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'''Peter Beilenson''' is a [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic Party]] politician in [[Maryland]], [[United States]]. He is the son of [[Anthony C. Beilenson|Congressman Tony Beilenson]], who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1977 to 1997. Beilneson is  a former Health Commissioner of [[Baltimore, Maryland]], having served for 13 years under the administrations of [[Kurt Schmoke]] and [[Martin J. O'Malley]]. He sought the [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic Party]] [[nomination]] for [[United States House of Representatives, Maryland District 3|Maryland's third congressional district]] in [[U.S. House election, 2006|2006]]; despite taking a quarter of the vote, he lost to [[John Sarbanes]]. The seat had been vacated by ten-term [[United States Congress|Congressional]] veteran [[Ben Cardin]] to pave the way for his own run for the [[United States Senate]]. In 2011, Beilenson was named an ''[[Utne Reader]]'' visionary.<ref name="visionary">{{cite web|title=Peter Beilenson: Health Care Hero|url=http://www.utne.com/Mind-Body/Utne-Reader-Visionaries-Peter-Beilenson-Evergreen-Project.aspx|publisher=''Utne Reader'', November–December 2011|accessdate=19 October 2011}}</ref>

== Education ==

Beilenson received his undergraduate degree from [[Harvard University]], Medical Doctorate from [[Emory University]] School of Medicine, and Masters in Public Health from [[Johns Hopkins University]] [[Bloomberg School of Public Health]].

== Personal life ==

Beilenson is married to Chris and has five children. He lives in [[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]], and serves now as the Health Officer for [[Howard County, MD]].

==See also==
*[[Maryland Congressional election, 2006]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/magazine/archive/Mag_Fall03/beilenson/ Johns Hopkins Public Health Magazine, Fall 2003: Think Big... Move Fast]

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