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BORN: Jan. 3, 1947, Baton Rouge EDUCATION: Louisiana State U, B.A., 1969; J.D., 1971 FAMILY: Wife, Diane; four children RELIGION: Christian MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Broadcasting executive POLITICAL CAREER: Louisiana House, 1972-; candidate for U.S. Senate, 1978, 1980 ADDRESS: 660 North Foster Drive, Suite C-201, Baton Rouge...
...this year's elections impel only a small portion of Louisiana voters to the polls on Nov. 5--the state had the second-lowest voter turnout among the 50 states in 1994, after Florida--it will be less a tribute to voter apathy than to the peculiarity of Louisiana's open primary, which has already sent five of this year's eight candidates for Congress to office. (All the major-party candidates, including the five victors, are profiled in this guide. Those who have already won are marked by shaded boxes...
...enough people have now been gored by the open primary to have prompted a lawsuit that charged the process violated federal election laws dating back to the 1870s. In July a federal court agreed. Though the ruling allowed the current election to continue, Louisiana could have seen its last open primary...
BORN: Nov. 23, 1955, Arlington, Va. EDUCATION: Louisiana State U, B.A., 1977 FAMILY: Husband, Frank Snellings; one child RELIGION: Roman Catholic MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Real estate agent POLITICAL CAREER: Louisiana House, 1980-88; Louisiana treasurer, 1988-96 ADDRESS: 841 Carondelet Street, New Orleans...
BORN: March 14, 1947, Lake Providence EDUCATION: Southern U, B.A., 1969; Harvard U, J.D., 1972; Georgetown U, LL.M., 1996 FAMILY: Wife, Andrea; five children RELIGION: Baptist MILITARY: Army, 1969-75 OCCUPATION: Lawyer POLITICAL CAREER: Louisiana Senate, 1980-90; U.S. House, 1990- ADDRESS: 650 Poydras Street, Suite 2245, New Orleans...