Word: caucus
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...majority of the Congressional Black Caucus, made up of the 21 blacks in the House of Representatives, agree. Says Mickey Leland of Texas, who is supporting Mondale: "Democrats need someone with winnability." Leland has vowed to confront Jackson personally and urge him not to run: "I'm going to let my blood flow in the streets on this one." Caucus Chairman Julian Dixon of California opposes Jackson for more personal reasons: "He suffers from a lack of follow-through. He's never demonstrated a strong administrative leadership role...
...Houston Congressman, he has muted his style, sticking to three-piece suits and cowboy boots. But while Leland, 38, newly married and a pharmacist by trade, may be more polished, he is still very much the feisty activist. As chairman of the Democratic National Committee's Black Caucus, he spearheads campaigns to lure more minorities into the party's mainstream. He is also a key figure in the black leadership family, an influential group of elected officials and political activists...
...Iowa. He settled in Kansas City in 1972 to take a job as an economist for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. In 1976 Wheat was elected to the Missouri general assembly. During his six-year tenure, he was elected chairman of the 19-member black caucus and pushed legislation benefiting his inner-city constituents, including a tax-abatement plan to spur rehabilitation of substandard housing. Says he: "I had a lot of frustrations and disappointments, but my idealism survived...
...imposing figure at 6 ft. 2 in. and 180 Ibs., Vann is a former high school basketball star, Marine sergeant and teacher in the Brooklyn public schools. He has become a power in the state assembly, heading the influential black and Puerto Rican caucus. A lifetime in Brooklyn has taught Vann the value of step-by-step organization. He is in no rush. The numbers, he says, are on his side...
...picture accompanying your article on the National Women's Political Caucus convention shows four Congresswomen, two of whom are wearing open-toe shoes appropriate for the beach rather than Congress. Unless women take a more professional approach to their work, they will continue to be left behind...