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DELAWARE

(Population 2000, 783,600)

SENATORS

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, Jr., Democrat, of Wilmington, DE; born in Scranton, PA, on November 20, 1942; educated at St. Helena's School, Wilmington, DE; Archmere Academy, Claymont, DE; A.B., history and political science, University of Delaware; J.D., Syracuse University College of Law; married: Jill Tracy Biden; children: Joseph R. Biden III, Robert Hunter Biden, and Ashley Blazer Biden; admitted to the bar, December 1968, Wilmington, DE; engaged in private practice until 1972; served on New Castle County Council, 1970-72; committees: ranking member, Foreign Relations; Judiciary; elected to the U.S. Senate on November 7, 1972; reelected to each succeeding Senate term.

Office Listings

http://biden.senate.gov senator@biden.senate.gov 221 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC (202) 224-5042 20510................................................. Chief of Staff.--Danny O'Brien. FAX: 224-0139 Legislative Director.--Jane Woodfin. TDD: 224-4048 Communications Director.--Norm Kurz. 1105 North Market Street, Suite 2000, Wilmington, DE (302) 573-6345 19801-1233............................................ 24 NW Front Street, Windsor Building, Suite 101, (302) 424-8090 Milford, DE 19963.....................................

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TOM CARPER, Democrat, of Wilmington, DE; born on January 23, 1947, in Beckley, WV; education: B.A., Ohio State University, 1968; M.B.A., University of Delaware, 1975; military service: U.S. Navy, served during Vietnam War; public service: Delaware State Treasurer, 1977-1983; U.S. House of Representatives, 1983-1993; Governor of Delaware, 1993-2001; organizations: National Governors' Association; American Legacy Foundation; Jobs for America's Graduates; religion: Presbyterian; family: married to the former Martha Ann Stacy; children: Ben and Christopher; elected to the U.S. Senate on November 7, 2000.

Office Listings

http://carper.senate.gov 513 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510.. (202) 224-2441 Chief of Staff.--Jonathon Jones. FAX: 228-2190 Legislative Director.--Shiela Murphy. Office Manager.--Judy Rainey. Deputy Press Secretary.--Jennifer Connell. 2215 Federal Building, 300 South New Street, Dover, DE (302) 674-3308 19904................................................. State Director.--Brian Bushweller. 3021 Federal Building, 844 King Street, Wilmington, DE (302) 573-6291 19801.................................................

REPRESENTATIVE

AT LARGE

MICHAEL N. CASTLE, Republican, of Wilmington, DE; born on July 2, 1939 in Wilmington; graduate of Tower Hill School, 1957; B.S., economics, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY, 1961; J.D., Georgetown University Law School, 1964; attorney; admitted to the District of Columbia and Delaware bars, 1964; commenced practice in Wilmington; Delaware House of Representatives, 1966-67; Delaware Senate, 1968-76; Lieutenant Governor of Delaware, 1981-85; Governor, 1985-92; awarded honorary degrees: Wesley College, 1986; Widener College, 1986; Delaware State University, 1986; Hamilton College, 1991; Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, 1992; active in the National Governors Association, serving three years as chairman of the Human Resources Committee; co-vice chairman for NGA's Task Force on Health Care with President Clinton; past president of the Council of State Governments; past chairman of the Southern Governors Association; chaired the Republican Governors Association, 1988; American Diabetes Association's C. Everett Koop Award for Health Promotion and Awareness, 1992; member: Delaware Bar Association, American Bar Association; former member: National Governors Association, Republican Governors Association, National Assessment Governing Board, Council of State Governors, Southern Governors Association; honorary board [[Page 54]] of directors, Delaware Greenways; committees: Financial Services; Education and the Workforce; subcommittees: chairman, Education Reform; Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit; Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises; Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology; 21st Century Competitiveness; task forces: co-chairman, Congressional Task Force to the National Campaign to Reduce Teen Pregnancy; House Social Security Task Force; House Tobacco Task Force; married: Jane DiSabatino, 1992; elected to the 103rd Congress on November 3, 1992; reelected to each succeeding Congress.

Office Listings

http://www.house.gov/castle 1233 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC (202) 225-4165 20515................................................. Chief of Staff.--Paul Leonard. FAX: 225-2291 Press Secretary.--Jonathan Dean. 201 North Walnut Street, Suite 107, Wilmington, DE (302) 428-1902 19801................................................. Office Director.--Jeff Dayton. FAX: 428-1905 J. Allen Frear Federal Building, 300 South New Street, (302) 736-1666 Dover, DE 19904....................................... Counties: Kent, New Castle, Sussex. Cities and townships: Brookside,

Camden, Claymont, Delaware City, Dover, Edgemoor, Elsmere,

Georgetown, Harrington, Highland, Acres, Kent Acres, Laurel,

Lewes, Middletown, Milford, Millsboro, New Castle, Newark, Pike

Creek, Rising Sun-Lebanon, Rodney Village, Seaford, Smyrna,

Stanton, Talleyville, Wilmington, Wilmington Minor, and Woodside

East. Population (2000), 783,600. ZIP Codes: 19701-03, 19706-18, 19720-21, 19725-26, 19730-36, 19801-10,

19850, 19880, 19884-87, 19890-99, 19901-06, 19930-31, 19933-34,

19936, 19938-41, 19943-47, 19950-56, 19958, 19960-64, 19966-71,

19973, 19975, 19977, 19979-80