{{short description|American politician (born 1962)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Rich Impallaria |image = Richard Impallaria (2007).jpg |state_delegate = Maryland |district = 7th |term_start = January 8, 2003 |term_end = January 11, 2023 |predecessor = Nancy Hubers |successor = Lauren Arikan (redistricting) |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|11|1}} |birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = Republican |spouse = Sharon Kramer }}
'''Richard K. Impallaria''' (born November 1, 1962) 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.<ref name="msa">{{cite web |title=Richard K. Impallaria, Maryland State Delegate |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/former/html/msa13979.html |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=Maryland State Archives |access-date=January 11, 2023 |date=January 31, 2023}}</ref>
== Early life and career == Impallaria was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He attended Joppatowne High School in Joppa, Maryland. Prior to entering politics, Impallaria owned his own auto body shop in Middle River, Maryland. He was also 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.<ref name="msa" />
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. The referendum succeeded in repealing the legislation, passing in the November general election with 70 percent of voters voting to repeal it.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nitkin |first1=David |title=Ruppersberger plan failed him on S.B. 509 battle |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2000-11-09-0011090201-story.html |access-date=January 2, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=November 9, 2000}}</ref> Following the bill's defeat, Impallaria unsuccessfully tried to sell land in Essex for $1 million to the county for redevelopment.<ref name="Murder" />
In 2002, Impallaria ran for the Maryland House of Delegates, seeking to succeed state delegate Nancy Hubers. He won the Republican primary with 13.7 percent of the vote, coming in third place behind Pat McDonough and J. B. Jennings.<ref name="2002p" /> In October 2002, state senator Andy Harris, state delegates Alfred W. Redmer Jr. and James F. Ports Jr., and Bob Ehrlich's campaign manager R. Karl Aumann asked Impallaria to withdraw from the House of Delegates election, expressing concerns over his criminal record.<ref name="Murder" /> Impallaria won the general election on November 5, 2002, coming in third place with 17.0 percent of the vote.<ref name="2002g" />
==In the legislature== Impallaria was elected to the House of Delegates in 2002. He was sworn in on January 8, 2003, and was subsequently re-elected in 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018.<ref name="msa" /> In 2022, Impallaria was redrawn into District 7B,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Leckrone |first1=Bennett |title=Newly Drawn Legislative District 7 Could Lead to Shakeups in 2022 |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/02/03/newly-drawn-legislative-district-7-could-lead-to-shakeups-in-2022/ |access-date=January 2, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=February 3, 2022}}</ref> where he ran for re-election but was defeated in the Republican primary in District 7B by state delegate Lauren Arikan in July 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=Eckardt, 5 other state lawmakers appear to have lost their primaries; others could still fall |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/07/20/eckardt-5-other-state-lawmakers-appear-to-have-lost-their-primaries-others-could-still-fall/ |access-date=July 27, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=July 20, 2022}}</ref>
===Committee assignments=== Imapllaria was assigned to the following committees:<ref name="msa" /> * Member, Economic Matters Committee, 2003–2023 ** Property and casualty insurance subcommittee, 2003–2015 ** Public utilities subcommittee, 2003–2010, 2015–2023 ** Unemployment insurance subcommittee, 2003–2006, 2017–2023 ** Alcoholic beverages subcommittee, 2007–2017 ** Workers' compensation subcommittee, 2011–2023 ** Consumer protection and commercial law subcommittee, 2012–2015 * Joint Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight, 2015–2023 * Deputy Minority Whip, 2015–2016
===Robocall controversy=== In June 2018, state delegate Kathy Szeliga accused Impallaria of sending out campaign mailers attacking Szeliga by calling her a closet Democrat. 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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=Feuding Lawmakers Take Their Quarrel to House GOP Caucus |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2018/06/22/feuding-lawmakers-take-their-quarrel-to-house-gop-caucus/ |access-date=January 2, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=June 22, 2018}}</ref>
In January 2019, the Office of the State Prosecutor charged Impallaria's chief of staff, Tyler Walch, for violating state election law for making robocalls to Szeliga's constituents without disclosing who paid for and who authorized the message. The calls misleadingly claimed that Szeliga was a supporter of the transgender community and had voted in favor of a bill that would make it illegal to discriminate against someone on the basis of gender identity.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaines |first1=Danielle E. |title=Delegate's Chief of Staff Charged for Misleading Robocall in 2018 GOP Primary |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/01/10/delegates-chief-of-staff-charged-for-misleading-robocall-in-2018-gop-primary/ |access-date=January 2, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=January 10, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Broadwater |first1=Luke |title=Maryland GOP delegate's aide charged with making illegal robocall against fellow delegate on transgender issues |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-transgender-robocall-20190110-story.html |access-date=January 2, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=January 10, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hernández |first1=Arelis R. |title=GOP aide charged in connection with deceptive robocall about transgender rights |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/gop-aide-charged-in-connection-with-deceptive-robocall-about-transgender-rights/2019/01/10/fb34c854-1508-11e9-90a8-136fa44b80ba_story.html |access-date=January 2, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=January 10, 2019}}</ref> The National Center for Transgender Equality, the non-profit social equity organization mentioned on the robocalls, said that no one with the organization was contacted by Impallaria or his campaign in connection with the call. Impallaria denied any knowledge about the call, saying that he never approved or paid for it.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cobun |first1=Heather |title=Nonprofit responds to robocall claiming affiliation with group |url=https://thedailyrecord.com/2019/01/11/transgender-equality-impallaria-robocall/ |access-date=January 2, 2023 |work=The Daily Record |date=January 11, 2019}}</ref> In April 2019, his chief of staff was convicted and sentenced to 100 hours of community service and a $1,000 fine for violating the authority line requirements of Maryland election law.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaines |first1=Danielle E. |title=Delegate's Former Chief of Staff Convicted of Elections Law Violations |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/04/30/delegates-former-chief-of-staff-convicted-of-elections-law-violations/ |access-date=January 2, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=April 30, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Broadwater |first1=Luke |title=Maryland GOP delegate's aide fined $1,000 for making illegal robocall against fellow delegate on transgender issues |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-walch-sentence-20190430-story.html |access-date=January 2, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=April 30, 2019}}</ref>
In May 2019, the Maryland Republican Party asked 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. Impallaria refused to resign, saying that it was up to his constituents to decide whether he stays in the Maryland General Assembly.<ref name="Resign">{{cite news |last1=Wood |first1=Pamela |title=Maryland Republican Party asks Del. Impallaria to resign from legislature, calls him 'unworthy of the title' |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-impallaria-gop-20190520-story.html |access-date=January 2, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=May 20, 2019}}</ref>
==U.S. House of Representatives campaigns== ===2012=== {{main|2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland}} In January 2012, Impallaria declared his candidacy for the United States House of Representatives in Maryland's 2nd congressional district, challenging incumbent U.S. Representative Dutch Ruppersberger.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zumer |first1=Bryna |title=Harford's Impallaria, Jacobs butt heads for GOP Congress nod |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/ph-ag-congress-0113-20120112-story.html |access-date=January 2, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=January 13, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Delegate Impallaria Running For Congress |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/delegate-impallaria-running-for-congress/ |access-date=January 2, 2023 |work=CBS Baltimore |date=January 12, 2012}}</ref> Impallaria, a resident of the town of Joppa, lived nine-tenths a mile outside of the 2nd district.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fritze |first1=John |title=Candidates run for Congress despite home address |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/bs-xpm-2012-01-15-bs-md-candidates-address-20120115-story.html |access-date=January 2, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=January 15, 2012}}</ref> During the primary election, he was endorsed by delegate Pat McDonough and ran on a platform of opposing same-sex marriage and in-state tuition for illegal immigrants.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dresser |first1=Michael |title=Impallaria finesses rivals' endorsements |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-xpm-2012-03-30-bal-impallaria-finesses-rivals-endorsements-20120330-story.html |access-date=January 2, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 30, 2012}}</ref> Impallaria was defeated in the Republican primary by state senator Nancy Jacobs, receiving 23.8 percent of the vote and coming in second place.<ref name="2012p" />
===2020=== {{main|2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland}} In January 2020, Impallaria again ran for the United States House of Representatives in Maryland's 2nd congressional district, challenging incumbent U.S. Representative Dutch Ruppersberger.<ref name="2020 Run">{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=Del. Impallaria Jumps Into Dist. 2 Congressional Race |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/01/22/del-impallaria-jumps-into-dist-2-congressional-race/ |access-date=January 2, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=January 22, 2020}}</ref> He was defeated by state senator Johnny Ray Salling in the Republican primary election, placing fourth with 16.2 percent of the vote.<ref name="2020p" />
==Legal affairs== In 1982, 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.<ref name="Murder">{{cite news |last=Linley |first=Linda |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2002-10-18-0210180199-story.html |title=GOP urged candidate to rethink House bid due to criminal record |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |date=October 18, 2002 |access-date=May 21, 2019}}</ref>
In August 2003, the Maryland Department of the Environment issued a citation to Impallaria after concrete, dirt, and other debris was dumped into a stream that leads into the Middle River from his property. In November, he was again issued a 30-day citation over pollution to the stream, and gave him 30 days to clean up the rubble.<ref>{{cite news |title=City/County Digest |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2003-11-21-0311210182-story.html |access-date=January 2, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=November 21, 2003}}</ref>
In July 2011, Impallaria filed a lawsuit as a mandamus action against Harford County sheriff Jesse Bane, alleging that Bane failed to prevent the withholding of personal property and license tags by T & S Towing, a local towing service company. In December 2011, Baltimore County Circuit Judge Barbara K. Howe dismissed Impallaria's claim with prejudice.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bawroski |first1=Kayla |title=Judge throws out Harford delegate's suit against sheriff over towing |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/ph-ag-towing-suit-1216-20111215-story.html |access-date=January 2, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=December 15, 2011}}</ref>
In August 2016, Impallaria was arrested in Ocean City, Maryland, and charged with driving under the Influence.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hicks |first1=Josh |last2=Nirappil |first2=Fenit |title=Maryland lawmaker charged with DWI in Ocean City |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/maryland-lawmaker-charged-with-dwi-in-ocean-city/2016/08/20/86ab76a4-6655-11e6-8b27-bb8ba39497a2_story.html |access-date=January 2, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=August 20, 2016}}</ref> In April 2017, he was convicted and sentenced to two days in jail. He was originally sentenced to 60 days due to his previous traffic record, which includes over 50 various citations.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wiggins |first=Ovetta |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/md-del-richard-k-impallaria-jailed-for-two-days-for-drunk-driving/2017/04/24/cfaba952-2912-11e7-b605-33413c691853_story.html |title=Md. Del. Richard K. Impallaria jailed for two days for drunken driving |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=April 24, 2017 |access-date=May 21, 2019}}</ref>
On July 27, 2022, 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Delegate Richard Impallaria charged with Felony Theft and related crimes for schemes related to misuse of state funds |url=https://osp.maryland.gov/2022/07/27/july-27-2022-delegate-richard-impallaria-charged-with-felony-theft-and-related-crimes-for-schemes-related-to-misuse-of-state-funds/ |website=osp.maryland.gov |publisher=Office of the Maryland State Prosecutor |access-date=July 28, 2022 |date=July 27, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Belson |first1=Dan |last2=Knezevich |first2=Allison |title=State Del. Rick Impallaria charged with theft, misconduct in office |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-impallaria-charges-20220727-a7mpubh7gbgc7bveiczzczaxj4-story.html |access-date=July 27, 2022 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=July 27, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaines |first1=Danielle |title=Maryland delegate charged with theft of state funds for 'district office' outside his district |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/07/27/maryland-delegate-charged-with-theft-of-state-funds-for-district-office-outside-his-district/ |access-date=July 28, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=July 27, 2022}}</ref> On September 2, he was charged with illegal ammunition and gun possession by a prohibited individual.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lash |first1=Steve |title=Embattled Maryland delegate faces weapons charge |url=https://thedailyrecord.com/2022/09/02/embattled-maryland-delegate-faces-weapons-charge/ |access-date=September 2, 2022 |work=The Daily Record |date=September 2, 2022}}</ref> On January 13, 2023, Impallaria agreed to plead guilty to the misconduct charges and pay $44,100 in restitution to the state in a plea deal with prosecutors;<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wood |first1=Pamela |title=Former delegate Impallaria pleads guilty to misconduct charge |url=https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/former-delegate-impallaria-pleads-guilty-to-misconduct-charge-6U2A342GFBABRGLXBAN3MUZ5PU/ |access-date=January 13, 2023 |work=Baltimore Banner |date=January 13, 2023}}</ref> after completing these actions, his case was converted to a probation before judgement status in June 2023, removing the convictions from his record.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wood |first1=Pamela |title=Former Del. Impallaria's record cleared in theft, misconduct case |url=https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/impallaria-theft-charges-cleared-VZ2RBEU7ZZF53LCJDQ3627AKKA/ |access-date=June 21, 2023 |work=Baltimore Banner |date=June 21, 2023}}</ref> In April 2023, he again agreed to plead guilty to the firearm possession charge and was sentenced to 18 months of unsupervised probation by Circuit Court Judge Robert Cahill.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaines |first1=Danielle E. |last2=Sears |first2=Bryan P. |title=News roundup: Cardin gets Judiciary nod, Impallaria sentenced, no change recommended for state property tax |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/04/18/news-roundup-cardin-gets-judiciary-nod-impallaria-sentenced-no-change-recommended-for-state-property-tax/ |access-date=April 18, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=April 18, 2023}}</ref>
== Political positions == ===Capital punishment=== In March 2013, Impallaria voted against a bill that would repeal capital punishment in Maryland.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wagner |first1=John |title=How the Maryland House voted on repealing the death penalty |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/how-the-maryland-house-voted-on-repealing-the-death-penalty/2013/03/15/8b26bb86-8db8-11e2-9838-d62f083ba93f_story.html |access-date=January 2, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 15, 2013}}</ref> In October 2015, Impallaria, whose cousin died of an opioid overdose, said he would support sentencing drug dealers to death.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Craighill |first1=Peyton M. |last2=Hicks |first2=Josh |title=In Maryland, 3 in 10 people have known someone addicted to opioids |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/in-maryland-3-in-10-people-have-known-someone-addicted-to-opioids/2015/10/17/9e0853ec-71c5-11e5-8248-98e0f5a2e830_story.html |access-date=January 2, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=October 17, 2015}}</ref>
===Environment=== In March 2011, 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".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Davis |first1=Aaron C. |title=O'Malley's wind energy plan raises cost concerns |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/politics/omalleys-wind-energy-plan-raises-cost-concerns/2011/03/03/ABl2SgN_story.html |access-date=January 2, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 3, 2011}}</ref> The proposed plan would have raised the electric bill of every state resident over the next 20 years to pay for offshore wind farms in the state.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Davis |first1=Aaron C. |last2=Mufson |first2=Steven |title=Questions of costs, jobs and influence surround O'Malley's offshore wind proposal |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/02/AR2011030207518.html |access-date=January 2, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 2, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Davis |first1=Aaron C. |last2=Marimow |first2=Ann E. |title=Md. wind farm bill won't make it this year |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/politics/md-wind-farm-bill-wont-make-it-this-year/2011/04/07/AFvY5vxC_story.html |access-date=January 2, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=April 7, 2011}}</ref>
===Immigration=== In 2004, 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. Following the testimony, Impallaria followed the lobbyists into the hallway to ask the advocates if they were illegal immigrants, which they refused to answer.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Craig |first1=Tim |last2=Montgomery |first2=Lori |title=Incident Shoves Impallaria Into Spotlight |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2004/03/25/incident-shoves-impallaria-into-spotlight/295174de-afe8-4442-aa0b-6511f52d4be2/ |access-date=January 2, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 25, 2004}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Crawford |first1=Jonathan N. |title=In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants Proposed |url=https://thebaynet.com/in-state-tuition-for-illegal-immigrants-proposed-html/ |access-date=July 28, 2022 |work=The BayNet |agency=Capital News Service |date=January 28, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Tuition costs for illegal immigrants debated |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tuition-costs-for-illegal-immigrants-debated |access-date=July 28, 2022 |work=Washington Examiner |date=February 26, 2007 |language=en}}</ref>
===Gambling=== During his time in the Maryland House of Delegates, Impallaria repeatedly introduced bills that would allow American Legions and Veterans of Foreign Wars to operate electronic gambling machines in their clubs. During the 2011 special legislative session, he introduced an amendment allowing veterans organizations to operate gambling machines in their clubs, which passed.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gallo |first1=Marissa |title=American Legions, VFWs happy they'll get gaming machines |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/ph-ag-special-session-reaction-0817-20120816-story.html |access-date=January 2, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=August 16, 2012}}</ref>
In 2005, Impallaria voted to pass a bill that would legalize slot machines at four locations in the state, which passed by a vote of 71-66.<ref>{{cite news |title=A Breakdown of the House Vote |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2005/02/26/a-breakdown-of-the-house-vote/87872357-f6f9-4233-9e01-a541854c5c3c/ |access-date=January 2, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=February 26, 2005}}</ref>
===Gun control=== In April 2013, Impallaria voted against the Firearm Safety Act of 2013, a bill that placed restrictions on firearm purchases and magazine capacity in semi-automatic rifles.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wagner |first1=John |title=How the Maryland House of Delegates voted on gun-control legislation |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/how-the-maryland-house-of-delegates-voted-on-gun-control-legislation/2013/04/03/31c92cae-9c90-11e2-9bda-edd1a7fb557d_story.html |access-date=January 2, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=April 3, 2013}}</ref>
===Minimum wage=== In March 2014, Impallaria voted against a bill to raise the state minimum wage to $10.10 an hour by 2017.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wagner |first1=John |title=How the Maryland House voted on legislation to raise the state's minimum wage |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/how-the-maryland-house-voted-on-the-minimum-wage-bill-today/2014/03/07/7e42ee90-a63e-11e3-9cff-b1406de784f0_story.html |access-date=January 2, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 7, 2014}}</ref>
===National politics=== In January 2020, Impallaria said he supported Donald Trump's 2020 re-election bid.<ref name="2020 Run" />
===Paid family leave=== In 2022, 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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cox |first1=Erin |last2=Wiggins |first2=Ovetta |title=Maryland approves bill to expand access to abortions |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/03/29/maryland-expands-abortion-access/ |access-date=January 2, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 29, 2022}}</ref>
===Right to repair=== In 2022, Impallaria said he supported a right to repair bill that would have allowed farmers to repair their own farm equipment.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gruber |first1=Phillip |title=Maryland Farmers and Equipment Dealers Clash on Right to Repair |url=https://www.lancasterfarming.com/farming-news/maryland-farmers-and-equipment-dealers-clash-on-right-to-repair/article_7a8dbd5a-95a7-11ec-af22-0727f6ff7593.html |access-date=January 2, 2023 |work=Lancaster Farming |date=February 25, 2022}}</ref> The bill was rejected by the House Economic Matters Committee on March 7, 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gruber |first1=Philip |title=Maryland Committee Rejects Right to Repair |url=https://www.lancasterfarming.com/farming-news/equipment-and-machinery/maryland-committee-rejects-right-to-repair/article_655bae6a-9fbb-11ec-9839-8bb806563fd5.html |access-date=January 2, 2023 |work=Lancaster Farming |date=March 11, 2022}}</ref>
===Social issues=== In 2010, Impallaria said he opposed allowing Harford County Public Schools students to access LGBT-related political, advocacy, and community support websites,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Konopacki |first1=Rachel |title=Access to gay Web sites upsets local legislator |url=http://www.exploreharford.com/news/4095/access-gay-web-sites-upsets-local-legislator/ |access-date=July 28, 2022 |work=The Aegis |date=April 10, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100411050547/http://www.exploreharford.com/news/4095/access-gay-web-sites-upsets-local-legislator/ |archive-date=April 11, 2010 |location=Harford County, Maryland}}</ref> using the term "homo promo" in a mass e-mail.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Melloy |first1=Kilian |title=Parents in Maryland County Protest Students' Access to Gay Websites |url=https://www.edgemedianetwork.com/story.php?ch=news&sc=national&id=105067&parents_in_maryland_county_protest_studentsrsquo;_access_to_gay_websites |access-date=July 29, 2022 |work=EDGE Media Network |date=April 27, 2010 |language=en-us}}</ref>
In 2011, Impallaria said he opposed a bill that would allow transgender people to use restrooms that match their gender identities. He also 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".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Knezevich |first1=Alison |title=Transgender bill stirs fear, controversy in Baltimore County |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/latest/bs-md-co-transgender-discrimination-20120219-story.html |access-date=January 2, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=February 19, 2012}}</ref>
In 2012, Impallaria voted against the Civil Marriage Protection Act, which legalized same-sex marriage in Maryland.<ref>{{cite news |title=How the Md. House voted on same-sex marriage |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-roll-call-20120217-story.html |access-date=January 2, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=February 18, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Wagner |first1=John |title=Md. same-sex marriage: How the House voted |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/maryland-politics/post/md-same-sex-marriage-how-the-house-voted/2012/02/17/gIQALC8wKR_blog.html |access-date=January 2, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=February 17, 2012}}</ref>
In 2019, 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,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaines |first1=Danielle E. |last2=Kurtz |first2=Josh |title=House Censures Del. Lisanti, Who Vows to Remain in Office |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/02/28/house-censures-del-lisanti-who-vows-to-remain-in-office/ |access-date=January 2, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=February 28, 2019}}</ref> saying it would be inappropriate of him to judge Lisanti when he didn't have firsthand knowledge of what happened. He was the sole vote against the censure.<ref name="Resign" />
In March 2022, 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. The amendment failed on a vote of 38-88.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaskill |first1=Hannah |title=After Republican Amendment Attempts, House Moves Forward with Abortion Access Bills |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/03/09/after-republican-amendment-attempts-house-moves-forward-with-abortion-access-bills/ |access-date=January 2, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=March 9, 2022}}</ref>
===Taxes=== In 2011, 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".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Linskey |first1=Annie |title=Extra fine for bad driving part of proposed state budget |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-xpm-2011-01-27-bs-md-bad-drivers-tax-20110124-story.html |access-date=January 2, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=January 27, 2011}}</ref>
In March 2013, Impallaria voted against a bill to raise the state gas tax and index future increases to inflation to replenish the state's transportation fund, which passed by a 76-63 vote.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wagner |first1=John |title=How the Maryland House voted on transportation funding |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/how-the-maryland-house-voted-on-transportation-funding/2013/03/22/8ac32056-9323-11e2-8ea1-956c94b6b5b9_story.html |access-date=January 2, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 22, 2013}}</ref>
On April 13, 2015, the Maryland House of Delegates voted to repeal the unpopular mandate colloquially known as the "rain tax", by a vote of 138-1. He was the sole vote against the repeal.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lazarick |first1=Len |title=Rain tax repeal enacted; lone legislator says bill repeals little |url=https://marylandreporter.com/2015/04/14/rain-tax-repeal-enacted-lone-legislator-objects-to-bill-he-says-repeals-little/ |access-date=January 2, 2023 |work=MarylandReporter.com |date=April 14, 2015}}</ref>
In March 2016, 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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dresser |first1=Michael |title=House passes 'completely gutted' version of Hogan's fee cut bill |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bal-house-passes-completely-gutted-version-of-hogans-fee-cut-bill-20160321-story.html |access-date=January 2, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 21, 2016}}</ref>
==Electoral history== {{columns-start}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Maryland House of Delegates District 7 Republican primary election, 2002<ref name="2002p">{{cite web | title = 2002 Gubernatorial Election Official Results: Legislative District 07 | work = elections.maryland.gov | publisher = Maryland State Board of Elections | url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2002/results/p_ld07.html | date = March 19, 2003}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Pat McDonough |votes = 3,191 |percentage = 16.9 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = J. B. Jennings |votes = 3,191 |percentage = 16.9 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Rick Impallaria |votes = 2,594 |percentage = 13.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Sheryl L. Davis-Kohl |votes = 2,473 |percentage = 13.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Michael J. Davis |votes = 2,079 |percentage = 11.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Dilip B. Paliath |votes = 1,883 |percentage = 10.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Christopher Saffer |votes = 1,851 |percentage = 9.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Jackie Bailey |votes = 1,708 |percentage = 9.0 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Maryland House of Delegates District 7 election, 2002<ref name="2002g">{{cite web | title = 2002 Gubernatorial General - Official Results | work = elections.maryland.gov | publisher = Maryland State Board of Elections | url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2002/results/g_ld07.html | date = December 2, 2002}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = J. B. Jennings |votes = 22,470 |percentage = 20.4 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Pat McDonough |votes = 20,869 |percentage = 18.9 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Rick Impallaria |votes = 18,749 |percentage = 17.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Nancy M. Hubers |votes = 17,092 |percentage = 15.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Donna M. Felling |votes = 14,205 |percentage = 12.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Randy Cogar |votes = 13,926 |percentage = 12.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Libertarian Party (United States) |candidate = Michael F. Linder |votes = 2,817 |percentage = 2.6 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 80 |percentage = 0.1 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Maryland House of Delegates District 7 election, 2006<ref>{{cite web | title = Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for Legislative District 07 | work = elections.maryland.gov | publisher = Maryland State Board of Elections | url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2006/results/general/legislative_district_07.html}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Pat McDonough (incumbent) |votes = 23,184 |percentage = 20.3 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Rick Impallaria (incumbent) |votes = 21,333 |percentage = 18.7 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = J. B. Jennings (incumbent) |votes = 21,189 |percentage = 18.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Linda W. Hart |votes = 17,122 |percentage = 15.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Jack Sturgill |votes = 15,390 |percentage = 13.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Rebecca L. Nelson |votes = 13,481 |percentage = 11.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Green Party (United States) |candidate = Kim Fell |votes = 2,307 |percentage = 2.0 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 83 |percentage = 0.1 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Maryland House of Delegates District 7 election, 2010<ref>{{cite web | title = Official 2010 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates | work = elections.maryland.gov | publisher = Maryland State Board of Elections | url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2010/results/General/gen_results_2010_2_01607.html}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Pat McDonough (incumbent) |votes = 27,217 |percentage = 23.1 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Rick Impallaria (incumbent) |votes = 25,450 |percentage = 21.6 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Kathy Szeliga |votes = 24,573 |percentage = 20.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Jeff Beard |votes = 14,885 |percentage = 12.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Kristina A. Sargent |votes = 13,551 |percentage = 11.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = James Ward Morrow |votes = 11,960 |percentage = 10.2 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 111 |percentage = 0.1 }} {{Election box end}} {{column}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Maryland's 2nd congressional district Republican primary election, 2012<ref name="2012p">{{cite web | title = 2012 Presidential Primary Election Results | work = elections.maryland.gov | publisher = Maryland State Board of Elections | url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2012/results/primary/gen_results_2012_3_00802.html | date = February 5, 2012}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (US) |candidate = Nancy Jacobs |votes = 12,372 |percentage = 58.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (US) |candidate = Rick Impallaria |votes = 4,998 |percentage = 23.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (US) |candidate = Larry Smith |votes = 2,392 |percentage = 11.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (US) |candidate = Howard H. Orton |votes = 500 |percentage = 2.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (US) |candidate = Ray Bly |votes = 415 |percentage = 2.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (US) |candidate = Vlad Degen |votes = 324 |percentage = 1.5 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Maryland House of Delegates District 7 election, 2014<ref>{{cite web | title = Official 2014 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates | work = elections.maryland.gov | publisher = Maryland State Board of Elections | url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2014/results/General/gen_results_2014_2_01607.html | date = February 12, 2014}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Pat McDonough (incumbent) |votes = 35,627 |percentage = 26.9 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Kathy Szeliga (incumbent) |votes = 33,197 |percentage = 25.0 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Rick Impallaria (incumbent) |votes = 32,560 |percentage = 24.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Bob Bowie, Jr. |votes = 11,154 |percentage = 8.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Norman Gifford, Jr. |votes = 10,192 |percentage = 7.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Pete Definbaugh |votes = 9,707 |percentage = 7.3 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 145 |percentage = 0.1 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Maryland House of Delegates District 7 election, 2018<ref>{{cite web | title = Official 2018 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates | work = elections.maryland.gov | publisher = Maryland State Board of Elections | url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2018/results/general/gen_results_2018_2_01607.html | date = November 12, 2018}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Kathy Szeliga (incumbent) |votes = 38,617 |percentage = 25.4 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Lauren Arikan |votes = 35,476 |percentage = 23.3 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Rick Impallaria (incumbent) |votes = 34,223 |percentage = 22.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Allison Berkowitz |votes = 19,550 |percentage = 12.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Gordon Koerner |votes = 15,614 |percentage = 10.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Green Party (United States) |candidate = Ryan Sullivan |votes = 8,443 |percentage = 5.5 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 324 |percentage = 0.2 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Maryland's 2nd congressional district Republican primary election, 2020<ref name="2020p">{{cite web | title = Official 2020 Presidential Primary Election results for Representative in Congress | work = elections.maryland.gov | publisher = Maryland State Board of Elections | url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2020/results/primary/gen_results_2020_3_00802.html | date = February 7, 2020}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (US) |candidate = Johnny Ray Salling |votes = 5,942 |percentage = 19.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (US) |candidate = Genevieve Morris |votes = 5,134 |percentage = 16.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (US) |candidate = Tim Fazenbaker |votes = 5,123 |percentage = 16.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (US) |candidate = Rick Impallaria |votes = 5,061 |percentage = 16.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (US) |candidate = Jim Simpson |votes = 4,764 |percentage = 15.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (US) |candidate = Scott M. Collier |votes = 3,564 |percentage = 11.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (US) |candidate = Blaine Taylor |votes = 1,562 |percentage = 5.0 }} {{Election box end}} {{columns-end}}
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