Arthur Dorman , MSA SC 3520-12136

Archives of Maryland
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Arthur Dorman (1926-2012)
MSA SC 3520-12136

Biography:

Born in New York, New York, October 21, 1926. Son of Harry and Stella Dorman. Attended Brooklyn, NY public schools; George Washington University; Pennsylvania College of Optometry, O.D., 1953. Married to Betty Jean Dorman; 4 children. Died in Charlottesville, Virginia, February 17, 2012.

General Assembly:
Member, State Senate, Prince George's County, 1975-2003. Member, Economic Affairs Committee, 1975-82 (vice-chair, 1982-84); Executive Nominations Committee, 1976-2003. Vice-Chair, Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee, 1984-94. Member, Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review, 1984-2003; Member, Joint Committee on State Economic Development Initiatives, 1995-96. Senate Chair, Special Joint Committee on Group Homes, 1995-97. Member, Joint Audit Committee (formerly Joint Budget and Audit Committee), 1995-98; Joint Committee on Health Care Delivery and Financing, 1995-2003; Joint Legislative Task Force on Organ and Tissue Donations, 1997-98; Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, 1999. Chair, Workers' Compensation Benefit and Insurance Oversight Committee, 1999-2003 (member, 1995-2003). Member, Senate Committee on Redistricting, 2001-02; Joint Committee on the Selection of the State Treasurer, 2002. Acting Chair, Finance Committee, 2002 (vice-chair, 1995-2003; telephone solicitation work group, 1999; unemployment insurance benefits-adjustment work group, 1999-2000). Chair, Bicounty Delegation.

Member, House of Delegates, 1965-75, representing Prince George's County 1st District. Speaker Pro Tem, 1971-75. Member, Judiciary Committee, 1968-72; Rules and Executive
Nominations Committee, 1969-75; Legislative Council, 1971-75; Environmental Matters Committee, 1973-75. Chair, Prince George's County Delegation, 1971-75.

Private Career and Other Public Service:
Optometrist. Served in U.S. Army, World War II. Member, Southern Regional Education Board, 1971-2003 (executive board, 1975-2003, legislative advisory committee, 1971-75); Task Force to Study the Funding of Special Education, 1985-86; Governor's Commission on Excellence in Higher Education, 1985-87; Maryland Underground Storage Tank Task Force, 1989-91; Governor's Task Force on School Construction, 1992-93; Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee of Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, 1992-2003; Governor's Task Force on Community Health Networks, 1994-95; Power Plant Research Advisory Committee, 1994-2003; Maryland Recycling Advisory Group, 1995-97; State Employees' Health Insurance Advisory Council, 1995-2003; Task Force on Emerging Medical and Surgical Treatments, 1996. Chair, Chesapeake Bay Trust, 1996-2000 (member, 1985-2003). Member, Task Force to Study Retail Electric Competition and the Restructuring of the Electric Utility Industry, 1997-98; Task Force on Privatization of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, 1998-99; Oversight Committee on Administration of HealthChoice Program, 1999; Task Force on Quality of Care in Nursing Facilities, 1999; Task Force to Study the Non-Group Health Insurance Market, 1999-2000; Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes, 2000-03; Governor's Wellmobile Program Advisory Board, 2000-03; Crossroads Task Force, 2001-02; Study Panel on Funding Needs of Trauma Centers, 2001-02; Task Force to Evaluate the Development and Construction of a Magnetic Levitation (MAGLEV) Transportation System in Maryland Between Baltimore and the District of Columbia, 2002. Member, 21st District and Vansville District Democratic Clubs; Beltsville Citizens' Association; Beta Sigma Kappa; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Prince George's County Boys and Girls Clubs. Past president, Takoma-Langley Kiwanis Club. Member, national, State and local optometric associations. Past president, Vision Institute of America. Maryland Optometrist of the Year, 1967. National Optometrist of the Year, 1968. Member, Beth Torah Congregation. Member, Society of Senates Past.

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