Members of Congress / Helen Delich Bentley

Biographical Information

BENTLEY, Helen Delich, a 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. (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 103rd Congress: Representative, Maryland (Dist. 2), Republican. Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995.
· 102nd Congress: Representative, Maryland (Dist. 2), Republican. Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993.

Last Votes

Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
11/29/94	Vote 507: H R 5110: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade	No	Yes	Yes
11/29/94	Vote 506: On Approving the Journal	No	No	Yes
10/7/94	Vote 505: H RES 579: Providing for the Adoption of H. Res. 578	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/7/94	Vote 504: S 1569: Minority Health Improvement Act of 1994	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
10/7/94	Vote 503: S 455	No	No	No
10/7/94	Vote 502: S 455	No	No	No
10/6/94	Vote 501: H RES 568: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report on S. 21	No	No	Yes
10/6/94	Vote 500: H J RES 416: Limited Authorization of U.S. Troops in Haiti	No	No	Yes
10/6/94	Vote 499: H J RES 416	No	No	No
10/6/94	Vote 498: H J RES 416	Yes	No	Yes
10/6/94	Vote 497: H J RES 416	Yes	Yes	No
10/6/94	Vote 496: Call in Committee	Present	Present	Present
10/6/94	Vote 495: H RES 570: Providing for Further Consideration of H.J. Res 416; Limited Authorization of U.S. Troops in Haiti	Not Voting	No	Yes
10/6/94	Vote 494: H R 4278: Social Security Act Amendments of 1994	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
10/6/94	Vote 493: H RES 565: Providing for the Consideration of S. 455	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
10/5/94	Vote 492: H RES 564: Providing for the Consideration of H.R. 5110, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade	No	Yes	Yes
10/5/94	Vote 491: S 1225: U.S. = Mexico Border Health Commission	No	No	Yes
10/5/94	Vote 490: S 1919: Rio Puerco Watershed Act 0f 1994	No	No	Yes
10/5/94	Vote 489: H R 4533: National Park Service Entrepreneurial Management Reform Act	No	No	Yes
10/5/94	Vote 488: H R 5139: Postal Service Reemployment	No	No	Yes

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