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MARY ROE WALKUP, Republican, District 36, Cecil, Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's
& Talbot Counties. House of Delegates since 1995; Economic Matters Committee,
1995—(real property subcomm.). Chair, Kent County Delegation, 1995—. Born in Kent
County. Kent County public schools; Univ. of Maryland School of Nursing, R.N., 1945.
Former nurse supervisor, obstetrical patient care, Univ. of Maryland Hospital. Member, Kent
County Board of County Commissioners, 1978-86 (pres., 1982-86). Delmarva Advisory
Council, 1978-86; Coastal Resources Advisory Commission, 1978-86; Upper Shore Aging
(bd. of directors), 1978-86; Upper Shore Mental Health, 1978-86; Upper Shore Planning
Council, 1978-86; Kent County Board of Social Services, 1978-86; Kent County Commission
on Aging, 1978-86; Kent County Planning Commission (ex officio), 1982-86; Kent County
Historical Trust. Delegate, Legislative Committee, Maryland Assoc. of Counties, 1982-86.
Member, Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Commission, 1984-86; State Water Quality Advisory
Committee, 1988—; Citizens' Advisory Committee to the Chesapeake Bay Program, 1988—;
Commission to Save the Lighthouses, 1995—. Charter member, Kent Conservation, Inc.,
1965— (pres., 1972-74, 1991-93). Member, Kent Chapter, American Red Cross, 1977—;
Kent County Farm Bureau, 1982—; Chester River Assoc.; Eastern Shore Land Conservancy;
Md. Conservation Council. Conservationist of the Year, Md. Wildlife Federation, 1977.
Thomas Stone Award, Outstanding Md. Republican Woman, 1977. Award, Women Help-
ing Women, 1983. Married; four children; sixteen grandchildren. Annapolis office: 423
Lowe House Office Bldg., 21401-1991; tel. (410) 841-3449.

MICHAEL H. WEIR, Democrat, District 6, Baltimore County & Harford County.
Member of House of Delegates since 1975. Vice-Chair, Environmental Matters Com-
mittee, 1995— (member, 1975—; environmental & natural resources subcommittee).
Member, Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, 1995—. House Chair, Joint
Committee on Chesapeake Bay Critical Areas, 1984—. Member, Tort and Insurance
Reform Oversight Committee, 1993. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, March 24, 1924.
Attended Baltimore County public schools; Essex Community College; University of Mary-
land. Masonry contractor. Served with U.S. Army in South Pacific during World War II.
Member, Chesapeake Bay Commission; Waterfowl Advisory Committee; Maryland Recycling
Advisory Group, 1995—. Member, Fifth District, Fifteenth 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 grandchil-
dren. District office: 418 Eastern Ave., Baltimore 21221; tel. (410) 391-7800. Annapolis
office: 303 Lowe House Office Bldg., 21401-1991; tel. (410) 841-3384.

ELLEN L. WILLIS, Democrat, District 5A, Carroll County. Member, House of Delegates
since 1996. Member, Appropriations Committee, 1996—. Born in Westminster, Maryland,
October 16, 1947. St. John's High School, Westminster; University of Maryland College Park,
B.A., magna cum laude, 1972; College of Notre Dame of Maryland, M.A. (management),
1994. College Program Administrator. Executive Secretary, Westminster Town Center Corp.,
1977-83. Job Development Coordinator, Carroll County Employment and Training Program,
1983-85. Assistant Director, Department of Economic Development, Carroll County, 1985-86.
Coordinator of Programs for Business and Industry, 1986-94, and Director of Business and
Industry Training, 1994—, Carroll Community College. Board of Directors, Union National
Bank Board, 1995—. Member, Board of Education Task Force on School Improvement, Carroll
County, 1990; Advisory Task Force on Governmental Administration, Westminster, 1990. Board
of Directors, Carroll County Chamber of Commerce, 1986-90. Vice-President, Board of Man-
agers, Carroll County YMCA, 1989, 1990 (chair, government relations committee, 1990).
Member, Carroll County Democratic State Central Committee, 1986-90,1991-94 (chair, 1986-
89). Delegate to Democratic Party National Convention, 1988. National and State trainer,
American Cancer Society, 1979-84 (Maryland State chair for daffodil day, 1980,1981). Chair,
Auction for the Arts, Carroll County Arts Council, 1981, 1982. Married; two children. An-
napolis office: 322 Lowe House Office Bldg., 21401-1991; tel. (410) 841-3371.

JOHN F. WOOD, JR., Democrat, District 29A, St. Mary's County. House of Delegates
since 1987. Vice-Chair, Commerce and Government Matters Committee, 1994— (chair,
financial institutions subcomm.). Member, Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
(vice-chair, 1993), Economic Matters Committee, 1987-93 (unemployment insurance
subcomm.); Special Joint Committee on Energy Pricing, 1990-91. Past chair, Charles
County Delegation. Born in Leonardtown, Maryland, January 13, 1936. Charlotte Hall
Military Academy. Md. National Guard (sergeant), 1952-60. Owner & operator, Wood's
Food Rite. Member, Partnership for Workforce Quality Advisory Board; Interdepartmental
Committee on Mandated Health Insurance Benefits; Maryland Veterans Home Commission;
Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland; Chesapeake Bay Commission; 7th Judicial
Nominating Commission, 1980-86; Subcommittee on Mandated Health Insurance Benefits
of Governor's Commission on Health Care Policy and Financing, 1988-89; Forum for Rural
Maryland, 1995—; Task Force to Review the State's Election Law, 1995—. Member, St.
Mary's County Park and Recreation Board, 1979—; St. Mary's County Hospital Board,
1982— Bd. of Directors, Mid-Atlantic Food Dealers Asoc., 1976-83 (pres., 1980). Charles
Co. & St. Mary's Co. Democratic Clubs; Mechanicsville Fire Dept. Rescue Squad;
Mechanicsville & 7th Dist. Optimist Clubs; Mechanicsville Moose. Married; nine children.
District office: P.O. Box 406, Mechanicsville 20659; tel. (301) 884-2345, 934-9645.
Annapolis office: 141 Lowe House Office Bldg., 21401 -1991; tel. (301) 858-3502, (410)
841-3502.