Stewart Bainum, Jr.
MSA SC 3520-2683
Biography:
Born in Takoma Park, Maryland, March 25, 1946. Attended Takoma Academy; Pacific Union College, B.A., History, 1968; University of California at Los Angeles, M.B.A., 1970; Andrews University, Theology, 1971-72. Married; two children.
General Assembly:
House of Delegates, Montgomery County, 1979-82. Senate, District
20, 1983-86. Member, Budget and Taxation Committee; Joint Committee
on Budget and Audit; Subcommittee on Corrections and Transportation; Subcommittee
on Capital Budget.
Private Career and Other Public Service:
Businessman. Chair, Manor Care, Inc.; Choice Hotels International,
Inc.; Sunburst Hospitality. Chair and founder, Baltimore Advisors,
a non-profit business management consulting firm for inner city-based businesses.
Chair, Task Force on Public Transportation, Montgomery County Democratic
Central Committee, 1977-78. Member, Coalition United to Reform Elections,
1975, 1977. Chair, Executive Committee, Silver Spring Development
Council, 1976-77, vice president, 1977-78. Member, Silver Spring
Revitalization Task Force, 1978; executive board member, Alliance for Democratic
Reform, 1974-75, 1977-78. Treasurer, Legislative Study Group, Inc.,
1980-82. Member, State Development Council Task Force; Governor's
Task Force on Violence and Extremism. Named "Outstanding State Official"
by the Young Democrats of Maryland, 1981. Member, Board of Trustees,
University of Maryland Medical System; St. Mary's College; Baltimore Symphony
Orchestra; The Johns Hopkins University.
Personal Comments and Observations:
"[The two most controversial issues with which I dealt in the senate
were] my attempt to revoke the tax breaks for private clubs [that] discriminate
[and] my attempt to reduce the state payroll by 2% across the board.
The fight on the senate floor for the 2% across the board payroll cut [was
also my most memorable event]. "[My most significant contribution as a
Maryland senator was] helping the senate stand firm during the savings
and loan crisis to ensure the State of Maryland achieved a fairer deal.
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