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Swett, a moderate, was the first Democrat to win the Second District House seat in 78 years, in 1990. While a member of the House--before being beaten by the Second's current Representative, Charles Bass--he co-authored the Congressional Accountability Act, the first Contract with America law passed by the 104th Congress. An unusual campaigner, in his bid for the Senate Swett has spent days working jobs from lobsterman to factory worker to Dunkin' Donuts employee in order to get to know his constituents...
...Vecchio, the mayor of a small Delaware River town, is a nonpartisan Democrat who supports the Brady Bill and opposes prayer in schools. His environmentalism has won him the endorsement of the Sierra Club, but he also backs the death penalty--opposed by Republican Mike Pappas. In the end, abortion rights, which Del Vecchio supports and Pappas condemns, may be the difference in this race. THE ISSUES...
...13th District is 41% Latino, and both major-party candidates are Hispanic. Menendez, in general a loyal Democrat, broke with Clinton in opposing NAFTA and the U.S.-led bailout of Mexico. But having won his two previous general elections by an impressive margin, he is considered the favorite in this race...
Andrews has compiled a record in the House that is liberal on cultural issues but conservative, for a Democrat, on the economy and foreign policy. He has voted against several tax increases and in 1994 proposed the "A-to-Z" plan, which would have set aside 56 hours of debate for budget-cutting proposals. More successful was a bill creating the Federal Direct Student Loan Program, which Andrews drafted...
Meara is a nonpartisan Democrat who is antiabortion like his opponent, supports "workfare" and wants to tighten immigration restrictions. More traditionally, he is a pro-labor NAFTA dissident and would have voted for Clinton's "Don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays in the military. Still, these "old" Democrat positions may not work against incumbent Christopher Smith, who beat his last challenger...