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WHEELER R. BAKER, Democrat, District 36, Cecil, Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's
and Talbot Counties Member of House of Delegates since 1995. Member, Appropria-
tions Committee, 1995— (public safety & administration subcommittee, oversight com-
mittee on pensions, oversight committee on personnel, oversight committee on program
open space & agricultural land preservation). Joint Committee on Chesapeake Bay Critical
Areas, 1995—; Joint Subcommittee on Program Open Space and Agricultural Land
Preservation, 1995—. Chair, Queen Anne's County Delegation. Born in Easton, Mary-
land, November 26, 1946. Centreville High School. Served in US Air Force, 1964-68.
Member, Board of County Commissioners, Queen Anne's County, 1986-90. Member,
Chesapeake Bay Trust, 1995—. Member, Queen Anne's County Democratic Central Com-
mittee. Member, Kent Narrows Development Foundation. Man of the Year, Jaycees, 1980.
Inducted into American Powerboat Association, 1987. Married, three children. District
office: 918 Chester River Dr., Grasonville 21638-9801, tel. (410) 758-3960. Annapolis
office: 422 Lowe House Office Bldg., 21401-1991, tel. (410) 841-3189

ROBERT C. BALDWIN, Republican, District 33, Anne Arundel County. Member of
House of Delegates since 1994. Member, Appropriations Committee, 1995—(education
& economic development subcommittee, oversight committee on personnel, oversight
committee on program open space & agricultural land preservation). Born in Annapolis,
Maryland, November 13, 1934. St. Mary's High School, Annapolis; Loyola of the East, B.S.,
1956. Served in U.S. Army (infantry captain), 1956-64. Secretary/Treasurer, Reliable
Contracting Company, Inc. Member, Federal Small Business Advisory Board, Region III,
1982-84. Member, Anne Arundel County Republican Central Committee, 1990-94. Mem-
ber, Associated Builders and Contractors (pres. Anne Arundel-Southern Maryland Chapter,
1971), Utility Contractors of Anne Arundel County (vice pres., 1984) Board member, West
Anne Arundel Chamber of Commerce, 1988-94. Married, seven children. District office:
1278 Robert Rd., Crownsville 21032, tel. (410) 987-1132 Annapolis office 214 Lowe
House Office Bldg., 21401-1991 tel. (410) 841-3223

KUMAR P. BARVE, Democrat, District 17, Montgomery County. Member of House
of Delegates since 1991. Member, Economic Matters Committee, 1991— (chair, real
property work group, chair, science & technology subcommittee), House Facilities
Committee, Joint Committee on Budget and Audit, 1995—. Vice Chair, Montgomery
County Delegation, 1993—. Born in Schenectady, New York, September 8, 1958. Paint
Branch High School, Silver Spring; Georgetown University, B.S. (accounting) 1980. Finan-
cial analyst. Treasurer and board member, Maryland National Abortion Rights Action
League (NARAL), 4 years. Elected delegate, Greenbelt Cooperative, 3 years. Founding board
member, Montgomery County Democratic Action Committee, 2 years. Treasurer,
Montgomery County Young Democrats. Democratic Provisional Precinct Chair, Precinct
9-01, and member, District 17 Caucus. Member, Gaithersburg and Upper Montgomery
County Chamber of Commerce, Washingtonian Towns Civic Association, 3 years; Maryland
Citizen Action Coalition, Indian Cultural Coordinating Committee, Sierra Club. District
office: 7 Belinder Road, Gaithersburg 20878—5249, tel. (301) 417-0158 Annapolis
office 222 Lowe House Office Bldg., 21401 1991, tel. (301) 858-3001, (410) 841-
3001

RAYMOND BECK, Republican, District 39, Montgomery County. Member of House
of Delegates since 1995. Member, Ways and Means Committee, 1995—(housing & social
issues subcommittee). Born in Chicago, Illinois, December 7, 1932. US Naval Academy,
B.S., 1954; US Naval Postgraduate School, M.S. (electrical engineering), 1962. Captain,
US Navy, 1950-84 (Bronze Star for duty commanding a destroyer, Vietnam). Senior
engineer and retired naval officer. Married, two children. District office: 16704 Briardale
Rd., Derwood 20855, tel. (301) 948-6636. Annapolis office: 225 Lowe House Office
Bldg., 21401-1991, tel. (410) 841-3037.