| Daryl Metcalfe | |
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| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 12th district |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 5, 1999[1] |
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| Preceded by | Patricia Carone |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 9, 1962 Syracuse, New York |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Elke Metcalfe |
| Residence | Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania |
| Alma mater | Kansas State University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
Daryl D. Metcalfe (born November 9, 1962) is an American politician currently serving in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Metcalfe is a member of the Republican Party and has represented the 12th legislative district since 1999. He currently serves as the Majority Chairman of the House State Government committee.
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Metcalfe was elected in 1998 to replace retiring representative Pat Carone. He has won re-election six times.
He is currently the Majority Chairman of the House State Government committee.[2]
More controversy came in September 2009 when Metcalfe held up a resolution declaring October "Domestic Violence Awareness Month". Metcalfe claimed that the bill "had language in it that brought men into the situation", citing this as evidence of a homosexual agenda.[3]
Even more controversy came in October 2009 when Metcalfe criticized Operation FREE by saying the following: “As a veteran, I believe that any veteran lending their name, to promote the leftist propaganda of global warming and climate change, in an effort to control more of the wealth created in our economy, through cap and tax type policies, all in the name of national security, is a traitor to the oath he or she took to defend the Constitution of our great nation!”[4]
On March 1, 2011 Rep. Metcalfe reintroduced HB 738, a bill which would direct police officers "to attempt to verify the immigration status of suspected illegal aliens." It would also create a new third-degree misdemeanor "for illegal aliens who violate federal law by either willfully failing to register as an alien or failing to possess proper proof of such registration when stopped for another primary offense, such as a traffic violation," crack down on employers who hire illegal aliens without first checking to see if they had registration papers and are in the state legally, create a new third-class felony "for intentionally smuggling illegal aliens (into the state) for profit," and would allow police officers "impound any vehicle driven by an illegal alien or used to transport illegal aliens." The proposed law is based on Arizona's controversial Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act (SB 1070), which was passed in April 2010.[5]
Rep. Metcalfe is also the founder of State Legislators for Legal Immigration (SLLI). SLLI is a nationwide network of state legislators who are committed to working together in demanding full cooperation among our federal, state and local governments in eliminating all economic attractions and incentives for illegal aliens, as well as securing our borders against unlawful invasion.
Metcalfe ran as a candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2010.[6] He came in third place in the Republican primary, losing to Jim Cawley.[7]
Prior to his election, Metcalfe was employed with Dade Behring (formerly DuPont Diagnostics) for 13 years as a field engineer. He was responsible for managing a biomedical service territory in western Pennsylvania. Metcalfe is a graduate of Charles W. Baker High School in Baldwinsville, New York, and he attended Kansas State University while serving in the United States Army at Fort Riley in Kansas. He later was stationed in Germany. His experience in the Army included duty as an air defense radar and I.F.F. (identification friend or foe) systems repair specialist. Metcalfe lives in Cranberry Township with his wife, Elke, and daughter, Lisa.