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IDA G. RUBEN, Democrat, District 20, Montgomery County. House of Delegates, 1975-
87. Senate since 1987; Budget and Taxation Committee, 1987— (chair, public safety, trans-
portation, economic development, & natural resources subcomm.); Executive Nominations
Committee, 1991—; Legislative Policy Committee, 1991—; Joint Budget and Audit Com-
mittee, 1991—; Spending Affordability Committee, 1995—; Joint Committee on State Eco-
nomic Development Initiatives, 1995—; Special Joint Task Force on Transportation, 1995—;
Special Joint Committee on Economic Development Strategy, 1989 (chair, services advisory
subcomm.); Joint Committee on Education Funding, 1990. Chair, Montgomery Co. Dele-
gation. Convention chair, National Order of Women Legislators, 1980; past pres., Women
Legislators of Md. NCSL Assembly on the Legislatures. Born & attended public schools, Wash-
ington, DC. Past pres., international bd. member, treas., vice-pres., B'nai B'rith Women. Past
commissioner, National Anti-Defamation League (national adv. comm.). Governor's Motor
Carrier Task Force for Safety and Uniformity, 1989; Committee on Suggested State Legislation
and Task Force on Growth and Transportation, Council of State Governments; Montgomery Co.
Ad Hoc Committee to Study Status of Women; Child Support Enforcement Advisory Council;
Commission on the Future of Maryland Courts, 1995—. Md. Democratic Party Ethics Committee.
Democratic precinct chair, 1967-74. Democratic clubs. Active in all national, State & local
election campaigns since 1963. Named one of 100 most powerful women in DC metro area,
Washington Magazine, 1994. Married; four sons. District office: 11 Schindler Ct., Silver Spring
20903; tel. (301) 439-2332. Annapolis office: 204 James Senate Office Bidg., 21401-1991;
tel. (301) 858-3634.

PERRY SFIKAS, Democrat, District 46, Baltimore City & Baltimore County. Member
of Senate since 1995. Member, Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee, 1995—
(health subcommittee); Chesapeake Bay Critical Areas Oversight Committee, 1995—.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, November 13, 1955. Patterson High School, Baltimore; George
Washington University, B.A., 1977, M.A., 1979; University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D.,
1985. Full-time legislator. Delegate to Democratic Party National Convention, 1988, 1992.
Member, Baltimore City Council, 1991-95. Board member, Southeast Community Organi-
zation. Past president, Bayview Civic Association. Member, American Hellenic Progressive
Association. Profile in Courage Award, Baltimore City Home Owners' Coalition for Fair
Property Taxes, 1993. Annapolis office: 211 James Senate Office Bldg., 21401-1991; tel.
(410) 841-3598.

J. LOWELL STOLTZFUS, Republican, District 38, Somerset, Wicomico & Worcester
Counties. Member of House of Delegates, 1991-92; Economic Matters Committee.
Member of Senate since 1992. Member, Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee,
1992— (environment subcommittee); Executive Nominations Committee, 1995—; Joint
Committee on Chesapeake Bay Critical Areas, 1992—; Joint Committee on Federal
Relations, 1993—. Born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, July 15, 1949. Salisbury State College,
B.A., 1973; Eastern Mennonite Seminary. Plant nursery proprietor, farmer, and parochial
school principal. Member, Governor's Pesticide Council, 1992—; Commission to Save the
Lighthouses, 1992—; Delmarva Advisory Council, 1992—; Maryland Tourism Development
Board, 1995—. Past member, Area Agency on Aging. Chair, Somerset County Planning and
Zoning Commission, 1984-85 (member, 1980-84). Chair, Somerset County Board of Zoning
Appeals, 1985-90. Member, Somerset County Farm Bureau. Member, National Kraut
Packers Association; Association of Christian Schools International; Rehobeth Ruritan Club.
Member, Holly Grove Mennonite Church. Married; four children. District office: 30487
Broad St., Princess Anne 21853-1211; tel. (410) 651-3886. Annapolis office: 409 James
Senate Office Bldg., 21401-1991; tel. (410) 841-3645.

NORMAN R. STONE, JR., Democrat, District 7, Baltimore County. Member, House of
Delegates, 1963-67. Member, Senate since 1967. President Pro Tem, 1995—; Judicial Pro-
ceedings Committee (vice-chair, 1987-94); Executive Nominations Committee, 1975—;
Rules Committee, 1983—; Legislative Policy Committee, 1983-89,1995—. Co-Chair, Task
Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws, 1995—. Chair, Constitutional and
Public Law Committee, 1983-84 (vice-chair, 1975-82); Economic and Environmental Affairs
Committee, 1985-86. Past chair, vice-chair, Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive
and Legislative Review. Member, Tort and Insurance Reform Oversight Committee, 1988-93.
Chair, Baltimore Co. Senate Delegation, 1968-72. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, September
8, 1935. Attended Baltimore public schools; Univ. of Baltimore; Univ. of Baltimore School of Law,
LL.B., 1960. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1960. Member, Commission on the Future of Maryland
Courts, 1995—. Past president, North Point Improvement Assoc.; past president, St. Luke's Holy
Name Society. Member, Beth Council Knights of Columbus; Edgemere Moose; North Point Pen-
insula Community Coordinating Council. Selected as one of the 10 Outstanding Legislators in
United States by Assembly of Governmental Employees; Conservationist of the Year, Clean Water
Action; Town Notable in his legislative district; Legislator of the Year, Baltimore Building Trades
Council, 1993. Married; four children. District office: 6905 Dunmanway, Baltimore 21222-
5194; tel. (410) 288-5270. Annapolis office: Presidential Wing, James Senate Office Bldg.,
21401-1991; tel. (410) 841-3587.