RICHARD A. SOSSI
Republican, District 36, Caroline, Cecil, Kent & Queen Anne's Counties
Lowe House Office Building, Room 217
84 College Ave.
Annapolis, MD 21401 - 1991
(410) 841-3543, (301) 858-3543
1-800-492-7122, ext. 3543 (toll free)
e-mail: richard.sossi@house.state.md.us
fax: (410) 841-3434, (301) 858-3434
Member of House of Delegates since January 8, 2003. Member, Environmental Matters Committee, 2003- (housing & real property subcommittee, 2003-05; local government & bi-county agencies subcommittee, 2003-05; natural resources subcommittee, 2003-05; affordable housing work group, 2004; housing for individuals with disabilities work group, 2004; natural resources & ethics subcommittee, 2005; agriculture, agriculture preservation & open space subcommittee, 2006-; land use & ethics subcommittee, 2006-; natural resources subcommittee, 2006-; co-chair, abatement of drug-related nuisances work group, 2004). Chair, Queen Anne's County Delegation, 2003-. Member, Maryland Rural Caucus, 2003-; Maryland Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus, 2003-; Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2005-.
Member, Bainbridge Development Advisory Board, 2003-; Task Force on Traffic Capacity Across the Chesapeake Bay, 2005-; Task Force to Study Visual Smoke and Evacuation Alarms for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, 2005-; J. DeWeese Carter Center Advisory Board, 2005-.
Born in New York, New York, July 23, 1943. University of Colorado, B.A. (asian studies), 1965. Served in U.S. Navy, 1965-70 (Vietnam tour, 1966-67; deputy branch chief, National Security Agency, 1968-70). Graduate, Defense Language Institute (chinese), 1968; Officers' Cryptologic Course, National Security Agency; 1969. Self-employed businessman, The Ship and Soldier Shop, 1977-. Member, Queen Anne's County Republican Central Committee, 1990-98 (former chair). Alternate delegate, Republican Party National Convention, 1992, 1996, 2000. Member, American Legion Post 278; Elks; Moose; Vietnam Veterans of America; Coastal Conservation of America; Cecil County Chamber of Commerce; Queen Anne's County Chamber of Commerce; Rotary International. Volunteer, Christmas in April, Queen Anne's County; Character Counts Coaching; Kent Island Food Drive. Volunteer cook, Kent Family Center. Married; one daughter, one grandson.
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