Nino Mangione

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Nino Mangione
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the 42B district
Assumed office
January 9, 2019
Serving with Michele Guyton (D)
Preceded byChris West (R)
Personal details
Born
Antonio Mangione

(1987-04-01) April 1, 1987 (age 34)
Baltimore County, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)Parkville, Maryland
Alma materTowson University (B.A.)
OccupationRadio personality

Antonino Mangione (born April 1, 1987) is an American politician from the Republican Party who is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing district 42B,[1] which includes the communities of Towson, Timonium, Parkville, and Cockeysville.[2] He also served as a Baltimore County co-chair for the state's Trump Victory Leadership County team.[3]

Background[]

Mangione was born in Baltimore County, Maryland. He attended Towson University, where he received his B.A. in political science in 2009. After graduating, Mangione worked as an intern and later a show host from 2017–2018 with WCBM 680, a talk radio station owned by his family.[1][2]

In July 2017, Mangione filed to run for Maryland House of Delegates.[2] He said that he was inspired to run for office by his late grandfather, Nicholas Mangione, a real estate developer who grew up in a poor Italian immigrant family.[4] He won the general election alongside Democrat Michele Guyton with 28.6 percent of the vote.[5]

Conflict of interest[]

Mangione has come under criticism for various conflicts of interest that could possibly arise from his relation with WCBM 680. While Mangione was a webmaster and a host, WCBM reposted several videos and posts advertising Mangione's campaign. The promotion from the station was not reported as in-kind contributions. Additionally, Mangione's campaign Facebook page reported that Towson University had offered a new scholarship solely for undocumented students, though according to a university spokesman it had never existed. WCBM then created a web page on its website about the scholarship, linking back to Mangione's campaign Facebook page. Mangione has stated that he does not see WCBM posts or his radio show as in-kind contributions to his campaign.[2]

In the legislature[]

Mangione was sworn in as a member of the House of Delegates on January 9, 2019, and appointed to the Appropriations committee. He serves on the health & social services subcommittee and the oversight committee on pensions.[1]

Political positions[]

Crime[]

During his 2018 campaign, Mangione ran on creating "safe communities" by getting tough on illegal drug dealers.[4] He introduced an amendment to legislation in the 2021 legislative session that would block people convicted as an adult for more than one murder when they were a minor from seeking reconsideration of prior life without parole sentences; his proposal was rejected in a 54-79 vote.[6]

Education[]

During his 2018 campaign, Mangione said that he voiced support for expanding charter schools.[4] During the 2020 legislative session, Mangione was one of two legislators to vote against legislation that would provide an additional $577 million in funding over 10 years to historically black colleges and universities in Maryland.[7]

During the 2021 legislative session, Mangione cosponsored legislation that would ban convicted sex offenders from being students at Maryland public schools.[8]

In July 2021, Mangione called for the firing of Baltimore City school administrators after an investigation by Project Baltimore found that 41 percent of all Baltimore City high school students earned less than a 1.0 grade-point average.[9]

Immigration[]

During his 2018 campaign, Mangione was a vocal opponent to illegal immigration and said that he would not support legislation that would turn Maryland into a sanctuary state.[4] During the 2020 legislative session, Mangione voted to sustain Governor Larry Hogan's veto on legislation that would allow Maryland high school graduates including undocumented immigrants to qualify for the lowest tuition rates at public colleges and universities under certain circumstances, saying that he feared the bill would encourage more illegal immigration.[10]

Social issues[]

During protests against the murder of George Floyd in June 2020, protestersin the Little Italy neighborhood of Baltimore tore down and threw a statue of Christopher Columbus into the Jones Falls canal of the Baltimore Harbor.[11] Following this incident, Mangione called to protect the statue[12] and introduced legislation that would prohibit any person from destroying, damaging, vandalizing or desecrating a monument, memorial, or statue of historical significance.[13]

Electoral history[]

Maryland House of Delegates District 42B Republican Primary Election, 2018[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nino Mangione 4,389 41
Republican Tim Robinson 3,471 33
Republican Raymond C. Boccelli 1,635 15
Republican Justin Kinsey 1,107 10
Maryland House of Delegates District 42B General Election, 2018[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nino Mangione 20,267 29
Democratic Michele Guyton 18,815 27
Republican Tim Robinson 18,090 26
Democratic Sachin Hebbar 13,670 19
Other/Write-in Other/Write-in 53 0

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Nino Mangione, Maryland State Delegate". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  2. ^ a b c d Solomon, Libby (June 18, 2018). "Candidate's relationship with talk radio station raises questions about campaign finance". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  3. ^ Uncapher, Mark (January 18, 2020). "Maryland Trump County Leaders Announced". RedMaryland.com. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d Solomon, Libby (June 19, 2018). "Meet the candidates for state delegate in the District 42B primary". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Official 2018 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  6. ^ Gaines, Danielle E.; Leckrone, Bennett (March 30, 2021). "House Passes Bill to End Life Without Parole For Juvenile Offenders, Allow Re-Sentencings". Maryland Matters. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  7. ^ Gaskill, Hannah (January 26, 2021). "Black Caucus Looks to Push Police Reform, Economic Justice and the 'Black Agenda'". Maryland Matters. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  8. ^ Papst, Chris (January 18, 2021). "Bill Would Make Maryland First State to Ban Student Sex Offenders in Public Schools". WBFF. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  9. ^ Papst, Chris (July 14, 2021). "State Delegate calls for firings as 41% of Baltimore High Schoolers earn below 1.0 GPA". WBFF. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  10. ^ Gaines, Danielle E.; DePuyt, Bruce (January 31, 2020). "How the Veto Override Votes Went Down in the House and Senate". Maryland Matters. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  11. ^ Allassan, Fadel (July 5, 2020). "Protesters toss Columbus statue into Baltimore's Inner Harbor". Axios. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  12. ^ Amara, Kate (June 26, 2020). "State lawmakers, activists call for protection of Christopher Columbus statues". WBAL-TV. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  13. ^ Reed, Kai (July 8, 2020). "Baltimore County delegate introduces Monument Protection Act of 2021". WBAL-TV. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  14. ^ "Official 2018 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
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