STEWART BAINUM, JR.
Democrat, District 20.
Born in Takoma Park, March 25, 1946. Attended Takoma Academy; Pacific Union College, B.A., History, 1968; University of California at Los Angeles, M.B.A., 1970; Andrews University, Theology, 1971-72. Married; two children.
General Assembly:
Member, House of Delegates, 1979-82. Member of Senate, 1983-86.
Member, Budget and Taxation Committee; Joint Committee on Budget and Audit;
Subcommittee on Corrections and Transportation; Subcommittee on Capital
Budget.
Private Career and Other Public Service:
Businessman. Chairman of three companies: Manor Care, Inc.,
a health care provider, Choice Hotels International, Inc., franchisor of
hotels around the world and Sunburst Hospitality, a real estate company
that owns and operates hotels in twenty-six states. Chairman and
Founder of Baltimore Advisors, a non-profit business management consulting
firm for inner city-based businesses. Chair, Task Force on Public
Transportation, Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee, 1977-78.
Member, Coalition United to Reform Elections, 1975, 1977. Chair of
Executive Committee, Silver Spring Development Council, 1976-77, Vice President,
1977-78. Member, Silver Spring Revitalization Task Force, 1978; Executive
Board member, Alliance for Democratic Reform, 1974-75, 1977-78. Treasurer,
Legislative Study Group, Inc., 1980-82. Member, State Development
Council Task Force; Governor's Task Force on Violence and Extremism.
Named "Outstanding State Official" by the Young Democrats of Maryland,
1981. Former member, Board of Trustees, University of Maryland Medical
System; St. Mary's College; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Current
member, Board of Trustees, The Johns Hopkins University.
Personal Comments and Observations:
"[The two most controversial issues with which I
dealt in the senate were] my attempt to revoke the tax breaks for private
clubs [that] discriminate [and] my attempt to reduce the state payroll
by 2% across the board. The fight on the senate floor for the 2%
across the board payroll cut [was also my most memorable event].
"[My most significant contribution as a Maryland
senator was] helping the senate stand firm during the savings and loan
crisis to ensure the State of Maryland achieved a fairer deal."
Compiled March 16, 2000 from the biographical files of the Maryland Manual, ©Maryland State Archives and from materials and photograph submitted by Senator Bainum dated January 31, 2000.
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