Mr. Steinberg introduced legislation which
became the basis of condominium law in the State
of Maryland. He sponsored legislation to elect
county council members by district rather than
at-large in Baltimore County. Mr. Steinberg also
sponsored numerous bills concerning mental health
and domestic relations law.

As a member of the Maryland State Senate, Mr.
Steinberg actively promoted economic
development as well. In the fall of 1984, he
represented Maryland and the General Assembly
on an economic development mission to Japan. In
the spring of 1985, Mr. Steinberg, as President of
the Senate, represented the State in London when
the Pride of Baltimore sailed under the Tower Bridge
to complete its first Atlantic crossing.

Mr. Steinberg also has been active in the field of
higher education, having served on the
Commission on Excellence in Higher Education
which recommended restructuring the higher
education system in Maryland.

Since his first election as Lieutenant Governor
in 1986, Mr. Steinberg has continued to build on a
solid record of achievement gained during his
twenty years of service in the Maryland General
Assembly.

On behalf of Governor William Donald
Schaefer, Lieutenant Governor Steinberg
coordinated and developed the Administration's
legislative agenda. The Lieutenant Governor served
as chairman of the Governor's Commission on
Alcohol and Drug Abuse, and the Maryland
Executive Helicopter Advisory Committee. He
currently is chairman of the Peabody Institute
Oversight Committee.

Lieutenant Governor Steinberg was born in
Baltimore City on October 4, 1933, and attended

the public schools of Baltimore City. He is a
graduate of Baltimore City College and received his
Associate of Arts Degree from the University of
Baltimore in 1952. In 1955, he received a Juris
Doctorate Degree from the University of Baltimore
School of Law and was admitted to the Maryland
Bar the same year. He served on active duty in the
United States Navy from November 1955 through
1957. In addition, he has honorary degrees from
Goucher College, Villa Julie College, and St. Mary's
College of Maryland.

Mr. Steinberg returned to Baltimore following
military service and became active in a number of
civic organizations and political clubs. He entered
the private practice of law as an associate with his
cousin, Marvin B. Steinberg, Esquire, now a Judge
of the Circuit Court of Baltimore City.
Subsequently, Mr. Steinberg became a partner in the
law firm of Levin and Gann, P.A. He is a member
of the Baltimore County, Maryland State and
American Bar Associations.

Lieutenant Governor Steinberg and his wife,
Anita, have been married for thirty-five years. The
Steinbergs have three children, Edward, Susan, and
Barbara. Edward, a graduate of Bucknell University
and the University of Baltimore School of Law, is
currently practicing law in Baltimore City. Edward's
wife, Halaine, is a graduate of Towson State
University and is a former public school teacher.
Susan is a graduate of Drew University and the
University of Maryland School of Law and is a
practicing attorney. Barbara is a graduate of
Dickinson College and is a C.P.A. employed in the
corporate setting. Lieutenant Governor Steinberg
also is grandfather to twins, Mitchell Jacob and Julie
Sarah Steinberg, and their brother, Jason Andrew
Steinberg.