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JOSEPH F. VALLARIO, JR., Democrat, District 27, Prince George's County. Mem-
ber of House of Delegates since 1975. Chairman, Judiciary Committee, 1993—. Member,
Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, 1993—; Legislative Policy Committee,
1993—. Past member, Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics. Member, Drunk and
Drugged Driving Task Force, 1988-90. Past chair, Prince George's County Delegation
(member, law enforcement & state-approved boards committee). Born in Washington,
DC, March 4, 1937. Attended Washington, DC, parochial schools; Benjamin Franklin
University, B.C.S. and M.C.S., 1959; Eastern College; Mt. Vernon School of Law, LL.B., J.D.,
1963. Attorney. Member, American and Maryland State Bar Associations. Member, Task Force
on Crime, 1976-77. Member, Criminal Justice Information Advisory Board, 1991—. Past
president, Prince George's County Criminal Trial Lawyers Association. Member, Order of Sons
of Italy; inactive member, Painters Local Union # 1773. Married. District office: 5210 Auth
Rd., Suitland 20746; tel. (301) 423-8100. Annapolis office: 121 Lowe House Office
Bldg., 21401-1991; tel. (301) 858-3488, (410) 841-3488.

CHRISTOPHER VAN HOLLEN, JR., Democrat, District 18, Montgomery County.
Member of House of Delegates since 1991. Member, Appropriations Committee, 1992—
(health & the environment subcommittee); Special Joint Committee on Pensions. Mem-
ber, Environmental Matters Committee, 1991-92. Chair, School Board Redistricting
Committee, Montgomery County Delegation. Vice-Chair, County Affairs Committee, .
Montgomery County Delegation. Born in Karachi, Pakistan, January 10, 1959. Swarthmore .
College, B.A., 1982; John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, M.P.P.
(public policy), 1985; Georgetown University Law School, J.D., 1990. Attorney, law firm of
Arent, Fox, Kintner, Plotkin & Kahn. Member, American, Maryland State and Montgomery
County Bar Associations. Legislative assistant to U.S. Senator Charles McC. Mathias, 1985-87.
Professional staff member, U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, 1987-89. Senior legisia-

tive advisor to Governor William Donald Schaefer, 1989-91. Councillor, The Atlantic Council.
Member, Kensington Citizens Association. Outstanding Young Men of America award, 1989.
Married, two children. District office: 3514 Farragut Ave., Kensington 20895; tel. (301)
942-8581. Annapolis office: 220B Lowe House Office Bldg., 21401-1991; tel. (301)
858-3045, (410) 841-3045.

MICHAEL H. WEIR, Democrat, District 6, Baltimore County. Member of House of
Delegates since 1975. Member, Environmental Matters Committee, 1975—. Member,
Tort and Insurance Reform Oversight Committee, 1993. House Chairman, Joint Com-
mittee on Chesapeake Bay Critical Areas. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, March 24, 1924.
Attended Baltimore County public schools; Essex Community College; University of Maryland.
Masonry contractor. Served with U.S. Army in South Pacific during World War II. Member,
Chesapeake Bay Commission; Waterfowl Advisory Committee. Member, Fifth District, 15th
District, Riverside, Bird River, Norris, Deep Creek, and East End Democratic Clubs. Member,
American Legion; VFW; Hawks; Federation of Independent Business Men. Married; six
children, fourteen grandchildren. District office: 418 Eastern Ave., Baltimore 21221; tel.
(410) 391-7800. Annapolis office: 303 Lowe House Office Bldg., 21401-1991; tel. (410)
841-3384.

PAUL WEISENGOFF, Democrat, District 47, Baltimore City. Member of House of
Delegates since 1967. Member, Ways and Means Committee (taxes & revenues subcom-
mittee). Past chairman, Baltimore City Delegation. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, June 25,
1932. Attended Baltimore parochial schools; University of Maryland, B.S.; Morgan State
College, M.S. Served in U.S. Army, 1954-56. Retired educator. Vice-Chairman, Committee
on Student Financial Assistance, 1968. Member, Landlord-Tenant Laws Study Commission,
1977-80; Task Force to Study Off-Track Wagering, 1981-82; Task Force to Study the
Development of a Regional Horse Racing Circuit for Maryland and Virginia, 1993—. Founder,
Constellation Democratic Clubs. Member, Phi Delta Kappa education fraternity; Knights of
Columbus; Holy Name Society. Married; three children. District office: 1904 Griffis Ave.,
Baltimore 21230; tel. (410) 644-6144. Annapolis office: 322 Lowe House Office Bldg.,
21401-1991; tel. (410) 841-3319.