MICHAEL DARR BARNES, Eighth District, Democrat. Bom September 3, 1943,
in Washington, D.C. Attended the University of North Carolina, B.A., 1965; Gradu-
ate Institute of Higher International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland; George Washing-
ton University National Law Center, J.D., 1972. Attorney; in private practice, 1972-
1975. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps, 1967-1969. Commissioner, Maryland Public
Service Commission, 1975-1978; vice-chairman, Washington Metropolitan Area
Transit Commission, 1976-1978. Designated as "Distinguished State Official of
1977," Young Democrats of Maryland. Special assistant to Sen. Edmund Muskie,
Muskie for President Committee, 1970-1972; executive director, National Demo-
cratic Platform Committee, 1975-1976. Member, Washington Metropolitan Council
of Governments; House Fair Employment Practices Committee; Alliance for Demo-
cratic Reform; Congressional Clearinghouse on the Future; Environmental Study
Conference; Hispanic Caucus (honorary); Montgomery County Young Democrats;

Maryland Consumer Citizens Council; Montgomery County Central Committee;

Vietnam Era Veterans in Congress; Washington Committee for Soviet Jewry. Mem-
ber of U.S. House of Representatives since 1979; member. Foreign Affairs Commit-
tee, Judiciary Committee, and District of Columbia Committee. Married to Claudia
Barnes; 2 children. District office: 8534 Second Ave., Silver Spring 20910, tel.
589-4595. Washington office: 1607 Longworth Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20515, tel.
225.5341.

BEVERLY B. BYRON, Sixth District, Democrat. Born July 27, 1932, in Baltimore,
Maryland. Attended National Cathedral School, Washington, D.C.; Hood College.
Chairman, Maryland Commission on Physical Fitness; Board of Visitors, U.S. Naval
Academy; Board of Directors, American Hiking Society; Board of Associates, Hood
College; Board of Directors, American Red Cross (Frederick County Chapter); sec-
retary, Frederick Heart Association; Frederick County Historical Society; Frederick
County Landmarks Foundation; Frederick Physical Fitness Commission; John F.
Kennedy 50-Mile Memorial Hike. Widow; 3 children. Member of U.S. House of
Representatives since 1979; member, House Armed Services Committee (subcommit-
tees: Installations and Facilities; Military Compensation; Seapower and Strategic and
Critical Materials), House Select Committee (Subcommittee: Housing and Consumer
Interests). District office: 306 Grove Blvd., Frederick 21701, tel. 662-8622. Washing-
ton office: 1216 Longworth Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20515, tel. 225-2721.

ROYDEN P. (ROY) DYSON, First District, Democrat. Born in Great Mills, No-
vember 15, 1948. Attended University of Baltimore; Montgomery Junior College;

University of Maryland. Legislative assistant and research director for Congressman
William D. Ford of Michigan. Special Assistant, Subcommittee on Agricultural La-
bor, U.S. House of Representatives. Former Assistant Director of Operations, Dem-
ocratic National Committee. Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks; Moose Lodge;

Fraternal Order of the Police; Maryland Farm Bureau. Outstanding Young Man of
the Year 1977. Delegate to the 1978 Democratic National Conference; Presidential
Elector to the 1976 Electoral College from the First Congressional District. Member
of the House of Delegates, 1975-1981. Member of U.S. House of Representatives
since 1981. Washington office telephone: 225-5311.