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Stephenson is no political novice; and he can win races in which he is the underdog, including, when he was only 25, beating the mayor of Commerce. In the redrawn 11th--it's no longer African American, but is it conservative?--Stephenson says he won't be hamstrung by his party's agenda. He supports "workfare" as well as school-lunch programs...
...political resume to this race, along with a 10-point plan that reads like a credo of modern conservatism. He'd like to see a mandatory two-thirds congressional "supermajority" to raise taxes, a $500-per-child tax credit and a balanced-budget amendment. Republicans are hoping Teague's 11th point is a plan to overcome the 10th District's long tradition of sending Democrats to Washington...
Vento hopes the Fourth District, which hasn't elected a G.O.P. Congressman since 1948, will stick with tradition and give him an 11th term this fall. The former science teacher has been at the forefront of environmental issues, favoring taxes on high-level energy users, stronger clean-water and clean-air laws and increasing fees charged to companies that mine on public lands. Vento got a scare in 1994, when Dennis Newinski made a strong showing for the seat...
BORN: March 26, 1940, Baltimore, Md. EDUCATION: Trinity College, B.A., 1962 FAMILY: Husband, Paul; five children RELIGION: Roman Catholic MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Public-relations consultant POLITICAL CAREER: California Democratic Party chairman, 1981-83; U.S. House 1987- ADDRESS: 1 Bush Street, 11th Floor, San Francisco...
...Berkeley, Calif. EDUCATION: U of California at Santa Barbara, B.A., 1968; U of Wisconsin, M.S., 1972; Pepperdine U, M.B.A., 1975 FAMILY: Wife, Kelley; two children RELIGION: Protestant MILITARY: Army, 1968-70 OCCUPATION: Software-company owner POLITICAL CAREER: Oregon board of higher education, 1988-92 ADDRESS: 477 Southwest 11th Avenue, Portland...