Richard K. Impallaria | |
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Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from District 7 | |
Assumed office January 8, 2003 |
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Preceded by | Nancy Hubers |
Personal details | |
Born | November 1, 1962 Baltimore, Maryland |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Sharon (Kramer) |
Residence | Essex, Maryland |
Richard K Impallaria (born November 1, 1962) is an American politician. Impallaria is a Republican member of the Maryland House of Delegates.
Impallaria attended Joppatowne High School in Harford County.
In April 13, 2015, the Maryland House of Delegates voted to repeal the unpopular mandate colloquially known as the "rain tax", 138-1. He was the sole vote against the repeal. He owned his own auto body shop in Middle River. He was also a chair of Citizens for Property Rights; Essex-Middle River Community in Action and is the former president of the Joppatowne Chapter of the Jay Cees Men's Club. He is also a member of the Essex-Middle River Businessmen's Association; Corpus Christi Council; Knights of Columbus; National Rifle Association; Northern Baltimore County Republican Club.
Impallaria was elected to the House of Delegates in 2002 and is a member of the Economic Matters Committee, the Maryland Veteran's Committee, among others.
Impallaria made news when he opposed Delegate Victor R. Ramirez's plan to allow illegal immigrants the right to attend public colleges and universities while paying in-state tuition. He has announced his opposition to allowing Harford County Public Schools access to LGBT related political, advocacy, and community support websites, using the term "homo promo" in a mass e-mail.
Richard was convicted of Driving under the Influence, and sentenced to several days in jail, after being arrested in Ocean City, MD while being observed with an open container in his vehicle. He was originally sentenced to 60 days due to his previous traffic record which includes over 50 various citations.