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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, 
Rosen and Esterson, 1967-78; elected to Maryland House of Delegates in 
November 1966, served from 1967-87; Speaker of the House of Delegates, 
youngest Speaker at the time, 1979-87; elected to U.S. House of 
Representatives in November 1986, Maryland 3rd Congressional District, 
served from 1987-2007; 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-present; President's Board of Visitors, UMBC, 1998-present; Board 
of Visitors, U.S. Naval Academy, 2007-present; Board of Trustees, The 
James Madison Memorial Fellowship, 2010-present; awards: Congressional 
Award, Small Business Council of America, 1993, 1999, 2005; Public 
Sector Distinguished Award, Tax Foundation, 2003; Congressional Voice 
for Children Award, National PTA, 2009; Congressional Leadership Award, 
American College of Emergency Physicians, 2010; Commissioner, Commission 
for Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), since 1993; co-chair, 
CSCE, 2007-08; chair, CSCE, 2009-2919; co-chair, CSCE, 2011-present; 
Vice President, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe 
Parliamentary Assembly, 2006-present; religion: Jewish; married: Myrna 
Edelman of Baltimore, 1964; two children, (one deceased); two 
grandchildren; committees: Budget; Environment and Public Works; 
Finance; Foreign Relations; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; elected 
to the U.S. Senate on November 7, 2006.


                  Office Listings

                        http://cardin.senate.gov

509 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510..   (202) 224-4524
  Chief of Staff.--Chris Lynch.                            FAX: 224-1651
  Policy Director.--Priscilla Ross.                        TDD: 224-3452
  Appointments Secretary.--Debbie Yamada.
100 South Charles Street, Tower I, Suite 1710,            (410) 962-4436
 Baltimore, MD 21201...................................
  State Director.--Bailey Fine.                            FAX: 962-4256
10201 Martin Luther King, Jr. Highway, Suite 210,         (301) 860-0414
 Bowie, MD 20720.......................................
451 Hungerford Drive, Suite 230, Rockville, MD 20850...   (301) 762-2974
129 East Main Street, Suite 115, P.O. Box 11,             (410) 546-4250
 Salisbury, MD 21803...................................
13 Canal Street, Room 305, Cumberland, MD 21502........   (301) 777-2957




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