Daryl Metcalfe
| Daryl Metcalfe | |
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| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 12th district |
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Assumed office January 5, 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Patricia Carone |
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November 9, 1962 Syracuse, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Elke Metcalfe |
| Residence | Cranberry Township |
| Alma mater | Kansas State University, Manhattan |
Daryl D. Metcalfe (born November 9, 1962) is an American politician currently serving in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Metcalfe is a member of the Republican Party and has represented the 12th legislative district since 1999. He currently serves as the majority chairman of the House State Government Committee.
Metcalfe is a graduate of Charles W. Baker High School in Baldwinsville, New York, and he attended Kansas State University while serving in the United States Army at Fort Riley in Kansas. He later was stationed in Germany. His experience in the army included duty as an air defense radar and I.F.F. (identification friend or foe) systems repair specialist.
Prior to his election, Metcalfe was employed with Dade Behring (formerly DuPont Diagnostics) for 13 years as a field engineer. He was responsible for managing a biomedical service territory in western Pennsylvania.
Metcalfe was elected in 1998 to replace retiring representative Pat Carone. He has won re-election nine times.
He is currently the majority chairman of the House State Government Committee.
Metcalfe ran as a candidate for lieutenant governor in 2010. He came in third place in the Republican primary, losing to Jim Cawley.
Daryl Metcalfe has been recognized by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette as the Pennsylvania General Assembly's "No. 1 Conservative." "I was a Tea Partier before it was cool." Metcalfe said in an interview.
Metcalfe opposed Philadelphia's program to market the city to gay tourists. He tried to cut state funding to universities that offer domestic partner benefits. He sued a gay New Hope couple for attempting to get a marriage license In September 2009, Metcalfe held up a Pennsylvania State Assembly resolution declaring October "Domestic Violence Awareness Month". Metcalfe claimed that the bill "had language in it that brought men into the situation", citing this as evidence of a homosexual agenda. This met with criticism from Rep. Babette Josephs who said, "The gentleman from Butler has made this problem even worse and more men may be abused, even killed in their homes," on the House floor in 2009.
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