Congressional Directory for the 113th Congress (2013-2014), February 2014.
[Pages 120-121]
[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,
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, Goucher College, 1999-2008; 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; Whitney M. Young Award, Baltimore Urban League, 2011;
Chesapeake Conservation Hero, Chesapeake Conservancy, 2012;
Commissioner, Commission for Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE),
since 1993; co-chair, CSCE, 2007-08; chair, CSCE, 2009-10; co-chair,
CSCE, 2011-13; chair, CSCE, 2013-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: Environment
and Public Works; Finance; Foreign Relations; Small Business and
Entrepreneurship; elected to the U.S. Senate on November 7, 2006;
reelected to the U.S. Senate on
November 6, 2012.
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...................................
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State Director.--Carleton Atkinson. 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