Mike McGuire (born July 21, 1979) is an American politician currently serving as the 52nd President pro tempore of the California State Senate. A Democrat he represents the 2nd Senate district, which encompasses the North Coast region, from Marin County to Del Norte County.
Mike McGuire | |
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52nd President pro tempore of the California State Senate | |
Assumed office February 5, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Toni Atkins |
Majority Leader of the California Senate | |
In office January 19, 2022 – February 5, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Robert Hertzberg |
Succeeded by | Lena Gonzalez |
Member of the California Senate from the 2nd district | |
Assumed office December 1, 2014 | |
Preceded by | Noreen Evans |
Member of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors from the 4th district | |
In office 2011–2014 | |
Preceded by | Paul Kelley |
Succeeded by | James Gore |
Personal details | |
Born | Healdsburg, California, U.S. | July 21, 1979
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Erika Fremault |
Education | Sonoma State University (BA) |
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.[1] 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.[2] By August 2023, he began fundraising to run for Insurance Comissioner in 2026.[3]
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.[4] He attended Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, California, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in political science in 2002.[5]
McGuire first held elected office at 19 in 1998 when he was elected to the Healdsburg School Board.[citation needed] In 2004, he was elected to the Healdsburg City Council, where he spent six years, including time as the city's youngest mayor.[6] In 2010, he became a member of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors.[7] 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.[8]
In April 2015, he introduced bill SB 643, with the purpose of legalizing and regulating the medical marijuana industry.[9] The regulation would cover cultivation to consumption.[10] McGuire criticized the state's lack of rules and regulations for medical marijuana,[11] and was opposed to the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (Proposition 64).[12] In September 2017, he was part of the state's legislative session that urged Congress to censure the president Donald Trump.[13]
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.[14] In December 2018, he was selected to serve as assistant majority leader of the California Senate.[15][16] In early January 2019, Mike McGuire "applauded" Gavin Newsom's 2019 budget plan for California.[17] 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.[18]
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.[19] He authored a bill that established the Great Redwood Trail as a proposed rail-to-trail project in Northern California.[20]
McGuire was announced as the incoming State Senate President Pro-Tempore on August 28, 2023.[21] He assumed the position on February 5, 2024.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Mike McGuire | 3,894 | 30.3 | |
Nonpartisan | Gary W Plass | 2,821 | 22.0 | |
Nonpartisan | Lisa W Schaffner | 2,746 | 21.4 | |
Nonpartisan | Mark T Gleason | 2,462 | 19.2 | |
Nonpartisan | Tod Brilliant | 928 | 7.2 | |
Total votes | 12,851 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Mike McGuire | 4,437 | 35.6 | |
Nonpartisan | Tom Chambers | 3,031 | 24.3 | |
Nonpartisan | Gary W Plass | 2,928 | 23.5 | |
Nonpartisan | Tony Pastene | 2,053 | 16.5 | |
Total votes | 12,449 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Mike McGuire | 15,043 | 61.8% | |
Nonpartisan | Debora Fudge | 9,210 | 37.8 | |
Other | Write in | 103 | 0.4 | |
Total votes | 24,356 | 100.0 |
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Mike McGuire | 104,670 | 57.9 | |
Republican | Lawrence R. Wiesner | 48,401 | 26.8 | |
Democratic | Derek Knell | 19,733 | 10.9 | |
No party preference | Harry V. Lehmann | 8,060 | 4.5 | |
Total votes | 180,864 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Mike McGuire | 188,142 | 70.0 | |
Republican | Lawrence R. Wiesner | 80,778 | 30.0 | |
Total votes | 268,920 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Mike McGuire (incumbent) | 163,723 | 76.2 | |
Democratic | Veronica "Roni" Jacobi | 51,186 | 23.8 | |
Total votes | 214,909 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Mike McGuire (incumbent) | 233,688 | 67.2 | |
Democratic | Veronica "Roni" Jacobi | 114,184 | 32.8 | |
Total votes | 347,872 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Mike McGuire (politician) | 197,999 | 75.1 | |
Republican | Gene Yoon | 65,762 | 24.9 | |
Total votes | 263,761 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Mike McGuire (incumbent) | 283,689 | 73.3 | |
Republican | Gene Yoon | 103,333 | 26.7 | |
Total votes | 387,022 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |