TYRAS S. ATHEY, Democrat, District 32. Born in Burtonsville, Montgomery County, March 30,
1927. Attended Montgomery County public schools. Served in U.S. Navy, 1945-47. Member, State
Trade Policy Council; Governor's Task Force on Volunteer Fire, Rescue and Ambulance Companies.
Maryland representative to the Council of State Governments (chairman, fiscal affairs and
governmental operations committee). Member, Southern Legislative Conference. Past co-chairman,
Task Force on Property Tax Reform. Past member, Governor's Task Force to Study Flexibility for
Higher Education; Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. Member, Elks; Moose. Married; 3
children. Member of the House of Delegates since 1967. Chairman, Ways and Means Committee,
1979-; member, Rules and Executive Nominations Committee. Past chairman, Anne Arundel
County Delegation. Member, Legislative Policy Committee; Joint Budget and Audit Committee;

Spending Affordability Committee. Past chairman, Commission on Intergovernmental Cooperation.
Annapolis office: 100 Lowe Bidg, 21401; tel. 841-3469.

R. CHARLES AVARA, Democrat, District 47. Bom in Baltimore, January 11, 1932. Attended
Baltimore public schools. Served in U.S. Navy, 1953-56. Chairman, Special Committee on School
Pupil Transportation; Committee to Set Minimum Standards for Police Departments; Joint Capital
Budget Committee, 1971-76. Member, Governor's Commission on Law Enforcement and the
Administration of Justice; Special High Impact Courts Committee; Mayor's Coordinating Council on
Criminal Justice. Married. Member of the House of Delegates since 1967. Former Vice-Chairman,
Appropriations Committee. Chairman, Spending Affordability Committee. Member, Joint Committee
on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review. Annapolis office: 429 Lowe Bidg., 21401; tel.
841-3547.

JOSEPH BARTENFELDER, Democrat, District 8, Baltimore County. Born in Baltimore on
January 3, 1957. Graduate of Calvert Hall High School, 1978; graduate of Towson State University,
B.S. in business administration. Self-employed in family farming business in Perry Hall. Sponsor,
Overlea Fullerton Recreation Council; elected area delegate, St. Joseph's Parish Council; member of
11 Democratic and civic clubs in the district; Calvert Hall Chips Scholarship Program; Calvert Hall
Alumni Association; Towson State Alumni Association; Baltimore County Farmers' Produce
Association; Maryland Farm Bureau; Young Farmer's Group of Maryland Farm Bureau. Member of
the House of Delegates since 1983. Member, Judiciary Committee. Chairman, Baltimore County
Delegation. District office: 8410 Be) Air Rd., Baltimore 21236; tel. 668-2105. Annapolis office: 307
Lowe Bidg., Annapolis 21401-1991; tel. 841-3332.

J. ERNEST BELL II, Democrat. District 29B. Bnm in I.ennardlnwn, April M, 1941 Rylten High
School; Mount St. Mary's, B.S., 1963; Catholic University School of Law, J.D., 1966. Member of
Maryland Bar since 1970, Attorney. Served in U.S. Marine Corps, captain, 1966-70; Navy
achievement medal. Member, St. Mary's County Property Review Board, 1971-82. Attorney,
Commissioners of Leonardtown, 1971-78; attorney, St. Mary's County Board of Election
Supervisors, 1972-82; attorney, St. Mary's County Board of County Commissioners, 1975-82.
Member, State Prosecutor Selection and Disabilities Commission, 1977-82. Married; 4 children.
Member of the House of Delegates since 1983. Member, Judiciary Committee; Joint Committee on
Federal Relations; Special Committee on Drug and Alcohol Abuse. District office: 10 Court House
Dr., Leonardtown 20650; tel. 475-8421. Annapolis office: 217 Lowe Bidg., 21401; tel. 841-3314.