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