Senators/87

JOHN W. DERR, Republican, District 3. Born in Frederick, March 18,1941. Frederick
High School; University of Maryland, B.S., 1963; The American College, C.L.U., 1977.
Insurance agent. Served in U.S. Army Reserves, 1963-69. Member, Governor's Committee
on Employment of the Handicapped. Member, Republican Local Central Committee,
Frederick County, 1982-83. Past president, Frederick Jaycees, named Jaycee International
Senator, 1977. Past president, Frederick County Heart Association; Frederick Life Under-
writers Association; Board of Trustees, Frederick Memorial Hospital. Married, 4 children.
Member of the Senate since 1983. Member, Economic and Environmental Affairs Com-
mittee; Executive Nominations Committee. Member, Special Joint Committee on Trans-
portation; Joint Committee on Protocol. District office: 13 W. 2nd St., Frederick 21701.
Annapolis office: 408 James Bldg., 21401; tel. 841-3575.

ARTHUR DORMAN, Democrat, District 21. Born in New York, October 21, 1926.
Attended Brooklyn, N.Y., public schools; George Washington University; Pennsylvania
College of Optometry, O.D., 1953. Optometrist. Served with U.S. Army, World War II.
Member, Governor's Commission on Excellence in Higher Education; Executive Board
and Legislative Advisory Committee, Southern Regional Education Board. Member, 21st
Legislative District and Vansville District Democratic Clubs; Beth Torah Congregation;
national, State, and local optometric associations; past president, Vision Institute of
America. Maryland Optometrist of the Year, 1967; national Optometrist of the Year, 1968.
Member, Beltsville Citizens' Association; Beta Sigma Kappa; American Legion; VFW;
Prince George's County Boys and Girls Clubs; past president, Takoma-Langley Kiwanis
Club. Married. Member of House of Delegates, 1965-75; chairman, Prince George's
County delegation, 1971-75; member, Legislative Council, 1971-75; Speaker Pro Tern,
1971-75. Member ofthe Senate since 1975. Vice-Chairman, Economic and Environmental
Affairs Committee. Chairman, Prince George's County Senate Delegation, 1980-81.
Member, Legislative Policy Committee; Executive Nominations Committee; Joint Com-
mittee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review. Home: 11107 Montgomery
Rd., Beltsville 20705; tel. 937-7411. Annapolis office: 303 James Bldg., 21401; tel.
841-3141

BERNIE FOWLER, Democrat, District 29. Born in Baltimore, March 30, 1924.
Graduate of Calvert Senior High School. Self-employed businessman. Served in U.S. Navy,
1944-46, receiving Asiatic-Pacific, American Theatre, and Victory medals. Member, Calvert
County Board of Education, 1963-69 (president, 4 years); Calvert County Commissioner,
1970-82 (president, 9 years). Member, Governor's Commission on Special Education;
Governor's Task Force on State-Local Fiscal Relationships; Governor's Task Force on
Time-Sharing; State Development Council Task Force; Patuxent River Commission.
President, Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland; chairman, Tri-County Natural
Resources Commission. Member, Chesapeake Bay Commission. Member, Prince Freder-
ick Lodge 142; Eastern Star; American Legion; VFW; Elks; Kiwanis; Farm Bureau;
Chamber of Commerce; Sportsman Club; Potomac River Association; Waterman's Asso-
ciation. Married; 4 children. Member of the Senate since 1983. Member, Budget and
Taxation Committee; Executive Nominations Committee; Joint Committee on Legislative
Ethics. District office: Prince Frederick Shopping Center, P.O. Box 288, Prince Frederick
20678; tel. 1-800-492-8342 or 535-3366. Annapolis office: 210 James Bldg., 21401; tel.
841-3673.

IDAMAE GARROTT, Democrat, District 19. Bom in Washington, DC, December 24,
1916. Hyattsville High School; Western Maryland College, A.B., 1936. Montgomery
County Council, 1966-74 (president, 1971; chair, planning committee, 1970-74); board
member, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, 1972-74; Washington Sub-
urban Transit Commission, 1971-74 (chair, 1972); Metropolitan Washington Council of
Governments (president, 1974; chair, land use committee, 1969-74); chair, Solid Waste
Management Agency of Metropolitan Washington, 1969-74. Past president, Montgomery
County League of Women Voters and Montgomery County Humane Society, honorary
member, Wheaton Rescue Squad (board member, 1982-84). Honorary Doctor of Laws,
Western Maryland College; John Dewey Award, 1982; Humanitarian Award, Montgom-
ery County Humane Society, 1983; Horn Book Award, Montgomery County Education
Assoc., 1985. Maryland NARFE Federation Award, 1988. Author, Fv/ing Our Way,
Maryland State Taxes and Tou. Married; 2 children. Member, House of Delegates, 1979-87.
Member, Senate, 1987—; Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee (subcommit-
tees on the environment and health); Joint Committees on Federal Relations and Federal-
State-Local Relations. Senate member, Coordinating Council on Alzheimer's Disease and
Related Disorders; Early Childhood Development Council; State Advisory Council for
Handicapped Individuals. Annapolis office: 208 James Bldg., 21401; tel. 841-3151.