Richard A . Sossi Richard Sossi is a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates . He represented District 36 , which covers Caroline , Cecil , Kent , and Queen Anne ' s Counties . Education . Sossi graduated from the University of Colorado in 1965 with a B . A . in Asian Studies . Career . After college , Sossi joined the United States Navy , where he served from 1965 until 1970 . He did a tour in Vietnam , from 1966 until 1967 , and served as Deputy Branch Chief for the National Security Agency from 1968 to 1970 . While in the military , he graduated from the Defense Language Institute studying Chinese . He also completed Officers ' Cryptologic Course for the National Security Agency in 1969 . After the military , Sossi was a self - employed businessman , owning The Ship and Soldier Shop since 1977 . He was a member of the Queen Anne ' s County Republican Central Committee from 1990 until 1998 . He has had the honor of serving as an alternate delegate to the Republican Party National Convention several times ( 1992 , 1996 , 2000 ) . In his community , Sossi is a member of the American Legion Post 278 , the Elks Lodge , the Moose Lodge , the Vietnam Veterans of America , and the Coastal Conservation of America . He also serves on the Cecil County Chamber of Commerce , the Queen Anne ' s County Chamber of Commerce , and Rotary International . Family . Richard Sossi married Flora Schoolfield ( Sossi ) in 1970 and has one daughter , Yvette Sossi Kalkay , and one grandson , Armando Kalkay . The Maryland General Assembly . He was first elected in 2003 and served along with fellow Republicans Michael D . Smigiel Sr . and Mary Roe Walkup . In 2002 , he defeated Democratic incumbent Wheeler R . Baker for the seat in Queen Anne ' s County . In 2002 , the election for that district called for the voters to choose 3 from the slate , whereas in the 1998 election , the voters chose one delegate from each county . In 2006 , Sossi defeated Wheeler R . Baker again , this time with 53 % of the vote . As a member in the Maryland House of Delegates , Sossi was appointed to be the Deputy Minority Whip in 2007 . He serves on the Environmental Matters Committee ( 2003 – 2011 ) and numerous subcommittees including local government & bi - county agencies subcommittee , 2003 – 05 ; housing & real property subcommittee , 2003 – 05 , 2007 - ; natural resources subcommittee , 2003 - ; affordable housing work group , 2004 ; housing for individuals with disabilities work group , 2004 ; natural resources & ethics subcommittee , 2005 ; land use & ethics subcommittee , 2006 ; agriculture , agriculture preservation & open space subcommittee , ( 2006 – 2011 ) ; ground rent work group , ( 2006 – 2011 ) ; co - chair , abatement of drug - related nuisances work group , 2004 ) ; Chair , Queen Anne ' s County Delegation , ( 2003 – 2011 ) . Member , Maryland Rural Caucus , ( 2003 – 2011 ) ; Maryland Legislative Sportsmen ' s Caucus , ( 2003 – 2011 ) ; Maryland Veterans Caucus , ( 2005 – 2011 ) ; Member , Bainbridge Development Advisory Board , ( 2003 – 2011 ) ; Task Force on Traffic Capacity Across the Chesapeake Bay , 2005 – 06 ; Task Force to Study Visual Smoke and Evacuation Alarms for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing , 2005 – 06 ; J . DeWeese Carter Center Advisory Board , ( 2005 – 2011 ) ; Task Force to Study the Boating Industry in Maryland , ( 2007 – 2011 ) .