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HENRY B. HELLER, Democrat, District 19, Montgomery County. Member of House
of Delegates since 1987. Member, Ways and Means Committee (chair, education sub-
comm.); Joint Committee on Federal Relations; Spending Affordability Committee; Joint
Expenditure Study Group on Education and Human Resources. House Chair, Advisory
Commission on Federal-State-Local Relations, Co-Chair, Joint Study Group on Education
and Local Government Revenues. Past member, Special Joint Committee on the Medical
Assistance Program. Member, National Council of State Legislatures (labor committee);
Washington Council of Governments (metropolitan development policy committee). Born
in Washington, DC, August 14, 1941. Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda; Montgomery
College, A.A., 1962; Frostburg State College, B.S., 1964; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, M.A.,
1982, Ed.D., 1985. Management and budget specialist, Montgomery County Public Schools.
Chair, Governor's Commission on Disruptive Youth, 1993—. Member, Governor's Commission
on Black Males (chair, education subcomm.), 1990—. President, Montgomery County Education
Assoc.; Montgomery College Alumni Assoc. President, Wheaton Woods Citizens Assoc.; Aspen
Hill Civic Assoc. Member, Wheaton Citizens Advisory Board. Recipient of awards from Phi Delta
Kappa; Alpha Psi Omega. Married, two children. District office: 12706 Turkey Branch Park-
way, Rockville 20853; tel. (301) 949-4265. Annapolis office: 430 Lowe House Office
Bldg., 21401-1991; tel. (301) 858-3528, (410) 841-3528.

HENRY R. HERGENROEDER, JR., Democrat, District 43, Baltimore City. Member
of House of Delegates since 1967. Assistant Majority Leader, 1991-93. Member, Com-
merce and Government Matters Committee, 1994—. Member, Ways and Means Commit-
tee, 1975-91; Joint Budget and Audit Committee, 1987-93; Joint Committee on the
Management of Public Funds, 1991-93; Appropriations Committee, 1992-93 (human
resources & public safety subcommittee). Born in Baltimore, Maryland, October 26, 1943.
Attended Baltimore City public and private schools; Baltimore Community College; University
of Baltimore, B.S., 1966; Virginia-Maryland Bankers School, 1976. Employed, Equitable Bank,
N.A., 1970-90. Member, Maryland Commission on the Functions of Government, 1972-74;
Special Committee to Study Child Labor Laws; Regional Planning Council, 1983-87. Past
director, Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Maryland, Inc. Past secretary, Equitable Bank
Foundation, Inc., 1974-84. Director and president, York Road Planning Committee, Inc.,
1982-88. Director, Society for the Preservation of Maryland Antiquities, 1987-92. McCormick
Unsung Hero Award and YMCA Youth Award, 1972. Legislator of the Year, Greater Baltimore
Board of Realtors, 1987, 1992. Legislator of the Year, Maryland Nurses Association, 1989.
District office: 344 Homeland South Way, Baltimore 21212; tel. (410) 433-4093. An-
napolis office: 321 Lowe House Office Bldg., 21401-1991; tel. (410) 841-3308.

SHEILA ELLIS HIXSON, Democrat, District 20, Montgomery County. Member, House
of Delegates since 1976. Chair, Ways and Means Committee, 1993—. Member, Rules and
Executive Nominations Committee, 1993—; Legislative Policy Committee (management
subcomm.), 1993—; Joint Budget and Audit Committee; Spending Affordability Committee;
Joint Committee on Protocol. Past House Chair, Joint Committee on Federal Relations;
Advisory Commission on Federal-State-Local Relations. Women Legislators of Md.; National
Conf. of State Legislatures (budget & protocol committees). Born in L'Anse, Michigan, February
9, 1933. Northern State Teachers College, B.A. Head Start teacher, Detroit, Michigan, 1960-62;
legislative rep., American Psychological Assoc.; campaign manager & aide to Michigan U.S. Rep.
William D. Ford. Admin. assistant, Democratic National Committee. Forest Land Task Force,
1981-84, Mosquito Control Committee, 1982-83; Governor's Task Force on Time-Sharing, 1983-84;
Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect, 1983-85; Governor's Council on Child Abuse and Neglect,
1986—; Work Force Investment Board, 1988—. Member, Montgomery Co. Democratic Central
Committee; National Capital Democratic Club; Women's National Democratic Club; Women's
Suburban Democratic Club; Eastern Montgomery, Kensington, Wheaton Democratic Club; Ploughmen
& Fishermen; NOW; National Professional & Business Women's Organization; National Assoc. of
Sunday School Instructors. District office: 1008 Broadmore Circle, Silver Spring 20904; tel. (301)
384-4739. Annapolis office: 100 Lowe House Office Bldg., 21401-1991; tel. (301) 858-3469.

CAROLYN J. B. HOWARD, Democrat, District 24, Prince George's County. House of
Delegates, 1988-90, 1991—; Ways and Means Committee; Joint Budget and Audit Commit-
tee. Vice-Chair, County Affairs Committee, PG Co. Delegation. Chaplain, Md. Legislative
Black Caucus. Women Legislators of Md. National Conf. of State Legislatures (job training &
ed. comm.). Director, Dist. 3, National Black Caucus of State Legislators. Born in DeLand,
Florida. Florida A&M Univ., B.S.; Bowie State College, M.Ed. Supervisor, Chapter I Program, PG
Co. Public Schools. PG Co. Democratic Central Committee, 1982-88. Delegate, Democratic Party
National Conventions, 1984, 1992. Professional Standards & Teacher Education Advisory Board, State
Board of Education, 1986-87; Local Health Services Funding Review Committee, 1993. National &
Md. State Assocs. of Elementary School Principals; Assoc. of School-Based Administrators; National
Education Assoc.; Md. State Teachers Assoc.; PG Co. Educators Assoc.; Assoc. of Curriculum Develop-
ment; Delta Sigma Sorority. Life member, National Council of Negro Women; Business & Professional
Women's Club. Treas., national FAMU Alumni Assoc., 1986— (pres., local chapter, 1988—). Dis-
tinguished Alumna, National Assoc. for Equal Opportunity, 1983, 1988. Outstanding Service in Politics,
PG Co. Educators Assoc; 1983; Outstanding Service in Local Community, Outstanding Service, NE
Region, 1985-87, FAMU Alumni Assoc.; Counselors Advocate Award (PGMACD), 1988. Married;
three children. District office: 1891 Brightseat Rd., Landover 20785; tel. (301) 772-2803. An-
napolis office: 204 Lowe House Office Bldg., 21401-1991; tel. (301) 858-3065.