| Past Senate Service |
|---|
| | 2011-2012 | Standing Committee on Reapportionment and Redistricting |
| | 2003-2007 | Joint Committee on the Selection of the State Treasurer |
| | 2003 | Special Commission on Legislative Prayer |
| | 2001-2003 | Deputy Majority Leader |
| | 1995-2003 | Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee |
| | 1995-2003 | Chair, Environment Subcommittee of the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee |
| | 1995-2003 | Joint Committee on Chesapeake Bay Critical Areas |
| | 2001-2002 | Senate Committee on Redistricting |
| | 1999-2001 | Procurement Subcommittee of the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee |
| | 1997-2001 | Ethics and Election Law Subcommittee of the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee |
| Public Service |
|---|
| | 2011- | Maryland Access to Justice Commission |
| | 2008- | Energy and Environment Committee, Southern Legislative Conference |
| | 2008- | Agriculture and Energy Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures |
| | 2008- | Environment Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures |
| | 2007-2008 | Agriculture, Environment, and Energy Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures |
| | 2007- | Climate Change Commission |
| | 2007- | Law and Criminal Justice Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures |
| | 2005-2007 | Environment and Natural Resources Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures |
| | 2004 | Chair, Senate Special Commission on Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance |
| | 2004 | State Advisory Council on Water Security and Sewerage |
| | 2003 | Environmental Restoration and Development Task Force |
| | 1998-2003 | Nutrient Management Advisory Committee |
| | 1995-2003 | State Economic Growth, Resource Protection, and Planning Commission |
| | 1996-2002 | U.S. Clean Air Act Advisory Committee |
| | 2001 | Task Force on Energy Conservation and Efficiency |
| | 2001 | Chair, Chesapeake Bay Commission |
| | 2001 | Chesapeake Executive Council |
| | 2001 | Co-Chair, Special Committee on Gaming |
| | 2000-2001 | Task Force on the Environmental Effects of Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (MTBE) |
| | 2000 | Oil Spill Prevention Advisory Committee |
| | 2000 | Delegate, Democratic Party National Convention |
| | 1999-2000 | Study Commission on Lobbyist Ethics |
| | 1999-2000 | Smart Codes Strategy Group, Steering Committee |
| | 1999-2000 | Co-Chair, Article 66B (Planning and Zoning) Study Commission |
| | 1999 | Vice Chair, Chesapeake Bay Commission |
| | 1997-1998 | Task Force to Study Retail Electric Competition and the Restructuring of the Electric Utility Industry |
| | 1995-1997 | Senate Chair, Joint Committee to Study Mandates on Local Government |
| | 1995-1997 | Board of Trustees, Maryland Environmental Trust |
| | 1995-1997 | Maryland Recycling Advisory Group |
| | 1997 | Blue Ribbon Citizens Pfiesteria Commission |
| | 1995- | Chesapeake Bay Commission |
| | 1995- | Director, Clean Air Trust |
| | 1995 | Task Force to Review the State's Election Law |
| | 1991-1993 | Governor's Energy Task Force |
| | 1991-1993 | Chair, Montgomery County Delegation |
| | 1988-1989 | Governor's Work Group on Acid Deposition |
| | 1983-1986 | Member, Charter Review Commission, Montgomery County |
| | 1981-1982 | National Advisory Council, U.S. Small Business Administration |
| | 1972-1976 | Legislative Assistant to U.S. Senator Harrison A. Williams, Jr., of New Jersey |
| | 1971-1972 | State Legislative Liaison, Maryland Department of Employment and Social Services |
| Awards |
|---|
| | 2011 | First Citizen Award, Maryland Senate |
| | 2011 | Legislator of the Year Award, Maryland Access to Justice Commission |
| | 2011, 2010, 2007 | Certificate of Appreciation, Maryland Municipal League |
| | 2010 | Champion for Children, Department of Human Resources and Maryland State Bar Association |
| | 2008-2009 | Municipal Super Star, Maryland Municipal League |
| | 2007 | John R. Hargreaves Legislative Fellow, Salisbury University |
| | 2003 | John V. Kabler Memorial Award, Maryland League of Conservation Voters |
| | 2001 | Leadership and Outstanding Service Award, Maryland State Bar Association |
| | 1999 | Public Official of the Year, Audubon Naturalist Society |
| | 1991 | Lawmaker of the Year, American Lung Association of Maryland |
| | 1989 | Conservationist of the Year, Sierra Club of Maryland, Delaware and District of Columbia |
| Biographical Information |
|---|
| | Born, Washington, DC, October 8, 1946 |
| | Montgomery County Public Schools |
| | Walter Johnson High School |
| | University of Stockholm, 1966-1967 |
| | Wesleyan University, B.A., 1968 |
| | Columbia University School of Law, J.D., 1971 |
| | Attorney in private practice, 1976- |
| | Married, Two children |