1990 to 1991. During his tenure in the House he was Minority whip from 1967 to 1974 and a member of the Constitutional and Administrative Law Committee, 1967–74. In the Maryland Senate he served on the Finance Committee from 1979 to 1981. 1990 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 30 Voters to choose three: {| class="wikitable" !Name !Votes !Percent !Outcome |- |- |John Astle, Dem. |18,009 | 23% | Won |- |- |Aris T. Allen, Rep. |16,951 | 22% | Won |- |- |Michael E. Busch, Dem. |16,104 | 18% | Won |- |- |Edith Segree, Dem. |14,341 | 18% | Lost |- |- |Phillip D. Bissett, Rep. |13,321 | 17% | Lost |} Republican activist Chair, Maryland state Republican Party. Chair of the Maryland delegates to the Republican National Convention, 1972. NAACP county conference award, 1976. Chair, Republican State Central Committee, 1977–79. Rotary International Paul Harris Fellowship, 1978. Candidate for lieutenant governor of Maryland, 1978. Convention secretary, Republican National Convention, 1980. Gubernatorial General Election Results, 1978 {| class="wikitable" !Candidates !Votes !Percent !Outcome |- |- |Harry R. Hughes/Samuel W. Bogley Dem. |718,328 | 70.98% | Won |- |- |John Glenn Beall Jr./Aris T. Allen Rep. |293,635 | 29.02% | Lost |} Legacy Dr. Allen died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after being ill with cancer in Annapolis, February 8, 1991. A freeway, Aris T. Allen Boulevard (Maryland Route 665), is named for Allen, who died the year prior to its completion. State officials planned to erect a memorial to Allen in the median of his namesake boulevard, but the memorial was placed in a nearby park so that his wife could visit. The text of the memorial reads: "A man of honor...A distinguished career of professional and public service...As a Medical Doctor...As a member of the Maryland State Legislature...As an appointee of The President of the United States, to serve his Country on the National level...And as a caring person who has served his community in so many other ways...To help people in need...To provide opportunity for every citizen..."And to set an example that brings out the very best in us". Notes 1910 births 1991 suicides Politicians from San Antonio African-American United States Air Force personnel African-American state legislators in Maryland 20th-century African-American physicians 20th-century American physicians American primary care physicians American politicians who committed suicide Howard University College of Medicine alumni Republican Party Maryland state senators Republican