Society of Senates Past
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RICHARD A. PALUMBO
Democrat, District 22A, Prince George's County.

Born in Newark, NJ, 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:
Member, House of Delegates, 1979-82, and since 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 & Economic Development Subcommittee; Member, Oversight Committee on Pensions.  Member, 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 and served 1982-83.

Private Career and Other Public Service:
Attorney in private practice.  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, Democratic State Central Committee, 1974-78; Prince George's County Young Democratic Club. Member, President's Club, University of Maryland. Board of Directors, Terrapin Club, University of Maryland. Member, Prince George's County Jaycees (exhausted rooster); Order of Sons of Italy; Kiwanis.

Compiled March 16, 2000 from the biographical files of the Maryland Manual, ©Maryland State Archives.