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...Hostettler is a strict conservative who opposes gay rights and gun control, as well as the minimum wage. As a freshman member of the National Security Committee, he often criticized Clinton defense cuts. But he can't take his seat for granted in a district that gave Clinton a narrow 3% victory over Bush...
Winning by a narrow margin in his two House races, Hinchey may be too liberal for this rural midstate district. He supports strong environmental regulation, the pro-choice movement and AIDS funding. Opponent Sue Wittig is trying to exploit Hinchey's liberal soft spot, but he is counting on Ithaca, home to Cornell University, and the labor centers of Binghamton to send him back to Washington...
Oxley entered the House after a narrow special-election victory in 1981, but has had no trouble holding on to his seat since then. He has become an expert in emerging technologies and communications and a strong voice against government involvement in either...
Smith suffered a narrow loss in a January special election to fill the vacant Senate seat of Bob Packwood, who left under a cloud of scandal. In this bitter race, Smith has accused Tom Bruggere of hiring a San Francisco private-investigation firm to "dig dirt." Smith has tempered some of his more conservative positions for this race, but in a state that has elected moderate Senators for the past 30 years, the winner here should still be a moderating influence on Capitol Hill...
Though his opponent would disagree, Spratt seems neither a loyal Clinton ally nor a blind follower of the Republican leadership. But since his narrow victory over conservative Larry Bigham in 1994, Spratt has supported much of the Contract with America and spent more weekends at home talking with constituents. He also--from his seat on the National Security Committee--helped secure more than $14 million in federal money for Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter...