84/Maryland Manual

JOHN N. BAMBACUS, Republican, District 1. Born in Washington, DC, May 28,
1945. Montgomery Junior College; Frostburg State College, B.S., 1970; West Virginia
University, M.S., 1972; University of Maryland, Ph.D. candidate, 1972-75. University
professor, Frostburg State University. President, World Whitewater Championships, Inc.
Served in U.S. Marine Corps as sergeant, 1964-67; Vietnam veteran. Member, Governor's
Task Force on Volunteer Fire, Rescue and Ambulance Companies. Member, Frostburg
City Council, 1976-78; board of directors, Tri-County Council for Western Maryland;
board of directors, Allegany County Human Resources Development Commission; board
of directors, Frostburg Community Hospital, 1976—; board of directors, Frostburg State
University Foundation, 1981—. Member, Rotary Club; American Legion; VFW; Vietnam
Veterans of America. Special assistant to U.S. Senator Charles McC. Mathias, Jr.; director,
Public Affairs Institute, Frostburg State College. Outstanding Young Man of America;
Frostburg State College Alumni Achievement Award. Married; one son. Member of the
Senate since 1983. Member, Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee; Joint
Committee on Federal Relations; Joint Committee on Education. District office: P.O. Box
1, Frostburg 21532; tel. 689-4666. Annapolis office: 406 James Bldg., 21401; tel.
841-3565.

RAYMOND E. BECK, Republican, District 5. Born in Baltimore, March 5, 1939.
Baltimore City and Baltimore County public schools; University of Baltimore, LL.B., 1967.
Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1967. Served in U.S. Marine Corps, 1956-59. Former secretary,
Carroll County Republican State Central Committee. Member, American, Maryland State
and Carroll County Bar Associations. Member, Westminster Lions Club; Westminster
Elks; Carroll County Chamber of Commerce; Taneytown Chamber of Commerce;
National Federation of Independent Businesses. Member, Humane Practices Commission;
State Development Council Task Force. Member of the House of Delegates, 1972-82.
Member of the Senate since 1983. Minority Whip, 1987—. Member, Budget and Taxation
Committee; Joint Budget and Audit Committee; Spending Affordability Committee;
Special Joint Committee on Pensions; Joint Committee on State Government Revision;
Special Joint Oversight Committee on Juvenile Services Initiative. District office: 189 E.
Main St., Westminster 21157; tel. 848-4460. Annapolis office: 410 James Bldg., 21401;
tel. 841-3683.

CLARENCE W. BLOUNT, Democrat, District 41. Attended Baltimore City public
schools; Morgan State University, B.A., 1950; The Johns Hopkins University, M.L.A,
1965; Georgetown University. Educator. Served in World War II; awarded Combat
Commission. Member, Education Commission of the States; Southern Regional Education
Board. Member, National Democratic Committee. Member, Academy of Political and
Social Science; Baltimore Urban League; NAACP; Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity; Gamma
Roule Fraternity- Memher, board of trustees, Provident and Sinai Hospitals; Western
Maryland College. Member, Urban Affairs Committee, NCSL; chairman, Urban Services
Commission, Baltimore City. Member, League of Handicapped and Crippled Children.
Member, Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders; Advisory Committee
for Educational Block Grants. Member of the Senate since 1971. Majority Leader, 1983—.
Chairman, Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee. Member, Executive Nomi-
nations Committee; Rules Committee; Legislative Policy Committee; Joint Committee on
Budget and Audit; Joint Committee on Federal Relations; Spending Affordability Com-
mittee; Special Joint Committee on Transportation. District office: 4811 Liberty Heights
Ave., Baltimore 21207; tel. 466-1197. Annapolis office: 201 James Bldg., 21401; tel.
841-3697.

F. VERNON BOOZER, Republican, District 9. Born in Norfolk, Virginia, January 30,
1936. South Norfolk High School; Duke University, AB-, 1958; University of Maryland
School of Law, J.D., 1964. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1964. Attorney. Trial Magistrate,
Baltimore County, 1967-68. Administrator of Loan Laws, State of Maryland, 1968-69.
Married; 4 children. Member of House of Delegates, 1971-79. Member of the Senate since
1981. Member, Judicial Proceedings Committee; Executive Nominations Committee;
Joint Budget and Audit Committee. District office: 614 Bosley Ave., Towson 21204; tel.
828-0669. Annapolis office: 403 James Bldg., 21401; tel. 841-3706.