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Ben Cardin

Ben Cardin, American lawyer and politician

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Born
October 5, 1943
Age in 2026
83
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1943

About Ben Cardin

Benjamin Louis Cardin is an American lawyer and former politician who served as a United States senator from Maryland from 2007 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. representative for Maryland's 3rd congressional district from 1987 to 2007. Cardin served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1967 to 1987 and as its speaker from 1979 to 1987. In 58 years as an elected official, Cardin never lost an election. Cardin won reelection in 2012 and 2018, and retired from politics on January 3, 2025. Cardin won the Democratic nomination with 82 percent of the vote—the real contest in this heavily Democratic district. He earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1967, graduating first in his class.

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Ben Cardin timeline

  1. He earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1967, graduating first in his class.
  2. Cardin served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1967 to 1987 and as its speaker from 1979 to 1987.
  3. Cardin won reelection in 2012 and 2018, and retired from politics on January 3, 2025.

The world when Ben Cardin was born

Ben Cardin was born in 1943. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1943

  • #1 song"As Time Goes By" – Dooley Wilson
  • Top movieFor Whom the Bell Tolls
  • Best-selling bookThe Robe – Lloyd C. Douglas

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentAll-American Girls Professional Baseball League founded
  • Top headlineAllies invade Italy
  • Technology milestoneLSD accidentally discovered by Albert Hofmann
  • Defining fadZoot suits
  • Notable inventionSlinky
  • World population2.38 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population136.7M

1943 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ben Cardin's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19432026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$5,700$435,000
Average income$4,100$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.27$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population136.7M341 million

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