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STEPHEN HUME (R) District 15 (Parts of Detroit; Grosse Pointe; Hamtramck; River Rouge...
BORN: April 1, 1952, Detroit EDUCATION: Wayne State U, 1972-74 FAMILY: Single RELIGION: Believes in God MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Boatyard operator POLITICAL CAREER: Candidate for mayor of Detroit, 1985; candidate for city council, 1991; candidate for county clerk, 1993 ADDRESS: 95 St. Jean Street, Detroit...
Hume, an unorthodox Republican whose goal is to reform politics, has refused all monetary contributions to his campaign. He also says he would have voted against banning partial-birth abortions and supported Clinton's policy on gays in the military. Founder of Citizens for Fair Elections, Hume helped reform Detroit's election procedures and, with his Public Eye Video company, won the right to videotape Detroit government meetings...
BORN: June 25, 1945, Detroit EDUCATION: Ferris State U, A.A., 1965; Western Michigan U, B.S., 1968; U of Michigan, M.S., 1972 FAMILY: Divorced; two children RELIGION: Baptist MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Teacher POLITICAL CAREER: Michigan House, 1978- ADDRESS: 3026 East Grand Boulevard, Detroit...
Kilpatrick made Barbara-Rose Collins the first Democratic House member in the nation to lose a primary, convincingly beating the troubled incumbent 51% to 31%. In the Michigan House, Kilpatrick sponsored a bill to allow Detroit riverfront development and helped prevent the re-routing of federal highway funds from the local to the state level. Her liberal platform gives her an advantage over Stephen Hume in this Democratic district...