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LEO E. GREEN, Democrat, District 23, Prince George's County. House of Delegates,
1975-79. Member., Senate since 1983, Executive Nominations Committee, Legislative
Policy Committee, Spending Affordability Committee, Transportation 2000 Joint Work
Group. Vice-Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee, 1995— Transportation Oversight
Committee, Prince George's County Delegation (past chair, vice-chair, PG delegation).
Mount St. Mary's College, B.S., Georgetown Univ. School of Law, LL.B., J.D. Served in U.S.
Army. Attorney. Member, Md. State & Dist. of Columbia Bar Assocs. Work Force Investment
Board. Past member, Governor's Energy Task Force, 1991-93, Board of Trustees of the State
Universities and Colleges. Past chair, Bd. of Visitors, Bowie State University. Past vice-chair,
Washington Council of Governments. Mayor of Bowie, 2 terms. Delegate & secretary, Md.
delegation, Democratic Party National Convention, 1976. Director, Patuxent Dist., Boy
Scouts of America. Trustee, PG United Way. Bd. of Directors, Villa Rosa Home. Past pres.,
Associated Catholic Charities. Past general counsel, Eastern U.S. Postal Region. American
Legion, Knights of Columbus, Lions, Elks. Outstanding Legislator, PG & Md. Municipal
Leagues. Legacy of Excellence Award, Bowie State Univ. Purple Heart Order. Distinguished
Alumni Award, Mount St. Mary's College, 1979. Married, eight children, nine grandchil-
dren. District office: 3123 Belair Dr., Bowie 20715, tel. (301) 262-4420. Annapolis office:
212 James Senate Office Bldg., 21401-1991, tel. (301) 858-3631, (410) 841-3631

JOHN J. HAFER, Republican, District 1, Allegany & Garrett Counties. Member of
Senate since 1991, Finance Committee, 1991—(health subcomm.). Special Joint Com-
mittee on Pensions, 1991—. Joint Committee on Health Care Delivery and Financing,
1992—, Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review, 1995—,
Joint Committee on Budget and Audit, 1995—, Joint Committee on State Economic
Development Initiatives, 1995—. Member, Speual Joint Committee on Energy Pricing,
1991, Special Joint Committee on Economic Development Strategy, Joint Expenditure
Study Group on Law Enforcement and Transportation, 1991. Born in Frostburg, Maryland,
February 25, 1932. Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, B.S., 1954, Pittsburgh Insti-
tute of Mortuary Science, 1958. Medic, U.S. Army. Funeral director. Member, Tri-County
Council for Western Maryland, 1991—, State Commission on Neighborhoods, 1994—, Task
Force on Maryland's Dairy Industry, 1995—. Member, Maryland Farm Bureau, Allegany
County Farm Bureau, Cumberland Chamber of Commerce. Past chair, Salvation Army &
American Cancer Crusade. Board member, Salvation Army, Cumberland Youth Center.
Mason Lodge, Scottish Rite 32nd degree. Tall Cedar of Lebanon, Past Potentate, Ali Ghan
Shrine Temple, Past Grand Tall Cedar. Member, Fraternal Order of Police, Farrady Ameri-
can Legion Post, Cumberland B.P.O. Elks, Cumberland Moose. Married, four children. Dis-
trict office: P.O. Box 116, 58 Frost Ave., Frostburg 21532-0116, tel. (301) 689-4666
Annapolis office: 406 James Senate Office Bldg., 21401-1991, tel. (410) 841-3565

LARRY E. HAINES, Republican, District 5, Carroll County. Member of Senate since
1991. Member, Judicial Proceedings Committee, 1992—, Executive Nominations Com-
mittee, 1995—, Joint Committee on Federal Relations, 1991—, Advisory Commission on
Federal-State-Local Relations, 1991-95. Member, Economic and Environmental Affairs
Committee, 1991. Chair, Carroll County Delegation. Born in Woodbine, Maryland, April
11, 1938. Frederick Community College. Real estate broker and appraiser. Member, City of
Westminster Housing Study Committee, 1974—, Westminster Board of Zoning Appeals,
1983-89, Carroll County Future of Agriculture Subcommittee. Member, Maryland Associa-
tion of Realtors (legislative committee, 1986-90). Chair, Carroll County Association of
Realtors Legislative Committee, 1986-90. Member, American Association of Certified Ap-
praisers, Carroll County Chamber of Commerce, National Federation of Independent
Businesses. Director, Bank of Maryland Carroll County. Realtor of the Year, Carroll County
Association of Realtors, 1975. Vice-Chair, Church Council, Church of the Open Door,
Westminster. Married, four sons. District office: 532 Baltimore Blvd., Westminster 21157,
tel. (410) 876-4530, (410) 876-1616. Annapolis office: 401 James Senate Office Bldg.,
21401-1991, tel. (410) 841-3683.

BARBARA A. HOFFMAN, Democrat, District 42, Baltimore City & Baltimore County.
Member, Senate since 1983. Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee, 1995—. Chair,
Spending Affordability Committee, 1995—. Member, Executive Nominations Committee,
1987—, Joint Committee on Budget and Audit, 1987—, Legislative Policy Committee,
1991—, Joint Committee on Health Care Delivery and Financing, 1993—, Rules Com-
mittee, 1995—, Joint Committee on State Economic Development Initiatives, 1995—.
Senate Chair, Special Joint Task Force on Transportation, 1995—. Past president, Women
Legislators of Maryland. Past president, National Association of Jewish Legislators. Born
in Baltimore, Maryland, March 8, 1940. Towson State College, B.S., 1960, The Johns Hopkins
University, M.L.A., 1966. Supervisor of secondary school teachers, Morgan State College, 1968-
73. Member, Advisory Council, Children and Family Services Reform Project, 1990—, Pe-
abody Institute Oversight Committee, 1990—, State Commission on Infant Mortality
Prevention, 1991—, Governor's Commission on Welfare Policy, 1992—, Maryland State Arts
Council, 1995—. Executive Director, Maryland Democratic Party, 1979-83. Board of Direc-
tors, Preservation Maryland, Kennedy Krieger, Maryland Committee for Children. Co-
author, Journeys in English, an English textbook. Married, three children. District office:
6615 Reisterstown Rd., Suite 301, Baltimore 21215-2603, tel. (410) 764-3614. Annapolis
office: 100 James Senate Office Bldg., 21401-1991, tel. (410) 841-3648