Read the bio below and try to give details on ben cardin 's: - jr/sr - birth name - party - alongside - predecessor - birth date - spouse - office - district - term end - name - website - birth place - successor - state - alma mater - residence - children - term start - image - religion Bio: benjamin louis '' ben '' cardin -lrb- born october 5 , 1943 -rrb- is an american politician and member of the democratic party who serves as the junior united states senator from maryland , in office since 2007 . before his election to the senate , cardin , who has never lost an election , was a member of the united states house of representatives , representing from 1987 to 2007 . he also served in the maryland house of delegates from 1967 to 1987 , serving as speaker from 1979 to 1987 . he was the youngest speaker in maryland history . cardin was elected to succeed paul sarbanes in the 2006 u.s. senate election , defeating republican michael steele , the lieutenant governor of maryland , by a margin of 54 % to 44 % . he was re-elected in 2012 with 55 % of the vote . he will become the senior senator upon the forthcoming and announced retirement of barbara mikulski .
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- jr/sr is united states senator- birth name is benjamin louis cardin- party is democratic- alongside is barbara mikulski- predecessor is paul sarbanes barbara mikulski john hanson briscoe maurice cardin- birth date is 5 october 1943- spouse is myrna edelman- office is speaker the maryland house of delegates from the 42nd district of the maryland house of delegates member of- district is maryland 3 3rd- term end is january 3 , 1987 3 , 2007 january 3 , 1987 january- name is ben cardin- website is senate website- birth place is baltimore , maryland , u.s.- successor is john sarbanes clayton mitchell david shapiro- state is maryland maryland- alma mater is university of pittsburgh university of maryland- residence is baltimore , maryland- children is deborah michael- term start is january 6 , 1979 january 6 , 1967 3 , 2007 january 3 , 1987 january- image is ben cardin , official senate photo portrait.jpg- religion is judaism