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Melvin A. Steinberg, Maryland's fourth Lieuten-
ant Governor since the office was reestablished in
1970, brings more than twenty years of legislative
experience to the State's second highest elected
office.
Lieutenant Governor Steinberg began his career
in public service in November 1966 when he won
election to the State Senate. Mr. Steinberg received
the largest number of votes cast for a State Senate
candidate in Baltimore County. He made an
immediate impact on the State political scene,
winning election as Chairman of the Baltimore
County Delegation during his first year in the
Senate.
In the years to follow, Mr. Steinberg continued
to demonstrate strong leadership qualities as
Chairman of the Joint Committee on Ethics,
Committee on Narcotics, Subcommittee on Family
Law, and Joint Committee on Racing, and as a
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member of numerous task forces and committees.
In January 1975, he was designated Vice-Chairman
of the Judicial Proceedings Committee and, in
January 1979, he became Chairman of the Finance
Committee.
In January 1983, beginning his fifth consecutive
term as a Senator, Mr. Steinberg was chosen by his
colleagues to serve as President of the Senate. Mr.
Steinberg served in that capacity until his election
as Lieutenant Governor in November 1986.
During Mr. Steinberg's tenure in the General
Assembly, he sponsored or was the leading
spokesman for a number of significant bills. Mr..
Steinberg served as a member of the blue ribbon
Task Force on Health-Care Cost Containment and,
under his leadership in the Senate, major legislation
was enacted which achieved substantial progress in
controlling rising health care costs. As Chairman of
the Senate Ethics Committee, he developed and
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