Word: capitols
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Democrat Daniel Rostenkowski--was a fluke caused by Rostenkowski's legal shenanigans. But Flanagan, the first Republican representative from Chicago in more than 30 years, has acquitted himself well in Washington, earning positions on three major committees. This may make a difference to constituents used to having influence on Capitol Hill...
Buyer moved from the war zone of Desert Storm to the legislative trenches of Capitol Hill and now is a two-term veteran of Congress. He is a strong advocate of the study and treatment of Gulf War syndrome and consistently supports higher Pentagon budgets--Citadel alumni named Buyer their 1995 Man of the Year. Outside his military focus, he is a conservative who supports most of the Contract with America, a plus in this Hoosier Heartland...
...congressional aide; sales representative POLITICAL CAREER: None ADDRESS: P.O. Box 6893, Evansville 47719. Tel.: 812-422-0749 Weinzapfel grew up in Posey County, made his way to Washington for grad school, then served as an aide to then-Eighth District Representative Frank McCloskey. He now wants back in the Capitol as a Congressman. A founder of a local community task force, Citizens for Seniors, Weinzapfel is a defender of Medicare, a healthy minimum wage and accessible health care. He's an underdog, but upsets seem to be a tradition in the "Bloody Eighth," which sent four different Congressmen to Washington...
...state Senator, Jefferson wrote Louisiana's first Enterprise Zone Act, giving tax breaks to companies that locate in poor areas. In 1990 he became the first black Louisiana Congressman since Reconstruction. On Capitol Hill, Jefferson has been a constant advocate for the rights of children and the poor...
BORN: Sept. 10, 1951, Philadelphia EDUCATION: U of Pittsburgh, B.S., 1973; Georgetown U, J.D., 1977 FAMILY: Wife, Jessie; one child RELIGION: Baptist MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Lawyer POLITICAL CAREER: Maryland House, 1983-87, Senate, 1987-92; U.S. House, 1992- ADDRESS: P.O. Box 5323, Capitol Heights...