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Ben Cardin

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U.S. Junior Senator, Maryland
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Party Democratic
Assumed office (class 1)

January 3, 2007
Serving with Barbara Mikulski

Preceded by Paul Sarbanes
Committees
Born October 5, 1943
Spouse Myrna Edelman Cardin
Religion Jewish


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Ben Cardin is a U.S. Senator from Maryland. He defeated Republican Michael S. Steele for the open seat that was vacated by Paul Sarbanes. Before running for the Senate, Cardin represented the 3rd Congressional District in Maryland. Before that he served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1967-1986. He was Speaker from 1979-1986 and prior to that served as chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means from 1974-1979.

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Background

Senator Cardin was born on October 5, 1943 in Baltimore, Maryland. [1] [2]

A 1967 graduate of the University of Maryland School of Law (1st in his class), he earned his B.A. degree in 1964 from the University of Pittsburgh (cum laude). He also holds honorary degrees from the University of Baltimore School of Law (1990); University of Maryland at Baltimore (1993); Baltimore Hebrew University (1994); and Goucher College (1996). [3]

From 1988-1995, he chaired the Maryland Legal Services Corp. From 1988-1999, he served on the St. Mary’s College Board of Trustees, and in 2002, he was appointed to St. Mary’s Advisory Board, Center for Study of Democracy. He has been a Trustee of the Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs since 1999. In 1991, he was appointed to the University of Maryland School of Law Board of Visitors, and in 1998, he was appointed to the UMBC’s President’s Board of Visitors. In 1999, he joined the Goucher College Board of Trustees. [4]

Committees

Caucuses

Misc.

Awards

Contact

Washington DC Office
2207 Rayburn HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-4016
Fax: (202) 225-9219

Baltimore Office
600 Wyndhurst Avenue
Suite 230
Baltimore, MD 21210
Phone: (410) 433-8886
Fax: (410) 433-2110

Annapolis Office
Arundel Center
44 Calvert Street, Suite 349
Annapolis, MD
Phone: (410) 974-9703

e-mail: rep.cardin@mail.house.gov

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This page was last modified 15:34, 24 February 2008 by dKosopedia user DrDebug. Based on work by dKosopedia user(s) Corncam, BartFraden, Allamakee Democrat and Pandora. Content is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.


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