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BARBARA A. HOFFMAN, Democra t, District 42. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, March
8,1940. Forest Park High School, Towson State College, B.S., 1960; The Johns Hopkins
University, M.L.A., 1966. Supervisor of secondary school teachers, Morgan State Univer-
sity, 1968-73. Executive Director, Maryland Democratic Party, 1979-83. Served on boards
of various civic and philanthropic organizations. First vice-president. National Association
of Jewish Legislators. President-elect, Women Legislators of Maryland. Co-author.JiwmyJ
in English, an English textbook. Married; three children. Member of the Senate since 1983.
Vice-Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee (chair, subcommittee on health, education
and human resources). Member, Legislative Policy Committee; Special Joint Committee
on the Medical Assistance Program, Spending Affordability Committee; Executive
Nominations Committee. District office: 6615 Reistcrstown Rd., Suite 301, Baltimore
21215; tel. 764-3614. Annapolis office: 100 James Senate Office Bidg., 21401-1991; tel.
841-3648.

PAULA COLODNY HOLLINGER, Democrat, District 11. Born in Washington, DC,
December 30,1940. Mt. Sinai Hospital School of Nursing, New York, RN, 1961. Registered
nurse. Governor's Task Force to Study the Crisis in Nursing, Governor's Advisory Council on
AIDS; Governor's Commission on Health Care Policy and Financing (subcommittee on
long-term care). Delegate, Democra tic National Convention, 1976. Baltimore Co. Comm. for
Women, 1977— (secretary, 1977-78). Beth Am Synagogue; B'nai B'rith Women; National
Council of Jewish Women; Organization for Rehabilitation & Training; NA'AMAT;

Chanccllor'sComm.onStatusofWomenatUMBC,1979.MaaA&^»iCTicaBi; Who'sWho of
American Women, Who's Who mAmeiican Politics. Marned; three children. Member of House
ofDekgatcs, 1979-87. Member of the Senate since 1987; Economic and Environmental Affairs
Committee (chair, health subcomm.). Senate Chair, Joint Committee on Administrative,
Executive and Legislative Review, 1990—. Senate Chair, Joint Committee on Federal Rela-
tions, 1988-90. Member, Joint Committee on Health Care Cost Containment; Special Joint
Committee on the Medical Assistance Program. President, Women's Legislative Caucus,
1986-87. Chair, Science and Technology & Resource Planning Committee, National Con-
ference of State Legislatures, 1984— (vice-chair, health committee, 1990-91). District office:

3708 Lanamer Rd., Randallstown 21133; tel. 922-3926,655-2525. Annapolis office: 206
James Senate Office Bidg., 21401-1991; tel. 841-3131.

RALPH M. HUGHES, Democrat, District 40. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, April 17,
1948. Baltimore City College High School; Morgan State College, B A., 1970, Howard
University School of Law, J.D., 1973; The Johns Hopkins University, M.A.S. Full time
legislator. Served on staff of Commission to Revise the Annotated Code of Maryland,
1973-82. Served as legislative analyst to General Assembly; liaison to Maryland Commis-
sion on Criminal Law. Member, Monumental Bar Association. Life member, NAACP;

Lillie Carroll Jackson Museum Board of directors, Foster Grandparents Program; board
of directors, St. Frances Academy Creative Arts Center. President, Greater Mondawmin
Coordinating Council and Mondawmin Transpac. Legislative consultant, Ruxton Con-
cerned Neighbors and Ash-Co-East. Chairman, Panway Sanitation Committee; member,
Braddish Avenue Neighborhood Association. Member, Morgan State University and
Howard University Alumni Associations. Producer ofThe Graduates, WEAA-FM, Morgan
State University Radio. Recipient of numerous citations and awards. Member, Mount
Hope Baptist Church. Mamed. Member of the House of Delegates, 1983-90. Member of
the Senate since 1991. Member, Judicial Proceedings Committee; Joint Committee on
Investigation. District office: 2320 N. Monroe St., Baltimore 21217; tel. 225-0555.
Annapolis office: 310 James Senate Office Bidg., 21401-1991; tel. 841-3656

NATHAN C. IRBY, JR., Democrat, District 45. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Novem-
ber 7, 1931. Dunbar High School; Antioch College, B.A., 1972. City Councilman,
Baltimore City, Second District, 1974-82. Member, Baltimore City Planning Commission,
1976-82; Baltimore City Energy Conservation Commission. Chairman, Urban Services
Agency, Baltimore City. Member, Air Quality Control Advisory Council, 1980; Central
Maryland Health Systems Agency, 1981-82. Member, Governor's Task Force on Food and
Nutrition; Governor's Housing Task Force; Task Force to Study Deaths Resulting from
Building Fires; Task Force on Jnvestment of Pension Funds; Governor's Advisory Council
on AIDS. Member, Baltimore Regional Council of Governments. Member of the Senate
since 1983. Member, Budget and Taxation Committee. Vice-Chairman, Executive
Nominations Committee. Member, Joint Committee on Health Care Cost Containment;

Special Joint Committee on Pensions; Joint Study Committee on School Construction;

Joint Executive/Legislative Task Force on Medical Malpractice Insurance. District office:

2021 E. Biddle St., Baltimore 21213; tel. 675-3000 Annapolis office: 214 James Senate
Office Bidg., 21401-1991; tel. 841-3165.