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BORN: Nov. 19, 1950, Oklahoma City, Okla. EDUCATION: Los Angeles City College, A.A., 1971; California State U at Long Beach, B.A., 1972 FAMILY: Husband, Durwin; one child RELIGION: Christian MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Education-foundation administrator; systems engineer; social-services administrator POLITICAL CAREER: Republican nominee for U.S. House, 1994 ADDRESS: P.O. Box 11346, Oakland...
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...Oklahoma is no stranger to boom-and-bust upheavals. Fickle forces, from the 1930s dust-bowl drought to the 1995 terrorist bombing, have etched the Sooners with a distinct skepticism. Buoyed by the growth of the service sector, Oklahoma's economy is stable, but past upheavals have reverberated in the political realm as well: in 1990 Oklahoma was one of the first states to approve term limits for state legislators. This used to be a Democratic outpost, but in the past few years Oklahoma has swung markedly to the right. And this year may mean that a Republican sweep...
BORN: Nov. 17, 1934, Des Moines, Iowa EDUCATION: U of Tulsa, B.A., 1973 FAMILY: Wife, Kay; four children RELIGION: Presbyterian MILITARY: Army, 1954-56 OCCUPATION: Real estate developer; insurance executive POLITICAL CAREER: Oklahoma House, 1967-69, Senate, 1969-77; Mayor of Tulsa, 1978-84; U.S. House, 1987-94; U.S. Senate, 1994- ADDRESS: 3035 Northwest 63rd, Suite 201 N, Oklahoma City...
BORN: March 14, 1948, Casper, Wyo. EDUCATION: Oklahoma State U, B.S., 1970; Oklahoma U, M.D., 1983 FAMILY: Wife, Carolyn; three children RELIGION: Baptist MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Physician POLITICAL CAREER: U.S. House, 1994- ADDRESS: 515 West Okmulgee, Muskogee...