    Congressional Directory for the 110th Congress (2007-2008), August 2008.
    [Page 119]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

        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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