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Guglielmo, who was of [[Italy|Italian]] ethnicity, went to work in 1930 for the administration of [[Governor]] [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Jr.]]. He held the position of administrator of personnel and finance until 1940, when [[Sam Houston Jones]] succeeded Huey's younger brother, [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]], as governor. Thereafter, Guglielmo served in numerous state-appointed posts.

Guglielmo, who was of [[Italy|Italian]] ethnicity, went to work in 1930 for the administration of [[Governor]] [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Jr.]]. He held the position of administrator of personnel and finance until 1940, when [[Sam Houston Jones]] succeeded Huey's younger brother, [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]], as governor. Thereafter, Guglielmo served in numerous state-appointed posts.

In 1964, he succeeded Rufus D. Hayes as insurance commissioner. Hayes declined to seek a second elected term in the position. Among the losing candidates were State Representative Jack M. Dyer of [[Baton Rouge]] and state Senator [[Speedy Long]] of LaSalle Parish, the choice of [[John J. McKeithen]], the successful gubernatorial candidate that year. Speedy Long went on to serve in the [[United States House of Representatives]]. The Long-Guglielmo rivalry reflected the split in the Long ranks which had surfaced in the first primary held in December 1963. Guglielmo carried the backing of defeated gubernatorial candidates [[Shelby M. Jackson]], [[Robert F. Kennon]], [[Claude Kirkpatrick]], and Gillis William Long (1923-1985).<ref>''Minden Press,'' November 4, 1963, p. 12.</ref>​

In 1964, he succeeded Rufus D. Hayes as insurance commissioner. Hayes declined to seek a second elected term in the position. Among the losing candidates were State Representative Jack M. Dyer of [[Baton Rouge]] and state Senator [[Speedy Long]] of LaSalle Parish, the choice of [[John J. McKeithen]], the successful gubernatorial candidate that year. Speedy Long went on to serve in the [[United States House of Representatives]]. The Long-Guglielmo rivalry reflected the split in the Long ranks which had surfaced in the first primary held in December 1963. Guglielmo carried the backing of defeated gubernatorial candidates [[Shelby M. Jackson]], [[Robert F. Kennon]], [[Claude Kirkpatrick]], and [[Gillis Long]].<ref>''Minden Press,'' November 4, 1963, p. 12.</ref>​

Though a freshman U.S. Representatives for Louisiana's since disbanded 8th congressional district, [[Gillis Long]] ran for governor in 1963 and then lost his U.S. House seat in 1964 to his third cousin, [[Speedy Long]], who had run unsuccessfully for insurance commissioner in 1963.

Though a freshman U.S. Representatives for Louisiana's since disbanded 8th congressional district, Gillis Long ran for governor in 1963 and then lost his U.S. House seat in 1964 to his third cousin, [[Speedy Long]], who had run unsuccessfully for insurance commissioner in 1963.

In 1967, Guglielmo won a second term as insurance commissioner. He defeated four intra-party opponents, John W. Davidson, Jack Simpson, a young insurance agent and a member of the Natchitoches Parish Police Jury;<ref>Jack Simpson advertisement, ''Minden Press-Herald'', October 13, 1967, p. 4.</ref> Raymond C. Wingate, and the [[conservative]] state Senator Willie Spencer Myrick (1918-1991) of Oak Grove in West Carroll Parish. In Guglielmo's second term, several insurance companies failed to pay claims in a timely manner and forced the insured to accept lower amounts by with-holding payment until the insured was desperate. Guglielmo worked to require claims be paid more faithfully and also backed the claims of numerous insurance agents against a number of the companies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecatholicnewsarchive.org/crra?a=d&d=cher19671102-01.1.14&txq=Dudley+Guglielmo|title=Guglielmo advertisement|publisher=Catholicnewsarchive.org|date=November 2, 1967|accessdate=March 25, 2019}}</ref> Guglielmo's failure to clarify and advertise these actions may have cost him a third term.

In 1967, Guglielmo won a second term as insurance commissioner. He defeated four intra-party opponents, John W. Davidson, Jack Simpson, a young insurance agent and a member of the Natchitoches Parish Police Jury;<ref>Jack Simpson advertisement, ''Minden Press-Herald'', October 13, 1967, p. 4.</ref> Raymond C. Wingate, and the [[conservative]] state Senator Willie Spencer Myrick (1918-1991) of Oak Grove in West Carroll Parish. In Guglielmo's second term, several insurance companies failed to pay claims in a timely manner and forced the insured to accept lower amounts by with-holding payment until the insured was desperate. Guglielmo worked to require claims be paid more faithfully and also backed the claims of numerous insurance agents against a number of the companies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecatholicnewsarchive.org/crra?a=d&d=cher19671102-01.1.14&txq=Dudley+Guglielmo|title=Guglielmo advertisement|publisher=Catholicnewsarchive.org|date=November 2, 1967|accessdate=March 25, 2019}}</ref> Guglielmo's failure to clarify and advertise these actions may have cost him a third term.