Helen Delich Bentley

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. Died on August 6, 2016, in Timonium, Md. Interment at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens, Timonium, Md.