    Congressional Directory for the 105th Congress (1997-1998), June 1997.
    [Page 139]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

        BENJAMIN L. CARDIN, Democrat, of Baltimore, MD; born in Baltimore,
    October 5, 1943; attended Baltimore public schools; graduated Baltimore
    City College, 1961; B.A., University of Pittsburgh, PA, 1964, cum laude;
    J.D., University of Maryland, Baltimore, 1967, (first in class);
    attorney; admitted to Maryland bar November 1967 and began practice in
    Baltimore; member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 1967-86; Speaker
    of House of Delegates, 1979-86; chairman, Ways and Means Committee,
    1974-79; vice chairman, Ways and Means Committee, 1971-73; member,
    Presidential Advisory Committee on Federalism; chairman, State Federal
    Assembly, National Council of State Legislators, 1980-81; member,
    National Council of State Legislators, executive committee; member,
    Council of State Governments, executive committee, 1979-86; cochairman,
    Legislative Policy Committee, Maryland General Assembly, 1979-86;
    trustee, Baltimore Museum of Art; member, Baltimore Jewish Community
    Relations Council; trustee, Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs;
    member, Associated Jewish Charities Welfare Fund; member, board of
    visitors of the University of Maryland School of Law; trustee, St.
    Mary's College; chairman, Maryland Legal Services Corporation; MACO
    Legislator of the Year Award, 1984; commissioner, Commission on Security
    and Cooperation in Europe; married the former Myrna Edelman, 1964; two
    children, Michael and Deborah; committees: Ways and Means; Standards and
    Official Conduct; elected to the 100th Congress, November 4, 1986;
    reelected to each succeeding Congress.

                      Office Listings
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    104 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515-
     2003..................................................         225-4016
      Administrative Assistant.--David Koshgarian.
      Office Manager.--Amy Daiger.
    Suite 201, 540 East Belvedere Avenue, Baltimore, MD
     21212.................................................   (410) 433-8886
      District Office Director.--Bailey Fine.
      Press Secretary.--Suan Sullam.

    Counties: Anne Arundel (part), Baltimore (part), Howard (part), and
            Baltimore city (part). Population (1990), 597,680.
    ZIP Codes: 20755 (part), 20794 (part), 21042 (part), 21043 (part), 21044
            (part), 21045 (part), 21046, 21055, 21061 (part), 21076 (part),
            21090, 21093 (part), 21113 (part), 21117 (part), 21128 (part),
            21133 (part), 21136 (part), 21144 (part), 21150, 21201 (part),
            21202 (part), 21204 (part), 21205 (part), 21206 (part), 21207
            (part), 21208 (part), 21209 (part), 21210 (part), 21211 (part),
            21212 (part), 21213 (part), 21214 (part), 21215 (part), 21218
            (part), 21222 (part), 21223 (part), 21224 (part), 21225 (part),
            21227 (part), 21228 (part), 21229 (part), 21230, 21231 (part),
            21234 (part), 21236 (part), 21237 (part), 21239 (part), 21244
            (part), 21281