John Sarbanes | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 3rd district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2007 |
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Preceded by | Ben Cardin |
Personal details | |
Born |
John Peter Spyros Sarbanes May 22, 1962 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Dina Eve Caplan Sarbanes |
Relations | Paul Sarbanes (father) |
Children | 3 |
Residence | Towson, Maryland |
Alma mater |
Princeton University (B.A.) Harvard Law School (J.D.) |
Occupation | Attorney |
Religion | Greek Orthodox |
John Peter Spyros Sarbanes /ˈsɑːrˌbeɪnz/ (born May 22, 1962) is the U.S. Representative for Maryland's 3rd congressional district, serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes the state capital of Annapolis, central portions of the city of Baltimore, and parts of Anne Arundel, Howard, Montgomery, and Baltimore counties.
John Sarbanes is the eldest son of former U.S. Senator Paul Sarbanes (who represented the 3rd from 1971 to 1977) and Christine Dunbar Sarbanes, a teacher. He was born in Baltimore, having Greek origin on his father's side and English on his mother's, and graduated from the Gilman School there in 1980. He received a B.A., cum laude, from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University in 1984 and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School, where he was co-chair of the Law School Democrats, in 1988.