38 Facts About Richard Impallaria

Richard K Impallaria was born on November 1,1962 and is an American politician who served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 7 in Baltimore and Harford counties, from 2003 to 2023.

Richard Impallaria was a chair of Citizens for Property Rights, Essex-Middle River Community in Action, is the former president of the Joppatowne Chapter of the Jay Cees Men's Club.

Richard Impallaria first got involved with politics in 2000, when he helped garner support for a referendum to repeal Senate Bill 509, which gave Baltimore County the power to condemn land in Essex and Randallstown for redevelopment.

In 2002, Richard Impallaria ran for the Maryland House of Delegates, seeking to succeed state delegate Nancy Hubers.

Richard Impallaria won the Republican primary with 13.7 percent of the vote, coming in third place behind Pat McDonough and J B Jennings.

Richard Impallaria won the general election on November 5,2002, coming in third place with 17.0 percent of the vote.

Richard Impallaria was elected to the House of Delegates in 2002.

Richard Impallaria was sworn in on January 8,2003, and was re-elected in 2006,2010,2014, and 2018.

In 2022, Richard Impallaria was redrawn into District 7B, where he ran for re-election but was defeated in the Republican primary in District 7B by state delegate Lauren Arikan in July 2022.

In June 2018, state delegate Kathy Szeliga accused Richard Impallaria of sending out campaign mailers attacking Szeliga by calling her a closet Democrat.

Richard Impallaria initially declined responsibility for this, but after Szeliga emailed him to say she would inform their GOP colleagues about the fliers targeting her, he forwarded the email to every member of the House Republican caucus in which he referred to himself as the "evil genius" responsible for the attacks on Szeliga.

Richard Impallaria denied any knowledge about the call, saying that he never approved or paid for it.

In May 2019, the Maryland Republican Party asked Richard Impallaria to resign from the Maryland House of Delegates, saying he was "unworthy of the title Delegate" following a controversy over a campaign robocall, a history of traffic violations, and a lawsuit against party officials.

Richard Impallaria refused to resign, saying that it was up to his constituents to decide whether he stays in the Maryland General Assembly.

In January 2012, Richard Impallaria declared his candidacy for the United States House of Representatives in Maryland's 2nd congressional district, challenging incumbent US Representative Dutch Ruppersberger.

Richard Impallaria was defeated in the Republican primary by state senator Nancy Jacobs, receiving 23.8 percent of the vote and coming in second place.

In January 2020, Richard Impallaria again ran for the United States House of Representatives in Maryland's 2nd congressional district, challenging incumbent US Representative Dutch Ruppersberger.

Richard Impallaria was defeated by state senator Johnny Ray Salling in the Republican primary election, placing fourth with 16.2 percent of the vote.

In 1982, Richard Impallaria was charged with four counts of assault with intent to murder as a result of allegations that, "He tried to run down four people, including his mother and brother," and subsequently served three years probation for battery charge as a result of that incident.

Richard Impallaria was originally sentenced to 60 days due to his previous traffic record, which includes over 50 various citations.

On July 27,2022, Richard Impallaria was charged with multiple counts of theft and misconduct in office, alleging that he misused state funds involving a personal cottage and a district office in Essex, which is located outside of his district.

On January 13,2023, Richard Impallaria agreed to plead guilty to the misconduct charges and pay $44,100 in restitution to the state in a plea deal with prosecutors; after completing these actions, his case was converted to a probation before judgement status in June 2023, removing the convictions from his record.

In March 2013, Richard Impallaria voted against a bill that would repeal capital punishment in Maryland.

In March 2011, Richard Impallaria said he opposed Governor Martin O'Malley's $1.5 billion proposal to spur offshore wind development in the state, calling the plan "a boondoggle that every single resident in the state is going to be shaken down to finance".

In 2004, Richard Impallaria confronted four lobbyists for immigrants' issues during a hearing on a bill to study the fiscal impact of illegal immigration, who he says referred to him as "racists" during testimony on the measure.

In 2007, Impallaria said he opposed a bill introduced by state delegate Victor R Ramirez that would allow illegal immigrants to attend public colleges and universities while paying in-state tuition.

In March 2014, Richard Impallaria voted against a bill to raise the state minimum wage to $10.10 an hour by 2017.

In January 2020, Richard Impallaria said he supported Donald Trump's 2020 re-election bid.

In 2022, Richard Impallaria voted against a bill that would provide 12 weeks of partially paid leave to recover from childbirth or serious illnesses, or to care for a loved one.

In 2022, Richard Impallaria said he supported a right to repair bill that would have allowed farmers to repair their own farm equipment.

In 2010, Richard Impallaria said he opposed allowing Harford County Public Schools students to access LGBT-related political, advocacy, and community support websites, using the term "homo promo" in a mass e-mail.

In 2011, Richard Impallaria said he opposed a bill that would allow transgender people to use restrooms that match their gender identities.

Richard Impallaria said he did not believe that employers should be required to accept a worker's decision to change their gender expression, and expressed concerns that anti-LGBT discrimination laws would lead to situations where "halfway through the school year, you have a schoolteacher that used to be Mr Bob that's now Miss Sally".

In 2012, Richard Impallaria voted against the Civil Marriage Protection Act, which legalized same-sex marriage in Maryland.

In 2019, Richard Impallaria voted not to censure state delegate Mary Ann Lisanti after she used a racial slur to refer to a legislative district in Prince George's County, saying it would be inappropriate of him to judge Lisanti when he didn't have firsthand knowledge of what happened.

In March 2022, Richard Impallaria introduced an amendment to an abortion rights bill that would require all aborted fetuses to be given religious burials and prohibit the sale of aborted fetal remains or tissue.

In 2011, Richard Impallaria said he opposed a $1,500 fine proposed by Governor Martin O'Malley for bad driving, calling it a "money grab" that the governor was "trying to slip in".

In March 2016, Richard Impallaria was one of two state delegates to vote against a bill that cuts the cost of a death certificate or a birth certificate from $24 to $10.