Stewart W. Bainum, Jr.

Stewart W. Bainum Jr.
Born	March 25, 1946 Takoma Park, Maryland, U.S.
Alma mater	Takoma Academy Pacific Union College (1968) UCLA Anderson School of Management (1970) Andrews University (1972)
Occupation	Businessman, politician
Employer	Choice Hotels International
Title	Chairman
Political party	Democratic Party
Children	2
Parent(s)	Stewart W. Bainum Sr. Jane Goyne
Relatives	Duke Bainum (cousin)

Maryland House of Delegates
In office 1979–1983
Maryland Senate
In office 1983–1987

Stewart W. Bainum Jr. (born March 25, 1946) is an American businessman and politician. Bainum is chairman of Choice Hotels International, Inc. Since the 1980s, Bainum has led a number of enterprises including four current or former publicly listed companies: Choice Hotels; HCR Manor Care, which operates nursing and assisted living facilities; Vitalink Pharmacy Services; and Sunburst Hospitality.

Bainum has also held political office, having served as a Democrat in the Maryland General Assembly. Bainum was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1979 to 1982 and the Maryland Senate from 1983 to 1986.

Stewart W. Bainum Jr. was born March 25, 1946, and raised in Takoma Park, Maryland. He was the second of four children born to Stewart W. Bainum Sr., who was the founder of what became Choice Hotels and HRC Manor Care, and Jane Goyne. Bainum began working for his father's business at age 12 during summer breaks.

Bainum was educated at Takoma Academy, where he was president of his senior class. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Pacific Union College in Napa Valley, California, in 1968. At Pacific Union, Bainum served as president of the campus student association. He received a Master in Business Administration from the UCLA Anderson School of Management in 1970, and taught at Southern College in the Tennessee River Valley. After UCLA, Bainum studied theology at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan, for 18 months from 1971 to 1972.

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