BENJAMIN L. CARDIN, Democrat, District 42. Born in Baltimore, Oc-
tober 5, 1943. Attended Baltimore public schools; University of Pitts-
burgh, B.A. cum laude, 1964; University of Maryland School of Law,
LL.B., 1967. Graduated first in class. Admitted to the Maryland Bar,
1967. Practicing attorney in Baltimore City since 1967. Member, Gover-
nor's Commission on Revision of Domestic Relations Law; State House
Trust. Vice-chairman, Committee to Revise the Annotated Code of Mary-
land. Member, American, Maryland State, and Baltimore City Bar Asso-
ciations; Beth Tfiloh Synagogue; St. John's Lodge, No. 34, A.F. & A.M.;

Yedz Grotto. Board member. Safety First Club. Past president. Golden
Eagle Square and Compass Club. Trustee, Baltimore Museum of Art;

Baltimore Foreign Relations Council. Board member, Cheswolde Neigh-
borhood Association. Past chairman. New Leadership Division, Israel
Bonds. Associate vice-chairman, Israel Bonds Committee from Maryland.
Director, Associated Jewish Charities and Welfare Fund. Member,
Baltimore Jewish Community Relations Council Executive Committee.
Numerous awards, including Menorah Award, B'nai B'rith, Menorah
Lodge, 1979; Dr. Herman Seidel Humanitarian Award, Histadrut, 1980.
Author, The Maryland County Property Tax—A Need/or Reform, Univer-
sity of Baltimore Law Review 13 (1973); The Need for State Tax Reform,
The University of Maryland Law Forum, Vol. VI, No. 1 (1976). Married
to the former Myrna Edelman, who is presently employed as a tour guide.
Children: Michael, age 13; Debbie, age 10. Member of the House of Dele-
gates since 1967. Chairman, Ways and Means Committee, 1974-1978. Co-
chairman, Legislative Policy Committee. Chairman, State Federal Assem-
bly, National Conference of State Legislatures. Speaker of the House of
Delegates, 1979—. Annapolis office: Speaker's Office, State House,
21401; tel. 841-3800.

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. Mem-
ber, Aberdeen Planning Commission; Harford County Police Commission. Director,
Aberdeen National Bank. Past president, Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce. Mem-
ber, Aberdeen Rotary Club; American Legion; V.F.W; Moose; life member, Aber-
deen 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.,
Aberdeen 21001; tel. 272-5656. Annapolis office: 326 Lowe Bldg., 21401; tel.
841-3289.

ARTHUR S. ALPERSTEIN, Democrat, District 12. Born in Baltimore City, Octo-
ber 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 Safety Coordinating Council; Baltimore County General Hospi-
tal Foundation; Deans Advisory Council on Teacher Education at Towson Universi-
ty; 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 Se-
nior Citizens Employment Advisory Board: First Step Youth Service. Former assis-
tant state's attorney for Baltimore City; former committing magistrate, Baltimore
County. Recipient of numerous civic awards and citations. Member of the House of
Delegates since 1972. Former member. Transportation Committee, Southern Legisla-
tive Conference of Council of State Governments. Chairman, Subcommittee on Mo-
tor Vehicle Laws; chairman, Baltimore County Delegation; member, Judiciary Com-
mittee, 1972-1980. District office: tel. 685-0990. Annapolis office: 305 Lowe Bldg..
21401; tel. 841-3332.