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JAMES F. PORTS, JR, Republican, District 8, Baltimore County & Baltimore City.
Member, House of Delegates since 1991; Ways and Means Committee, 1992—(finance
resources subcomm., 1994—). Member, Constitutional and Administrative Law Com-
mittee, 1991-92; Joint Transportation 2000 Committee, 1994. Member, American Leg-
islative Exchange Council. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, December 1, 1958. Perry Hall
Sr. High School. Sergeant E-5, U.S. Marine Corps, 1978-82 (Expeditionary Medal, Marine
of the Month). Essex Community College, A.A., 1989. Supervisor, gas measurement, Balti-
more Gas & Electric Co. Licensed as registered representative (NASD), insurance agent,
& gas fitter, Baltimore City. Baltimore County Republican State Central Committee,
1989-90. Vice-Pres., Northeast Fullerton Community Assoc., 1986-90. Baltimore County
Citizens Advisory Committee on Recycling; 8th District Republican Club; Rossville Demo-
cratic Assoc.; Taxpayers for Government Efficiency; Essex Community College Alumni As-
soc.; Toastmasters International, CTM; Phi Theta Kappa. Associate member, Fraternal
Order of Police Lodge 76. Commander, Perry Hall/ White Marsh Post 11378, VFW (life
member, Parkville Memorial Post 9083). Honorary co-chair, co-founder. Perry Hall High
School Alumni Assoc. Awards; People Against Child Abuse; Maryland School for the Blind;
Baltimore County Police Dept.; Tall Cedars of Lebanon. Married; three children. District
office: 21 Robin Lynne Ct., Perry Hall 21228; tel. (410) 256-0225. Annapolis office:
307 Lowe House Office Bldg., 21401-1991; tel. (410) 841-3365.

MARY LOUISE PREIS, Democrat, District 34, Harford County. Member of House
of Delegates since 1991. Member, Judiciary Committee, 1991— (chair, gaming law &
regulation subcommittee); House Facilities Committee, 1993—. House Vice-Chair,
Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review, 1995—. Former
chair, Harford County Delegation. Born in Jacksonville, Illinois, October 10, 1941.
Fontbonne College, A.B., 1963 (Woodrow Wilson Fellow, 1963); Georgetown University,
M.S., 1967; University of Maryland School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 1983. Admitted to
Maryland Bar, 1983. Attorney. Member, Commission on the Future of Maryland Courts,
1995—. Member, Maryland State Bar Association (member, editorial advisory board).
Member, Harford County Bar Association. Member, Harford Community College Foun-
dation Board; ex officio member, Harford County Economic Development Advisory Board.
Member, Harford Chapter, American Association of University Women, 1970—(pres.,
1975-77). Board of Trustees, Harford Community College, 1978-88. Assistant attorney
general, 1985-90. Outstanding Young Marylander nominee, Jaycees, 1975. Married; three
children. District office: 9 W. Courtland St., Bel Air 21014; tel. (410) 838-5890.
Annapolis office: 326 Lowe House Office Bldg., 21401-1991; tel. (410) 841-3289.

JAMES E. PROCTOR, JR., Democrat, District 27A, Prince George's County. Mem-
ber of House of Delegates since 1990. Member, Appropriations Committee, 1992—
(chair, oversight committee on pensions; vice-chair, education & economic development
subcommittee); Joint Committee on Health Care Delivery and Financing, 1993—; En-
vironmental Matters Committee, 1990-92. House Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions,
1995—. Vice-Chair, Prince George's County Delegation (member & past chair, county
affairs committee). Born in Washington, DC, June 14, 1936. Dunbar High School, Wash-
ington, DC. Served in U.S. Air Force, 1961-62, 1968. Bowie State College, B.S., 1969, M.Ed.,
1972. Educator. Virology research technician, National Institutes of Health, 10 years. Prin-
cipal, Prince George's County School System, 17 years. President, Cedarville Citizens Asso-
ciation, 12 years. Member, governing body, Southern Maryland Health Systems Agency,
Prince George's County, 1980-82. Vice-Chair and commissioner, Prince George's County
Landlord-Tenant Commission, 1982-85. Member, National Education Association; Mary-
land State Teachers Association; Prince George's Educators Association; Association of
School-Based Administrators and Supervisors. Married; two children. District office: 11204
Cedarville Rd., Brandywine 20613; tel. (301) 888-9353. Annapolis office: 206 Lowe
House Office Bldg., 21401-1991; tel. (301) 858-3083, (410) 841-3083.

HOWARD P. RAWLINGS, Democrat, District 40, Baltimore City. House of Delegates
since 1979. Chair, Appropriations Committee, 1992—. Member, Rules and Executive Nomi-
nations Committee, 1992—; Legislative Policy Committee, 1992— (management sub-
comm.); Spending Affordability Committee, 1992—; Special Joint Committee on the Medical
Assistance Program, 1988-92; Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative
Review, 1991-92; Joint Budget and Audit Committee; 1991-92; Joint Committee on State
Economic Development Initiatives, 1995. House Chair, Joint Expenditure Study Group on
Health, Housing, Economic Development, and the Environment, 1991. Born in Baltimore,
Maryland, March 17, 1937. Baltimore public schools; Morgan State Univ., B.S.; Univ. of Wiscon-
sin, M.S.; Univ. of Maryland, Ph.D. studies. College teacher; mathematician. Governor's Task
Force on School Construction, 1992-93; Task Force on Maryland Building Performance Standards,
1992-93; Governor's Commission on School Funding, 1993. Vice-Chair, Governor's Task Force to
Reform the State Personnel Management System. Project Advisory Council, Children and Family
Services Reform Initiative; Advisory Committee for Educational Block Grants; Maryland Hous-
ing Policy Commission. Bd. of Directors: U. of Md. Medical System Corp.; Education Commission
of the States (chair, policy & priorities comm., 1986-87). Board, Md. Historical Society; Action
for the Homeless; Md. Ed. Coalition; Md. Low Income Housing Coalition. Delegate, Democratic
Party National Convention, 1988, 1992. District office: 3502 Sequoia Ave., Baltimore 21215-
7211; tel. (410) 466-4224. Annapolis office: 131 Lowe House Office Bldg., 21401-1991; tel.
(410) 841-3407.