Word: jeffersons
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...WILLIAM JEFFERSON (D) District 2 (East--New Orleans...
RICHARD GEPHARDT (D) District 3 (South St. Louis; southeast St. Louis County; Jefferson and Ste. Genevieve counties...
BORN: Feb. 20, 1942, Sheffield, Ala. EDUCATION: U of Louisville, B.A., 1964; U of Kentucky, J.D., 1967 FAMILY: Wife, Elaine; three children RELIGION: Baptist MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Lawyer POLITICAL CAREER: Jefferson County judge/executive, 1978-84; U.S. Senate, 1984- ADDRESS: Watterson Towers East, 1930 Bishop Lane, Suite 1018, Louisville...
Livingston--running unopposed--has a flair for the theatrical. In his first appearance as chairman of the Appropriations Committee, he brandished two knives and a machete to show how he would cut the budget. Fortunately, from that powerful position he was also able to funnel federal money into Jefferson Parish's Avondale shipyard, where he once worked summers to pay his college tuition...
...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...