Delegates/55

HOUSE OF DELEGATES

BENJAMIN L. CARDIN, Democrat, District 42 Born in Baltimore,
October 5, 1943. Attended Baltimore public schools; University of Pitts-
burgh, B.A, 1964; University of Maryland School of Law, LL.B., 1967.
Graduated first in class. Admitted to the Maryland Bar, 1967. Member,
Governor's Task Force to Study Circuit Court Unification; Governor's
Advisory Commission on Energy. Chairman, Joint Committee for Tax
Reform. Member, American Maryland State, and Junior Bar
Associations; Masons; Yedz Grotto. Director, Safety First Club. Presi-
dent, Golden Eagle Square and Compass Club. Board member,
Cheswolde Neighborhood Association. Board member, Greenspring Val-
ley Synagogue. Married. Member of the House of Delegates since 1967.
Chairman, Ways and Means Committee, 1974- 1978. Member, Legisla-
tive Policy Committee. Speaker of the House of Delegates, 1979 — . An-
napolis office. Speaker's Office, State House, 21401; tel. 269-3373.

GEORGE B. ADAMS, JR., Democrat, District 6. Born in Aberdeen, June 13, 1926.
Attended Aberdeen public schools. Real estate agent. Served in the U.S. Army,
1945 - 1946. Member, Governor's Commission to Study Needs of the Handicapped
since 1971. Commissioner and Mayor of Aberdeen, Aberdeen Police Commissioner.
Member, Aberdeen Planning Commission; Harford County Police Commission. Di-
rector, Aberdeen National Bank. Past president, Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce.
Member, Aberdeen Rotary Club; American Legion; V.F.W; Moose; life member, Ab-
erdeen Fire Company; member, Farm Bureau; Bush River Yacht Club. Married. Mem-
ber of the House of Delegates since 1975. District office 477 W. Bel Air Ave., Aber-
deen 21001; tel. 272-5656. Annapolis office; 326 Lowe Bldg., 21401, tel. 269-2586.

ARTHUR S. ALPERSTEIN, Democrat, District 12. Born in Baltimore City, October
19, 1940. Attended Baltimore public schools; Western Maryland College, B.A., 1962;
University of Maryland School of Law. J.D., 1965. Admitted to the Maryland Bar, 1967.
Served as a captain in the U.S. Army Military Police Corps. Member, Democratic State
Central Committee, Baltimore County, 1970- 1972. Member, Maryland Highway Safe-
ty Coordinating Council; Baltimore County General Hospital Foundation; Deans Advi-
sory Council on Teacher Education at Towson University; Jewish War Veterans; ZOA;
American Judicature Society; National Society of State Legislators; American, Maryland
State, and Baltimore City Bar Associations; National Defense Attorney's Association.
Past president, Randallstown Jaycees. Board of directors, Save-A-Heart Foundation;
Safety First Club of Maryland; Jewish National Fund; Northwest Community Mental
Health Center; Baltimore County Senior Citizens Employment Advisory Board; First
Step Youth Service. Former assistant state's attorney for Baltimore City; former commit-
ting magistrate, Baltimore County. Recipient of numerous civic awards and citations.
Member of the House of Delegates since 1972. Chairman, Subcommittee on Motor Vehi-
cle Laws; chairman, Baltimore County Delegation; member, Judiciary Committee, 1972
-1979. District office: tel. 539-2771. Annapolis office: 305 Lowe Bldg., 21401; tel.
269-2532.