MARYLAND HOUSE OF DELEGATES

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JOSEPH F. VALLARIO, JR., Democrat, District 27A, Prince George's County.

Member of House of Delegates since 1975. Chair, Judiciary Committee, 1993-. Member, Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, 1993-; Legislative Policy Committee, 1993-. Co-Chair, Task Force to Examine Maryland's Laws on Crime Victims' Rights, 1995-. Past member, Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics. Member, Drunk and Drugged Driving Task Force, 1988-90; Joint Task Force on Maryland's Procurement Law, 1993-94; Joint Committee on the Selection of the State Treasurer, 1996. Past chair, Prince George's County Delegation (member, law enforcement & state-approved boards committee).

Member, Task Force on Crime, 1976-77; Criminal Justice Information Advisory Board, 1991-96; Court of Appeals Standing Committee on Rules of Practice & Procedure, 1993-; Sentencing Guidelines Advisory Board, 1993-; Joint Executive-Legislative Task Force to Study Commercial Gaming Activities in Maryland, 1995; Governor's Commission on Gun Violence, 1995; Task Force to Examine Maryland Laws on Crime Victims' Rights, 1996-; Maryland Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy, 1996-.

Born in Washington, DC, March 4, 1937. Attended Washington, DC, parochial schools; Benjamin Franklin University, B.C.S. and M.C.S., 1959; Eastern College; Mt. Vernon School of Law, LL.B., J.D., 1963. Attorney. Member, American and Maryland State Bar Associations. Past president, Prince George's County Criminal Trial Lawyers Association. Member, Order of Sons of Italy. Inactive member, Painters Local Union no. 1773. Married.

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