Word: poston
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...POSTON (D) District...
BORN: Oct. 24, 1959, Fort Oglethorpe EDUCATION: U of Tennessee at Chattanooga, B.S., 1982; U of Georgia, J.D., 1985 FAMILY: Wife, Reva Revis RELIGION: Methodist MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Lawyer POLITICAL CAREER: Georgia House, 1989- ADDRESS: P.O. Box 1996, Ringgold 30736. Tel.: 706-965-1996 Poston is out to win back the Ninth for the Democrats, making as much political hay as possible out of his opponent's defection last year. As an eight-year state legislator, he has good name recognition and campaign experience, and promises to bring his commitment to crime prevention and ethics reform--he introduced a state...
...state reptile of Arizona is the ridge-nosed rattlesnake, but voters might be forgiven if they occasionally confuse the reptile with some of their politicians, who have been slithering past the law since the days of Congressman Charles Poston. Known as the "Father of Arizona" for his campaign for territorial status, Poston set a bad example for later generations of politicians when he set out for Washington to claim his congressional seat in 1864 but took a scenic detour -- through Panama -- at a cost to taxpayers...