Congressional Directory for the 110th Congress (2007-2008), August 2007.
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    BENJAMIN L. CARDIN, Democrat, of Baltimore, MD; born in Baltimore, 
October 5, 1943; education: graduated, City College High School, 1961; 
B.A., cum laude, University of Pittsburgh, 1964; L.L.B., 1st in class, 
University of Maryland School of Law, 1967; professional: attorney in 
the law firm of Rosen and Esterson, 1967-78; elected to Maryland House 
of Delegates in November 1966, serving from 1967-86; Speaker of the 
House of Delegates, 1979-86, the youngest Speaker at the time; elected 
to U.S. House of Representatives in November 1986, representing the 3rd 
Congressional District in Maryland, serving from 1987-2006; Senior 
Democratic Whip, 2003-06; Assistant Democrat Whip, 1987-2003; 
Commissioner, Commission for Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), 
1997-2006; Ranking Member, CSCE, 2003-06; co-chairman, CSCE, 2007; Vice 
President, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe 
Parliamentary Assembly; member: Associated Jewish Charities and Welfare 
Fund, 1985-89; Trustee, St. Mary's College, 1988-99; Lifetime Member, 
NAACP, since 1990; Board of Visitors, University of Maryland Law School, 
1991-2007; married: Myrna Edelman of Baltimore, 1964; two children, two 
grandchildren; committees: Budget; Environment and Public Works; Foreign 
Relations; Judiciary; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; elected to 
U.S. 
Senate on November 7, 2006.


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