HOWARD A. DENIS, Republican, District 16. Born November 21, 1939. Bethesda-Chevy Chase
High School, 1957; Georgetown College, A.B., 1961; Georgetown Law Center, 1965. Member, Task
Force on Documents. Member of Congregation Beth El in Bethesda, Montgomery County. Married
to the former Babette Wise; 1 daughter. Member of the Senate since 1977. Member, Judicial Proceed-
ings Committee. Member, Commission on Health Insurance Pooling Mechanisms. District office:
7735 Old Georgetown Rd., Suite 525, Bethesda 20814; tel. 656-6300. Annapolis office; 402-B James
Bidg., 21401; tel. 858-3124.

JOHN W. DERR, Republican, District 3. Bora in Frederick, March 18, 1941. Frederick High
School; University of Maryland, B.S., 1963; The American College, C.L.U., 1977. Insurance agent.
Served in U.S. Army Reserves, 1963-69. Member, Governor's Committee on Employment of the
Handicapped. Member, Republican Local Central Committee, Frederick County, 1982-83. Past pres-
ident, Frederick Jaycees, named Jaycee International Senator, 1977. Past president, Frederick County
Heart Association; Frederick Life Underwriters Association; Board of Trustees, Frederick Memorial
Hospital. Married, 4 children. Member of the Senate since 1983. Member, Economic and Environ-
mental Affairs Committee; Executive Nominations Committee. Member, Special Joint Committee on
Transportation; Joint Committee on Protocol. District office: 13 W. 2nd St., Frederick 21701. Annap-
olis office: 408 James Bidg., 21401; tel. 841-3575.

ARTHUR DORMAN, Democrat, District 21. Born in New York, October 21, 1926. Attended
Brooklyn, N.Y, public schools; George Washington University; Pennsylvania College of Optometry,
O.D., 1953. Optometrist. Served with U.S. Army, World War II. Member, Governor's Commission
on Excellence in Higher Education: Executive Board and Legislative Advisory Committee, Southern
Regional Education Board. Member, 21st Legislative District and Vansville District Democratic
Clubs; Beth Torah Congregation; 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, Bcltsville Citizens' Association; Beta Sigma Kappa; American Legion; VFW;
Prince George's County Boys and Girls Clubs; past president, Takoma-Langley Kiwanis Club. Mar-
ried. Member of House of Delegates, 1965-75; chairman. Prince George's County delegation,
1971-75; member, Legislative Council, 1971-75; Speaker Pro Tern, 1971-75. Member of the Senate
since 1975. Vice-Chairman, Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee. Chairman, Prince
George's County Senate Delegation, 1980-81. Member, Legislative Policy Committee; Executive
Nominations Committee; Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review.
Home: 11107 Montgomery Rd., Beltsville 20705; tel. 937-7411. Annapolis office: 303 James Bidg.,
21401; tel. 841-3141.

BERNIE FOWLER, Democrat, District 29. Bom in Baltimore, March 30, 1924. Graduate ofCal-
vert Senior High School. Self-employed businessman. Served in U.S. Navy, 1944-46, receiving Asiat-
ic-Pacific, American Theatre, and Victory medals. Member, Calvert County Board of Education,
1963-69 (president, 4 years); Calvert County Commissioner, 1970-82 (president, 9 years). Member,
Governor's Commission on Special Education; Governor's Task Force on State-Local Fiscal Rela-
tionships; Governor's Task Force on Time-Sharing; State Development Council Task Force; Patuxent
River Commission. President, Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland; chairman, Tri-County
Natural Resources Commission; chairman. Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice Board
for Region II. Member, Prince Frederick Lodge 142; Eastern Star; American Legion; VFW; Elks;
Kiwanis; Farm Bureau; Chamber of Commerce; Sportsman Club; Potomac River Association; Wa-
terman's Association. Married; 4 children. Member of the Senate since 1983. Member, Budget and
Taxation Committee; Executive Nominations Committee; Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics.
District office: Prince Frederick Shopping Center, P.O. Box 288, Prince Frederick 20678; tel.
1-800-492-8342 or 535-3366. Annapolis office: 210 James Bidg., 21401; tel. 841-3673.