Nicholas Miccarelli III

Nicholas Miccarelli III
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 162nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 6, 2009[1]
Preceded by	Ronald C. Raymond
Personal details
Born	Ridley Park, Pennsylvania
Political party	Republican
Residence	Ridley Park, Pennsylvania
Alma mater	University of Pennsylvania
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army. Pennsylvania Army National Guard
Rank	Staff Sergeant

Nicholas "Nick" Miccarelli III (born June 10, 1982) is an American politician, currently serving as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 162nd legislative district. Miccarelli is a member of the Republican Party. After his election in 2008, Miccarelli was deployed to Iraq with his Pennsylvania National Guard Unit in February 2009 and took leave from the Pennsylvania General Assembly for the duration of his deployment.^[2] In December 2009, Miccarelli returned to the House upon completion of his tour in Iraq.^[3] He was re-elected to his second term in November of 2010.

Personal

Miccarelli grew up in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Political Science after transferring from Temple University.

Military

Miccarelli is a Staff Sergent in the Pennsylvania National Guard First City Troop and served in Kosovo in 2002 and 2003,^[4] where he was awarded the Army Achievement Medal. In October 2005, Miccarelli volunteered to serve in Ramadi, Iraq,^[5] where he was awarded the Army Commendation Medal.^[6]

Miccarelli was promoted to Staff Sergeant while in Ramadi.

Political

In 2005, Miccarelli was elected as National Co-Chairman of the College Republican National Committee. In 2007, he was elected to Ridley Park Borough Council.

He served as the Chief of Staff to Representative Ron Raymond^[7] and declared as a candidate after Raymond announced that he would retire from the House after the 2008 elections.

In his first race, Miccarelli faced Democrat John Defrancisco, a Delaware County union leader,^[7] gaining the endorsement of the United Auto Workers Local 1069 where Defrancisco once served as union president.^[7] In the general election, Miccarelli was victorious, taking 57.5% of the vote.^[8]

Shortly after the race, Miccarelli was informed that his unit in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard was deploying to Iraq. Miccarelli deployed in February 2009 and currently serves with Rep. Scott Perry who was also called to active duty.^[9]

Miccarelli is prohibited by law from voting or conducting legislative business while on duty.^[6] This restriction led the leader of the Delaware County Democratic Party to ask for Miccarelli's resignation as he will be unable to serve his constituents for half of his first term in office.^[10]

Miccarelli has said that he would not resign and that the leaders of both the Democratic and Republican caucuses in the House were supportive of him and Rep. Scott Perry.^[6]

In 2010, Miccarelli faced Scott MacNeil, a Democratic Sharon Hill Borough councilman, in his re-election campaign. ^[11] Miccarelli handily won re-election on November 2, 2010, defeating challenger Scott MacNeil. Miccarelli received 11,822 votes defeating MacNeil by over 5,000 votes.^[12]

References

1. ^ "SESSION OF 2009 - 193D OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1". Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 2009-01-06. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/HJ/2009/0/20090106.pdf. 
2. ^ "News from the Pennsylvania General Assembly". York Daily Record from The Associated Press. 2009-02-03. http://www.webcitation.org/5ertU9h8C. Retrieved 2009-02-25. 
3. ^ "Done with war duty, Nick's back in game". Delaware County Times. January 10, 2010. http://delcotimes.com/articles/2010/01/10/news/doc4b4936d953239391061898.txt?viewmode=3. Retrieved 14 July 2011. 
4. ^ Barbara Ormsby (2009-01-24). "State rep headed for Iraq gets goodbye party". Delaware County Daily and Sunday Times. http://www.webcitation.org/5eruaP3Wi. Retrieved 2009-02-25. 
5. ^ "Local Guardsman Heading Off To Iraq". CBS Broadcasting, Inc.. 2006-01-06. http://www.webcitation.org/5eruqA9Ao. Retrieved 2009-02-25. 
6. ^ ^{a b c} Paul Luce (2009-01-07). "N ewest state representative gets ovation from both sides". Delaware County Daily and Sunday Times. http://www.webcitation.org/5erxChHJO. Retrieved 2009-02-25. 
7. ^ ^{a b c} Joelle Farrell (2008-11-03). "Delaware County: GOP facing new challenges". Philadelphia Inquirer. http://www.webcitation.org/5erwlAcXm. Retrieved 2009-02-25. 
8. ^ "2008 Pennsylvania General Election Results". Pennsylvania Secretary of State. 2008-11-04. http://www.webcitation.org/5erwGPG3H. Retrieved 2009-02-25. 
9. ^ Mark Scolforo (2008-12-31). "2 Pa. House members will soon ship out for Iraq". Pottstown Mercury from The Associated Press. http://www.webcitation.org/5erwfwhFk. Retrieved 2009-02-25. 
10. ^ Dan Hirschhorn (2008-12-17). "DelCo Dem chairman says Miccarelli, bound for Iraq, should resign state House seat". PolitickerPA.com. http://www.webcitation.org/5erxSm6Hh. Retrieved 2009-02-25. 
11. ^ "Miccarelli, MacNeil seek 162nd District post". Delaware County Daily Times. October 15, 2010. http://delcotimes.com/articles/2010/10/15/news/doc4cb7bb0ecc82d305672660.txt?viewmode=2. Retrieved 14 July 2011. 
12. ^ "Election 2010: Miccarelli headed for second term in 162 District". Delaware County Daily Times. November 03, 2010. http://delcotimes.com/articles/2010/11/03/news/doc4cd0f9b9abaf6140896910.txt. Retrieved 14 July 2011. 

External links

• Campaign website
• Official House Website
• Nick Miccarelli's blog from Iraq
• Pennsylvania General Assembly Bio
• Project Vote Smart

Persondata
Name	Miccarelli, Nicholas Iii
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Date of birth	1982-06-10
Place of birth	Ridley Park, Pennsylvania
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