794 / Maryland & the Federal Government Maryland Manual 1994-1995

The United States House of Representatives consists of 435 members. The number of members for
each state is determined by the state's population in the federal census. Based on the 1990 federal census,
Maryland has eight U.S. Representatives elected to serve two-year terms.

The legislature of each state prescribes when elections are to be held for U.S. Representatives (U.S.
Constitution, Art. 1, sec. 4). Since 1868, Maryland has elected its U.S. Representatives on the first Tuesday
in November of each even-numbered year.

WAYNE T. GILCHREST, U.S. Representative. Republican. Member of U.S. House of
Representatives since 1991. Member, Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee; Public
Works Committee. Born in Railway, New Jersey, April 15, 1946. Served in U.S. Marine Corps,
1964-67, Vietnam, 1966-67 (Purple Heart Medal, Bronze Star Medal). Wesley College, A.A.,
1971; Union College (Appalachian Semester studying rural poverty); Delaware State College,
B.A., 1973; Loyola College. Teacher (American history, government, civics), 1973-90. Member,
Kent County Teachers' Association. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Order
of the Purple Heart. Married; three children. District office: 335 High St., Chestertown 21620;

tel. (410) 778-9407. Washington office: 412 Cannon House Office Bldg., Washington, DC
20515; tel. (202) 225-5311.

HELEN DELICH BENTLEY, U.S. Representative. Republican. Member of U.S. House
of Representatives since 1985. Member, Appropriations Committee (subcommittees on
labor, health, human services & education; military construction); Merchant Marine and
Fisheries Committee. Former member, Committee on the Budget; Committee on Public
Works and Transportation; Select Committee on Aging (subcommittee on health &
long-term care); Task Force on Women and Social Security. Born in Ruth, Nevada, November
28, 1923. University of Missouri, B.A. (journalism), 1943; George Washington University.
Chairman, Federal Maritime Commission, 1969-75. Reporter and maritime editor, Baltimore
Sun; former TV producer and syndicated columnist. International business consultant. Board of
Trustees, Church Hospital Corp.; Villa Julie College. Board of Visitors, U.S. Naval Academy.
Member and former chairman, Maritime Committee, Md. Historical Society. Honorary degrees
from University of Michigan; University of Maryland; University of Alaska; Long Island
University; Goucher College. Maritime Industry Salute to Congress Award, 1987. Minute Man
Award, Reserve Officers Assoc., 1988. Free State Award of Excellence, AMVETS Dept. of
Maryland, 1989. Distinguished Citizen of the Year, Baltimore Area Council, Boy Scouts of
America, 1989. Medal of St. Andrew for outstanding service to church and community, Greek
Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America, 1990. Married to William R. Bentley.
District offices: 200 East Joppa Rd., Suite 400, Towson 21204; tel. (410) 337-7222; 7458
German Hill Rd., Dundalk 21222, tel. (410) 285-2747; 6 North Main St., Bel Air 21014,
tel. (410) 879-2517. Washington office: 1610 Longworth House Office Bldg., Washington,
DC 20515; tel. (202) 225-3061.

BENJAMIN L. CARDIN, U.S. Representative. Democrat. Member of U.S. House of
Representatives since 1987. Assistant Majority Whip. Member, Ways and Means Committee
(subcommittees on human resources & health); Ethics Committee; Committee on House
Administration, Born in Baltimore, Maryland, October 5, 1943. Baltimore public schools;
University of Pittsburgh, B.A., cum laude, 1964; University of Maryland School of Law, LL.B.,
J.D., 1967 (1st in class). Attorney. Maryland House of Delegates, 1967-86 (speaker; 1979-86;
chair; ways & means committee, 1974-78). Chair, State Federal Assembly (NCSL), 1980-81.
Member; Presidential Advisory Committee on Federalism, 1981. Member, Governor's Commission
on Excellence in Higher Education, 1985. Chair, Maryland Legal Services Corp., 1988—. Trustee,
Baltimore Council on Foreign Relations, 1980—; St. Mary's College of Maryland, 1988-93;
Baltimore Museum of Art, 1988—. Board of Trustees, University of Maryland Alumni
Assoc.-International, 1982-88. Board of Directors, Associated Jewish Charities & Welfare Fund,
1985-89. Director; Re-Visions Foundation Inc., 1988—. Ann Hogan Memorial Award, Common
Cause of Mary land, 1987. Friend of Psychiatry Award, Maryland Psychiatric Society, 1988. Israel
Freedom Award, 1992. Representative of the Year, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 1993.
Congressional award, Small Business Council of America, 1993. Married to Myrna Edelman;
two children. District office: 540 E. Belvedere Avc., Suite 201, Baltimore 21212; tel. (410)
433-8886. Washington office: 227 Cannon House Office Bldg., Washington, DC 20515;
tel. (202) 225-4016.