Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

Richard A. Palumbo
MSA SC 3520-12287

Biography:

Born in Newark, New Jersey, August 19, 1938.  Attended West Side High School, Newark, N.J.; University of Maryland, B.S., 1963; University of Baltimore School of Law, LL.B., J.D., 1969.  Married.

General Assembly:
House of Delegates, Legislative District 22A (D), Prince George's County, 1979-82, 1983-.  Member, Judiciary Committee, 1983-90.  House vice-chair, Joint Audit Committee (formerly Joint Budget and Audit Committee), 1993-.  Member, Appropriations Committee, 1990-.  Vice-chair, Capital Budget Subcommittee.  Member, Education and Economic Development Subcommittee; Oversight Committee on Pensions; Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics, 1995-.  House chair, Joint Committee on Investigation, 1993-.  Member, Law Enforcement and State-Approved Boards Committee, Prince George's County Delegation; Southern Legislative Conference; Criminal Justice Committee.  Appointed to Senate to fill vacancy, Legislative District 22, Prince George's County, 1982-83.

Private Career and Other Public Service:
Attorney.  Assistant state's attorney, Prince George's County, 1969-74.  Member, Citizens Advisory Committee, Prince George's County, 1971-76; State Democratic Central Committee, 1974-78; Property Tax Assessment Appeals Board, Prince George's County, 1977-79; Historical and Cultural Trust, Prince George's County, 1984-86.  Member, American, Maryland State and Prince George's County Bar Associations; National District Attorneys' Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Prince George's Criminal Trial Lawyers' Association; Maryland State's Attorneys' Association.  Member Prince George's County Young Democratic Club; President's Club, University of Maryland.  Member, board of directors, Terrapin Club, University of Maryland.  Member, Prince George's County Jaycees (exhausted rooster); Order of Sons of Italy; Kiwanis.

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