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GENE W. COUNIHAN, Democrat, District 15. Born in Cumberland, February 6, 1941.
Attended Fort Hill High School, Cumberland; Frostburg State College, B.S., 1963; American
University, M.Ed., 1970. Educator; assistant principal, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School.
Member, Commission on Health Care Providers Professional Liability Insurance. Member,
Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee, 1978-1982; president, Montgomery
Village/Gaithersburg Democratic Club, 1980-1982; president, Montgomery Village Founda-
tion Board of Directors, 1979-1980; president, Seneca Valley High School/Community
Organization, 1981-1982; consultant-trainer, Center for Creative Communications,
1971-1974; youth program director, YMCA, 1968-1970. Associate professor/instructor (part-
time), American University, University of Maryland, and Federal City College, 1967-1973.
Member, Phi Delta Kappa. Married; 5 children. Member of the House of Delegates since 1983;
member, Economic Matters Committee. District office: 9901 Dellcastle Rd., Gaithersburg
20879; tel. 977-5045. Annapolis office: 220 Lowe Bldg., 21401; tel. 841-3090.
WILLIAM H. COX, JR., Democrat, District 34. Bom in Edgewood, July 15, 1942. Attended
Harford County public schools; University of Baltimore. Real estate broker; developer.
Member, Tax Appeals Court of Harford County, 1968-70; Governor's Commission to Hire the
Handicapped; Harford County Educational Foundation, Past president, Young Democrats of
Harford County, 1969-70. Member, Harford County Board of Realtors; Maryland Real Estate
Board. Member and first State director, Bel Air Jaycees. Received Outstanding Young Man
Award, 1969. Member, Elks; Moose; American Legion. Chairman, 1970-71 Heart Fund Drive.
Former member, board of directors, Children's Fresh Air Society of Maryland; board of
directors, Fallston General Hospital. Chairman, United Appeal Drive, Harford County, 1968.
Married; 2 children. Member of the House of Delegates since 1971; member, Ways and Means
Committee. Deputy Majority Whip, 1977-83. Deputy Majority Floor Leader, 1983—.
Chairman, Harford County Delegation. Co-chairman, Mass Transit Oversight Committee;
chairman. Special Joint Committee on Transportation. Chairman, Federal-State Affairs
Committee, Southern Legislative Conference; member, State Affairs Committee, Conference of
State Governments. District office: 141 North Main St., Bel Air 21014; tel. 879-9173.
Annapolis office: 325 Lowe Bldg., 21401; tel. 841-3289.
ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Democrat, District 39. Bom in Baltimore, January 18, 1951.
Attended City College; Howard University, B.S., 1973; University of Maryland School of Law,
J.D., 1976. Attorney. Member of the Maryland Bar since 1976. Chief judge, Maryland Moot
Court Board; Phi Beta Kappa; Outstanding U.S. Student Government Leader Award, Royal
Arts Society of London; Major Achievement Award for Scholastic Accomplishment from Afro
American News; president, Bancroft Literary Society. Member of the House of Delegates since
1983; member, Judiciary Committee. Chairman, Maryland Legislative Black Caucus, 1984.
District office: 2225 St. Paul St., Baltimore 21218; tel. 366-0494. Annapolis office: 315 Lowe
Bldg., 21401; tel. 841-3263.
GERALD J. CURRAN, Democrat, District 43. Bom March 20, 1939. Attended Baltimore
parochial schools; Calvert Hall College High School; University of Baltimore; University of
Baltimore School of Law, LL.B., 1963. General agent, Bankers Security Life Insurance Society.
Member, State Use Industries Advisory Committee. Member, Baltimore Life Underwriters;
Knights of Columbus; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. Chairman,
Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee. Attends St. Francis of Assisi Church. Former
vice-chairman, Commission to Study Non-public Special Education. Former member, Mayor's
Task Force on Education; Joint Legislative Committee on Metropolitan Mass Transit;
Maryland Task Force on Welfare Reform; Archdiocesan Commission on the Aging. Married;
5 children. Member of the House of Delegates since 1967. Vice-chairman, Constitutional and
Administrative Law Committee. Member, Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and
Legislative Review. Co-chairman, Special Joint Committee on Coal Pipeline Resources. 2901
Montebello Terrace, Baltimore 21214; tel. 426-1736. Annapolis office: 141 Lowe Bldg., 21401;
tel. 841-3505
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