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BENTLEY, Helen Delich (1923-2016)

Republican of Maryland

2nd congressional district

Served in House 1985-1995

Total roll-call votes cast: 4,418

Biography

Representative from Maryland; born in Ruth, White Pine County, Nev., November 28, 1923; attended the University of Nevada, and Georgetown University, Washington, D.C..; BA., University of Missouri, 1944; journalist; television producer; chair, Federal Maritime Commission, 1969-1975; international business consultant; unsuccessful candidate for election to the Ninety-seventh in 1980 and Ninety-eighth Congresses in 1982; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-ninth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1985-January 3, 1995); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fourth Congress in 1994, but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination for Governor of Maryland; private advocate; unsuccessful candidate for election to the One Hundred Eighth Congress in 2002; died on August 6, 2016, in Timonium, Md.; interment at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens, Timonium, Md.
Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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