Ben Cardin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ben Cardin

United States Senator from Maryland

Date of Birth: 05-Oct-1943

Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

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Benjamin Louis Cardin (born October 5, 1943) is an American politician serving as the senior United States Senator from Maryland, first elected to that seat in 2006.
A member of the Democratic Party, he previously was the U.S.
Representative for Maryland's 3rd congressional district from 1987 to 2007.
Cardin served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1967 to 1987 and as Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1979 to 1987, the youngest person to hold the position in history.
In his half-century career as an elected official, he has never lost an election. Cardin was elected to succeed Paul Sarbanes in 2006, defeating Republican Michael Steele, the Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, by a margin of 54% to 44%.
He was reelected in 2012 taking 56% of the vote.
He became a senior U.S.
Senator on January 3, 2017 upon Barbara Mikulski's retirement.
Cardin won reelection to a third term in 2018, taking 65% of the vote.