Bob Guzzardi

Bob Guzzardi
Personal details
Born	Robert Richard Guzzardi 1944 (age 72–73)
Alma mater	Georgetown University Temple University

Robert Richard "Bob" Guzzardi (born 1944) is an American attorney, real estate developer, conservative financier, and political activist. He is best known for his efforts to elect "reform Republican" candidates to the Pennsylvania General Assembly after the 2005 Pennsylvania General Assembly pay raise controversy.

He graduated from Saint Joseph's Preparatory School in 1963. He earned a degree in philosophy from Georgetown University in 1966 and earned a law degree from Temple University School of Law in 1970. He worked as a real estate attorney and founded Chancellor Properties, Inc. to manage several rental properties in Center City, Philadelphia. By 2006, he had sold most of his interests in these properties.

He has served on the boards of Middle East Forum, Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs, Zionist Organization of America, Dollars for Scholars and Yorktown University in Colorado.

He is known for his support of conservative reform causes, supply side economics and Israel.

In 2006, Guzzardi's financial support of conservative Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, who became known for lack of support for gay rights, became an issue with the clientele of his 12th Street Gym, which was known for being one of Philadelphia's "most gay-friendly establishments." The gym's business manager noted that all of the money donated to Santorum came from Guzzadi's personal account and not from the gym's business accounts. Guzzardi maintained that he supported Santorum because of his views on Israel, and not his social stance. In April 2006, Guzzardi liquidates his holding in the gym, selling it to his business partner, to avoid a growing protest from the LGBT community.

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