Helen Delich Bentley
Helen Delich Bentley (born November 28, 1923), American politician, is a former Republican representative from Maryland.
She was born in Ruth, Nevada and attended the University of Nevada and Georgetown University. She earned a BA from University of Missouri in 1944. She served on the Federal Maritime Commission from 1969-75;
She was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the Ninety-seventh in 1980 and Ninety-eighth Congresses in 1982. She was elected as a Republican to the Ninety-ninth Congress in 1984, and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving in Congress from January 3, 1985-January 3, 1995. She 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 She was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the One Hundred Eighth Congress in 2002.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress