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...Sept. 21 primary guaranteed that a Democrat would fill the seat of Republican incumbent Jim Hayes, who failed this year in his bid for the Senate. John, who beat fellow Democrat Hunter Lundy, might be called the more moderate of the two conservatives. But like Lundy, he is antiabortion, supports a balanced budget and less government interference. And John hopes to ride his primary victory to a general-election win to become the revamped Seventh's first representative...
...antiabortion, balanced-budget candidate running on a platform of family values and faith, many might assume that Lundy is a Republican. In fact, he's a Democrat in the conservative, Southern tradition. A former Sunday-school teacher, Lundy opposes cuts in education and wants to make schools the responsibility of local government. Cajun country will choose between two Democrats on Nov. 5, but with both running on almost identical issues, this race could be tres close...
Crawford is a mainstream Democrat who emphasizes education, the elderly and health care. In keeping with his professorial background, he would increase Pell grants and other federally subsidized college loans. While he says Medicare reform is a must, he believes G.O.P. proposals to fix it are too harsh...
Kennedy, son of R.F.K. and nephew of J.F.K. and Teddy, has worked for 10 years in Congress to prove he's not just a legacy politician--and he has largely succeeded. Now the ranking Democrat on the Housing and Community Opportunity Subcommittee, Kennedy has a solid activist record, including fights for better low-income housing and Haitian refugees, but some say he may have his eyes on the Massachusetts Statehouse...
Congressional delegation: One Democrat, three Republicans...