-->

• Ben Cardin is the junior U.S. Senator from Maryland. He is a supporter of net neutrality, the belief that Internet service providers should not be allowed to regulate Internet content.

  A bill proposed by Cardin in March 2009 would allow newspapers to function as nonprofit organizations. The status of nonprofit would allows newspapers to become tax-exempt, though would prohibit them from endorsing any specific political candidate or party. The papers would still be able to freely report on political campaign news and issues.WBAL (Baltimore: Md. Senator Proposes Nonprofit Status For Newspapers

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: October 5, 1943 in Baltimore, Maryland
  2. Assumed office: January 3, 2007
  3. Party: Democrat
  4. Spouse: Myrna Edelman Cardin
  5. Alma mater: University of Pittsburgh, University of Maryland
  6. Previous position held: Maryland Representative, 3rd district

• Early Life

  Cardin has a law degree from the University of Maryland which he received in 1967. While attending school, he worked at the Cardin & Cardin law firm before running for a Maryland Delegate seat that had previously been held by his uncle, Maurice Cardin.

• Political Career

  Cardin became a Representative for Maryland's 3rd district in 1986 and was subsequently re-elected nine times. In 2006, he successfully ran for Senate, where he is now a member of six committees:

  1. Budget
  2. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Co-Chairman)
  3. Environment and Public Works
  4. Foreign Relations
  5. Judiciary
  6. Small Business and Entrepreneurship

• Related Mahalo Pages

  U.S. Senate | U.S. House of Representatives | John D. Rockefeller IV | Daniel Akaka | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Lamar Alexander | Wayne Allard | Max Baucus | Bob Bennett | Jeff Bingaman | Sherrod Brown | Jim Bunning

Categories

• View History
• Discuss on the Message Board
• Embed this Page
• Share this page