Preceded by Ronald C. Raymond Name Nicholas III Political party Republican Role American Politician | Allegiance United States Party Republican Party Years of service 1999–present Battles and wars Iraq War | |
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Born June 10, 1982 (age 41)
Wilmington, Delaware ( 1982-06-10 ) Alma mater University of Pennsylvania Education University of Pennsylvania Residence Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, United States Service/branch United States Army, Pennsylvania Army National Guard | ||
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. In December 2009, Miccarelli returned to the House upon completion of his tour in Iraq. He was re-elected to his second term in November 2010, and to his third term in November 2012.
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Personal
Miccarelli grew up in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of Ridley High School in Folsom, Pennsylvania and earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania and is a recipient of the John F. Boyer Scholarship. He still resides in Ridley. Active in his local community, Nick is a Freemason and a member of the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry and the Friends of Senator John Heinz Wildlife Refuge in Tinicum Township. He is on the board of directors of the Pennsylvania Veterans Museum and has served as vice president of the Ridley Park Borough Council and as a Eucharist minister at St. Madeline Parish in Ridley Park. He also founded the Hurricane Katrina Sister Town Project to help towns left devastated by the natural disaster.
Military
Nick has served as an infantryman in the United States Army since October 1999. Currently, he serves as a staff sergeant in the Army National Guard. He has been awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Army Achievement Medal
after volunteering for service in Ramadi, Iraq in October, 2005 as well as the Army Commendation Medal. In 2009, Nick deployed to Iraq as members of the 28th Combat Aviation Brigade. During his tour of duty he served with B Company 1-150th Assault Helicopter Battalion as a door gunner on a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter. He also was stationed in Ramadi, Iraq, in 2006 and Kosovo in 2003-04 on a peace-keeping mission.
Borough council
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.
State representative
He served as the Chief of Staff to Representative Ron Raymond 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, gaining the endorsement of the United Auto Workers Local 1069 where Defrancisco once served as union president. In the general election, Miccarelli was victorious, taking 57.5% of the vote.
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.
Miccarelli is prohibited by law from voting or conducting legislative business while on duty. 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.
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.
In 2010, Miccarelli faced Scott MacNeil, a Democratic Sharon Hill Borough councilman, in his re-election campaign. 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.
In 2012, Miccarelli was nominated by both the Republican and Democratic parties and faced no opposition in the November election. He received the most total votes in the history of the district he represents.
In the 2013-2014 term, Nick will serve on the House Aging and Adult Services, Insurance, Urban Affairs, and Liquor Control committees.
District Office
605 East Chester Pike
Ridley Park, PA 19078
Phone: (610) 534-1002
Fax: (610) 534-1710
Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Capitol Office
427 Irvis Office Building
PO Box 202162
Harrisburg PA 17120-2162
Phone: (717) 787-3472
Fax: (717) 787-7558