John Sarbanes

Infobox_Congressman
name =John Sarbanes


date of birth= birth date and age|1961|05|22
place of birth= Baltimore, Maryland
occupation= attorney
residence= Towson, Maryland
alma_mater= Princeton University, Harvard University
state = Maryland
district = 3rd
term_start =January 4, 2007
preceded = Ben Cardin
succeeded =Incumbent
party = Democrat
spouse = Dina Eve Caplin Sarbanes
religion = Greek Orthodox

John Peter Spyros Sarbanes (born May 22, 1961) is an American lawyer and politician who has represented the third district of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives since 2007. The district includes the state capital of Annapolis, central portions of the city of Baltimore, and parts of Howard and Baltimore counties.

Early life, career, and family

John Sarbanes is the eldest son of former U.S. Senator Paul Sarbanes and Christine Dunbar Sarbanes, a teacher. He was born in Baltimore and graduated from the Gilman School there in 1980.cite web
url = http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/39fed/06ushse/html/msa14642.html
title = John P. Sarbanes, U.S. Representative
accessdate = 2007-04-22
date=
work = Maryland State Archives] He received a B.A. cum laude from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University in 1984 and a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1988.

After college, Sarbanes clerked with Baltimore Judge J. Frederick Motz on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.cite web
url = http://sarbanes.house.gov/bio.shtml
title = Biography of Congressman John Sarbanes
accessdate = 2007-04-22
date=
work = Office of Congressman John Sarbanes] Sarbanes spent his professional legal career at the law firm of Venable, LLP in Baltimore from 1989 to 2006, where was chair of healthcare practice from 2000 to 2006 and a member of the hiring committee from 1992 to 1996.

Sarbanes lives in Towson, Maryland with his three children and wife Dina, who he met at Harvard and wed in 1988. Dina Sarbanes is an Assistant County Attorney with the Baltimore County Attorney’s office. [cite web
url = http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE2DE123DF932A1575BC0A96E948260
title = Dina Eve Caplan, Lawyer, to Marry
accessdate = 2007-04-22
date= August 21, 1988
work = The New York Times]

Congressional career

Sarbanes sought the Democratic nomination for Maryland's third congressional district after then-incumbent representative Ben Cardin chose not to seek re-election in order to run for the United States Senate seat of John Sarbanes' father, Paul Sarbanes. The primary campaign included State Senator Paula Hollinger, former Baltimore City Health Commissioner Peter Beilenson, and former Maryland Democratic Party Treasurer Oz Bengur. Sarbanes won the nomination on September 12, 2006 with 31.9% of the vote. [cite web
url = http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2006/results/primary/congressional_district_03.html
title = Official 2006 Primary Election results for Congressional District 03
accessdate = 2007-04-22
date=
work = Maryland Board of Elections]

His Republican opponent in the general election was Annapolis marketing executive John White. However, the 3rd is overwhelmingly Democratic, and has not been represented by a Republican since 1927. Few observers expected Sarbanes to have difficulty. On November 7, 2006, Sarbanes won the general election with 64% of the vote, while White received 34% of the vote and Libertarian Charles Curtis McPeek received 2%. [cite web
url = http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2006/results/general/office_Representative_in_Congress.html
title = Official 2006 General Election results for Representative in Congress
accessdate = 2007-04-22
date=
work = Maryland Board of Elections]

Committee Assignments

*Education and Labor Committee
**Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education
**Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities
*Committee on Natural Resources
**Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
*Oversight and Government Reform Committee
**Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia

Election history

References

External links

* [http://sarbanes.house.gov/ Congressman John Sarbanes] official U.S. House website
* [http://www.sarbanesforcongress.com/ John Sarbanes for Congress] official campaign website
* [http://www.Youtube.com/JohnSarbanes John Sarbanes Official Youtube Channel] Official Youtube Channel
* [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=John_Sarbanes Profile] at SourceWatch Congresspedia

USRepSuccession box
state=Maryland
district=3
before=Ben Cardin
start=January 3, 2007