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ULYSSES CURRIE, Democrat, District 25, Prince George's County. House of Dele-
gates, 1987-94; Majority Whip; Appropriations Committee, 1990-94 (vice-chair, human
resources & public safety subcomm.); Rules and Executive Nominations Committee,
1992-94; Legislative Policy Committee, 1991-94; Joint Budget and Audit Committee,
1991-94; Joint Subcommittee on Program Open Space and Agricultural Land Preserva-
tion, 1991-94. Member, Senate since 1995; Budget and Taxation Committee, 1995—
(health, education & human resources subcomm.); Joint Committee to Study Mandates
on Local Government, 1995—. Senate Chair, Joint Committee on the Management of
Public Funds, 1995—. Born in Whiteville, North Carolina. North Carolina Agricultural
and Technical State College, B.S., 1959. Served in U.S. Army, 1960-63. The American
University, M.A., 1968. Educator, Prince George's County, 25 years. Governor's Commission
on Black Males, 1990-96; Child Care Administration Advisory Council, 1995—; Task Force
on Law Enforcement of Cabinet Council on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, 1995—; Gover-
nor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities. Charter member, Coalition for
Handicapped Children. Member, Assoc. of School-Based Administrators and Supervisors of
Prince George's County, Md.; Mental Health Assoc. of Prince George's County, Inc. Board
member, First Generation College Bound. Married; two sons. District office: 6621 Lacona
St., District Heights 20747-2840; tel. (301) 967-6602.Annapolis office: 100 James Senate
Office Bldg., 21401-1991; tel. (301) 858-3127, (410) 841-3127,

GEORGE W. DELLA, JR., Democrat, District 47, Baltimore City & Baltimore County
(Catonsville). Member of Senate since 1983. Vice-Chair, Rules Committee, 1995—.
Member, Finance Committee, 1985— (welfare reform subcommittee); Executive Nomi-
nations Committee, 1984—. Member, Tort and Insurance Reform Oversight Committee,
1988-93; Special Joint Committee on Energy Pricing, 1990-91; Joint Expenditure Study
Group on Law Enforcement and Transportation, 1991; Joint Committee on the Manage-
ment of Public Funds, 1991-94. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, June 5,1943. Gilman School;
Southern High School; University of Baltimore; University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D.,
1972. Served in Maryland National Guard, 1965-71. Member, Baltimore City Council,
1976-83 (chair, budget & finance committee, 1979-83). District office: 801 Light St.,
Baltimore 21230-3912; tel. (410) 244-8400. Annapolis office: 207 James Senate Office
Bldg., 21401-1991; tel. (410) 841-3600.

JOHN W. DERR, Republican, District 3, Frederick & Washington Counties. Member
of Senate since 1983. Member, Finance Committee, 1989—; Special Joint Committee on
Pensions, 1985—. Senate Chair, Workers' Compensation Benefit and Insurance Oversight
Committee; Joint Committee on Protocol. Member, Economic and Environmental Affairs
Committee, 1983-89; Executive Nominations Committee, 1987-94; Tort and Insurance
Reform Oversight Committee, 1988-93; Special Joint Committee on Energy Pricing,
1990-91. Chair, Frederick County Delegation, 1995—. Born in Frederick, Maryland,
March 18, 1941. Frederick High School; University of Maryland, B.S., 1963; The American
College, C.L.U., 1977. Served in U.S. Army Reserves, 1963-69. Insurance agent. Member,
Task Force to Study Incentive Awards Program for State Employees, 1990. Member, Repub-
lican Local Central Committee, Frederick County, 1982-83. Past president, Frederick Jaycees;
named Jaycee International Senator, 1977. Past president, Frederick County Heart Associa-
tion; Frederick Life Underwriters Association; board of trustees, Frederick Memorial Hospital.
Married; four children. District office: 233 N. Market St., Frederick 21701-5334; tel. (301)
695-5733. Annapolis office: 408 James Senate Office Bldg., 21401-1991; tel. (410) 841-
3575.

ARTHUR DORMAN, Democrat, District 21, Prince George's County. House of Delegates,
1965-75; Speaker Pro Tem, 1971-75. Legislative Council, 1971-75. Chair, Prince George's
County Delegation, 1971-75. Member, Senate since 1975; Executive Nominations Committee,
1976—; Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review, 1984—; Joint
Committee on Budget and Audit, 1995—; Joint Committee on Health Care Delivery and
Financing, 1995—; Joint Committee on State Economic Development Initiatives, 1995—;
Workers' Compensation Benefit and Insurance Oversight Committee, 1995—. Vice-Chair,
Finance Committee, 1995—. Born in New York, N.Y, October 21, 1926. George Washington
Univ.; Pennsylvania College of Optometry, O.D, 1953. Optometrist. Served in U.S. Army, World
War II. Task Force to Study the Funding of Special Education, 1985-86; Governor's Commission
on Excellence in Higher Education, 1985-87; Maryland Underground Storage Tank Task Force,
1989-91; Southern Regional Education Board (exec. bd., legislative adv. comm.); Governor's Task
Force on School Construction, 1992-93; Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee, 1992—;
Governor's Task Force on Community Health Networks, 1995—. Chair, Chesapeake Bay Trust,
1996— (member, 1985—). 21st Dist. & Vansville Dist. Democratic Clubs; Beltsville Citizens' Assoc.;
Beta Sigma Kappa; American Legion; VFW; PG Co. Boys & Girls Clubs; past pres., Takoma-Langley
Kiwanis Club. National, State & local optometric assocs.; past pres., Vision Institute of America.
Md. Optometrist of Year, 1967. National Optometrist of Year, 1968. Beth Torah Congregation.
Married. Home: 11107 Montgomery Rd., Beltsville 20705; tel. (301) 937-7411. Annapolis
office: 116 James Senate Office Bldg., 21401-1991; tel. (410) 841-3141.