By David Anderson, daanderson@baltsun.com
Jun 08, 2018 at 12:00 PM

Guthrie is married with six children, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He is a consultant and business manager for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers union at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt. The union represents about 250 workers at Goddard. He has previously worked as the full-time business manager and president of the IBEW in Maryland, and he spent 20 years as an unpaid registered lobbyist in Annapolis for retirees and "working men and women." He said lobbying gave him experience in working with Democrats and Republicans. "I was able to get over 90 percent of my [council] bills passed," Guthrie said. "You just have to know how to be a legislator; you have to know how to work with both sides of the aisle." Guthrie is a 2000 graduate of the Harford Leadership Academy. The academy is a leadership development program sponsored by Harford Community College and the Harford County Chamber of Commerce, according to the HCC website. Students learn about all government operations in Harford County. Guthrie recommends anyone running for local office participate in the academy as soon as possible. "Learn something about your county and how it operates," he said.