998 when he was elected to the Healdsburg School Board.{{citation needed|date=November 2023}} In 2004, he was elected to the Healdsburg City Council, where he spent six years, including time as the city's youngest mayor.California State Senate Majority Caucus [http://sd02.senate.ca.gov/biography California Senator Mike McGuire Senate District 2 Biography] In 2010, he became a member of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors.{{cite web|url=http://sonomacounty.ca.gov/Board-of-Supervisors/Press-Releases/2013/Supervisor-Mike-McGuire-Hosts-Annual-Windsor-Town-Hall-Meeting-on-August-19th/|title=Supervisor Mike McGuire Hosts Annual Windsor Town Hall Meeting on August 19th|website=sonomacounty.ca.gov|language=en|access-date=2017-11-23}} In 2014, McGuire ran for the California State Senate to succeed Democratic Senator Noreen Evans, who decided not to seek reelection. McGuire easily defeated Republican candidate Lawrence Weisner for the District 2 State Senate seat that year, winning 70% of the vote.{{Cite news|url=https://ballotpedia.org/California_State_Senate_elections,_2014|title=California State Senate elections, 2014 - Ballotpedia|access-date=2017-11-23|language=en-US}}
In April 2015, he introduced bill SB 643, with the purpose of legalizing and regulating the medical marijuana industry.{{cite web|url=https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB643|title=Bill Status|website=leginfo.legislature.ca.gov|access-date=2017-11-23}} The regulation would cover cultivation to consumption.{{cite news|work=Ukiah Daily Journal |date=2015-04-30 |url=http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/general-news/20150430/california-sen-mike-mcguire-proposes-regulating-medical-marijuana-industry |title=California Sen. Mike McGuire proposes regulating medical marijuana industry}} McGuire criticized the state's lack of rules and regulations for medical marijuana,{{cite news|work=The Guardian |date=3 May 2015 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/may/03/california-law-and-order-medical-marijuana-market |title=California looks to bring law and order to decades-old medical marijuana market |first=Anita |last=Chabria }} and was opposed to the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (Proposition 64).{{cite web|url=https://www.sonomanews.com/news/6250108-181/citing-marijuana-mess-sen-mike|title=Citing marijuana 'mess,' Sen. Mike McGuire opposes California's faulty Proposition 64|website=Sonomanews.com|date=31 October 2016|author=Guy Kovner|access-date=2 February 2019}} In September 2017, he was part of the state's legislative session that urged Congress to censure the president Donald Trump.{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/17/california-tears-into-trump-242801|title=California tears into Trump|website=Politico.com|date=17 September 2017|author=David Siders|access-date=2 February 2019}}
In September 2018, the bill he introduced to establish a statewide protocol for emergency alerts for all 58 California counties was signed into a law.{{cite web|url=https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/8764585-181/gov-brown-signs-into-law|title=Gov. Brown signs into law California emergency alerts and wildfire liability bills|website=Pressdemocrat.com|date=21 September 2018|author=Guy Kovner|access-date=2 February 2019}} In December 2018, he was selected to serve as assistant majority leader of the California Senate.{{cite web|url=https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/9098396-181/healdsburg-democrat-mike-mcguire-appointed?sba=AAS|title=Healdsburg Democrat Mike McGuire appointed to a top California Senate leadership post|website=Pressdemocrat.com|date=22 December 2018|author=Julie Johnson|access-date=2 February 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://krcrtv.com/north-coast-news/eureka-local-news/sen-mike-mcguire-named-assistant-majority-leader-of-ca-state-senate|title=Sen. Mike McGuire named assistant majority leader of CA State Senate|website=Krcrtv.com|date=24 December 2018|author=Marissa Papanek|access-date=2 February 2019}} In early January 2019, Mike McGuire "applauded" Gavin Newsom's 2019 budget plan for California.{{cite web|url=https://www.northcoastjournal.com/NewsBlog/archives/2019/01/10/wood-mcguire-applaud-govs-budget-plan|title=Wood, McGuire Applaud Gov.'s Budget Plan|website=Northcoastjournal.com|date=10 January 2019|author=Thadeus Greenson|access-date=2 February 2019}} That same month, when president Donald Trump threatened to withhold government emergency fundings for the wildfires because of poor forest management by the state of California, Mike McGuire replied in a tweet that most California forests affected are managed by the federal government and not the state.{{cite news|url=https://www.times-standard.com/2019/01/09/trump-blames-california-wildfires-on-forest-mismanagement/|title=Trump, California lawmakers spar over wildfire funding|newspaper=Times-Standard|date=9 January 2019|access-date=2 February 2019}}
In 2019, he co-authored California Senate Bill 27 (SB27) officially named Tax Transparency Bill which was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on July 30, 2019.{{cite web|url= https://www.gov.ca.gov/2019/07/30/governor-gavin-newsom-signs-sb-27-tax-transparency-bill/|title=Governor Gavin Newsom Signs SB 27: Tax Transparency Bill|date=July 30, 2019|work=Press release of the office of the Governor of California}} He authored a bill that established the Great Redwood Trail as a proposed rail-to-trail project in Northern California.{{cite web |last=Wear |first=Kimberly |date=February 3, 2022 |title=Moving Up |url=https://www.northcoastjournal.com/humboldt/moving-up/Content?oid=22682866 |access-date=2022-06-20 |website=North Coast Journal |language=en-us}}
McGuire was announced as the incoming State Senate President Pro-Tempore on August 28, 2023.{{Cite web |last=Luna |first=Taryn |date=2023-08-29 |title=California Senate taps new leader |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-08-28/california-senate-taps-new-leader-toni-atkins-mike-mcguire |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}} He assumed the position on February 5, 2024.
Elections
=2004 Healdsburg City Council Election =
{{Election box begin no change |title= 2004 Healdsburg City Council Election {{cite web|url=http://vote.sonoma-county.org/documents/election_results/2004/20041102summary.pdf|title=Registrar of Voters | Clerk-Recorder-Assessor-Registrar of Voters | County of Sonoma}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Mike McGuire
|votes = 3,894
|percentage = 30.3
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Gary W Plass
|votes = 2,821
|percentage = 22.0
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Lisa W Schaffner
|votes = 2,746
|percentage = 21.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Mark T Gleason
|votes = 2,462
|percentage = 19.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Tod Brilliant
|votes = 928
|percentage = 7.2
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 12,851
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2008 Healdsburg City Council Election =
{{Election box begin no change |title= 2008 Healdsburg City Council Election {{cite web|url=http://www.smartvoter.org/2008/11/04/ca/sn/race/5260/|title = Council Member; City of Healdsburg Election Information November 4, 2008 Election}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Mike McGuire
|votes = 4,437
|percentage = 35.6
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party =Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Tom Chambers
|votes = 3,031
|percentage = 24.3
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Gary W Plass
|votes = 2,928
|percentage = 23.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Tony Pastene
|votes = 2,053
|percentage = 16.5
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 12,449
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2010 Sonoma County Board of Supervisors 4th district election =
{{Election box begin no change |title= 2010 Sonoma County Board of Supervisors 4th district election [https://web.archive.org/web/20191109230048/http://sonomacounty.ca.gov/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=2147575053 ]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Mike McGuire
|votes = 15,043
|percentage = 61.8%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Debora Fudge
|votes = 9,210
|percentage = 37.8
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
|party = Other
|candidate = Write in
|votes = 103
|percentage = 0.4
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 24,356
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2014 State Senate Election=
{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title = California's 2nd State Senate district election, 2014
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Mike McGuire
| votes = 104,670
| percentage = 57.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Lawrence R. Wiesner
| votes = 48,401
| percentage = 26.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Derek Knell
| votes = 19,733
| percentage = 10.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = No party preference
| candidate = Harry V. Lehmann
| votes = 8,060
| percentage = 4.5
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 180,864
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Mike McGuire
| votes = 188,142
| percentage = 70.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Lawrence R. Wiesner
| votes = 80,778
| percentage = 30.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 268,920
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2018 State Senate Election =
{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title = California's 2nd State Senate district election, 2018
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Mike McGuire (incumbent)
| votes = 163723
| percentage = 76.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Veronica "Roni" Jacobi
| votes = 51186
| percentage = 23.8
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 214909
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Mike McGuire (incumbent)
| votes = 233688
| percentage = 67.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Veronica "Roni" Jacobi
| votes = 114184
| percentage = 32.8
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 347872
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2022 State Senate Election =
{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title = California's 2nd State Senate district election, 2022{{cite web|title=Primary Election - Statement of the Vote, June 7, 2022|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2022-primary/sov/99-state-senator.pdf|website=California Secretary of State |access-date=July 15, 2022}}{{cite web |title=General Election - Statement of the Vote, November 8, 2022 - State Senate |url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2022-general/sov/60-state-senator.pdf |website=California Secretary of State |access-date=December 15, 2022}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Mike McGuire (politician)|Mike McGuire (incumbent)
| votes = 197,999
| percentage = 75.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Gene Yoon
| votes = 65,762
| percentage = 24.9
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 263,761
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Mike McGuire (incumbent)
| votes = 283,689
| percentage = 73.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Gene Yoon
| votes = 103,333
| percentage = 26.7
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 387,022
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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- {{Ballotpedia|Mike_McGuire|Mike McGuire}}
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