SHANE E. PENDERGRASS, Democrat, District 13A, Howard County.
Member of House of Delegates since 1995. Member, Economic Matters Committee, 1995- (health insurance subcommittee; vice-chair, science & technology subcommittee). Chair, Howard County Delegation, 1997-.
Member, County Council, Howard County, 1986-94 (chair, 1989, 1990, 1993).
Member, State Commission on Neighborhoods, 1995-96.
Born in Los Angeles, California, March 14, 1950. Attended Fenger High School, Chicago; University of Illinois, B.F.A. (fine arts), 1973, M.A., 1974. Married; two children.