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Will Guzzardi

Will Guzzardi

Democratic · Illinois · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for Illinois House District 39, Illinois

Top priorities

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  • An education funding formula that directs more money to low-income school districts
  • Opposes using public dollars for private-school vouchers or scholarship tax credits
  • Reducing reliance on standardized testing
Biography

Will Guzzardi, a Democrat, is the sitting Illinois state representative for District 39, first elected in 2014, per the Illinois House's official roster. He attended Brown University, earning a degree in comparative literature, and is originally from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, per his campaign site. Guzzardi has lived in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood since attending university and previously taught after-school programs and tutored children, per his campaign site.

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