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DAVID R. BRINKLEY, Republican, District 4A, Frederick County. Member of House
of Delegates since 1995. Member, Commerce and Government Matters Committee,
1995— (financial institutions subcommittee). Vice-Chair, Frederick County Delegation.
Born in Frederick, Maryland, September 24, 1959. Gettysburg College; University of
Maryland College Park, B.A., 1981; American College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, C.L.U.
(chartered life underwriter), Ch.F.C. (chartered financial consultant), 1985. Insurance
agent. Vice-Chair, Frederick County Republican Central Committee, 1990-94. Member,
American Society of Chartered Life Underwriters and Chartered Financial Consultants.
Married; two children. District office: P.O. Box 321, New Market 21774-0321; tel. (301)
698-9206. Annapolis office: 323 Lowe House Office Bldg., 21401-1991; tel. (410)
841-3107.

EMMETT C. BURNS, JR, Democrat, District 10, Baltimore County & Baltimore City.
Member of House of Delegates since 1995. Member, Judiciary Committee, 1995— (civil
law & procedure subcommittee); Special Committee on Drug and Alcohol Abuse,
1995—. Born in Jackson, Mississippi, August 26, 1940. Jackson State University, B.S., 1962;
Virginia Union University, M. Div., 1968; Presbyterian School of Christian Education,
M.R.E., 1969; University of Pittsburgh, Ph.D., 1974. Served in U. S. Air Force, 1975-78
(captain). Minister. Member, Governor's Commission on Adoption, 1995—. Chair, Balti-
more Safe Schools Committee, 1991—. Chair, Social Action Committee, United Baptist
Convention of Maryland. Member, National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Inc.; Omega Psi
Phi Fraternity. Married; three sons. District office: 8419 Liberty Road, Suite B, Baltimore
21144; tel. (410) 922-8474. Annapolis office: 309 Lowe House Office Bldg., 21401-
1991; tel. (410) 841-3350.

MICHAEL W. BURNS, Republican, District 32, Anne Arundel County. Member of
House of Delegates since 1995. Member, Judiciary Committee, 1995— (civil law &
procedure subcommittee). Born in Baltimore, Maryland, February 16, 1958. Towson State
University, B.S. (history), magna cum laude, 1980; University of Maryland School of Law,
J.D. with honors, 1983. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1983. Development and communications
consultant. Member, Republican State Central Committee, 1978-81, 1986-90, 1994—.
Maryland Executive Director, Senator Robert Dole for President, 1987-88. Delegate, Repub-
lican Party National Convention, 1988. Executive Director, Maryland Republican Party,
1988-89 (legal counsel, 1987-88). Member, Glen Burnie Jaycees, 1995—. Outstanding
Young Men in America, Jaycees, 1984. District office: 6443 Grafton Garth Ct., Glen Burnie
21061; tel. (410) 766-0755. Annapolis office: 215 Lowe House Office Bldg., 21401-
1991; tel. (410) 841-3233.

MICHAEL ERIN BUSCH, Democrat, District 30, Anne Arundel County. Member of
House of Delegates since 1987. Chair, Economic Matters Committee, 1994— (member,
1991—; member, home inspection industry subcommittee). Member, Legislative Policy
Committee, 1994—; Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, 1994—. House
Chair, Joint Committee on Health Care Delivery and Financing, 1995—. Co-Chair, Joint
Committee on State Economic Development Initiatives, 1995—. Member, Judiciary
Committee, 1987-91. Deputy Majority Whip, 1993. Chair, Anne Arundel County
Delegation, 1992-93. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, January 4, 1947. St. Mary's High
School, Annapolis; Temple University, B. S., 1970. Teacher and coach, St. Mary's High School,
1973-79. Administrator for youth athletics, Anne Arundel County, 1979—. Chair, State
Commission on Physical Fitness, 1989—. Member, Governor's Commission on Baltimore City
Automobile-Insurance Rate Reduction, 1995—; Maryland Historical Trust, 1995—. Coach
of the Year (football), 1978; Man of the Year, Anne Arundel County Lacrosse Association,
1982. District office; 951 Windwhisper Lane, Annapolis 21403; tel. (410) 263-8829.
Annapolis office: 151 Lowe House Office Bldg., 21401-1991; tel. (410) 841-3519.