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BORN: Sept. 14, 1956, Chillicothe EDUCATION: U.S. Air Force Academy, 1975-76; U of Missouri, 1976-82 FAMILY: Wife, Evonna; four children RELIGION: Protestant MILITARY: Air Force, 1974-76 OCCUPATION: Railroad-car repairman; investment banker POLITICAL CAREER: Sought Democratic nomination for U.S. House, 1992; sought Republican nomination for U.S. House, 1994 ADDRESS: P.O. Box 10790, Kansas City...
Bailey, whose back was injured in a 1992 railroad accident, is using some of his settlement money to pay for political commercials. An independent thinker, he promises to replace the moribund Social Security system with a plan requiring workers 45 and under to save 15% of their income in an ira. Once they and their spouses are deceased, he says, the unspent money will help pay the national debt...
...devotes a lot of time to military affairs--as chairman of the House Military Procurement Subcommittee, where he lobbies for more defense dollars. He also has made illegal immigration a priority and is a strong opponent of the "NAFTA Train," a proposal to restore the San Diego and Arizona Railroad, which dips into Mexico and, according to Hunter, would be a magnet for illegal aliens and bandits...
BORN: May 18, 1954, Lufkin EDUCATION: U of Texas, B.A., 1976; U of Houston, J.D., 1980 FAMILY: Wife, Charla; one child RELIGION: Methodist MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Lawyer POLITICAL CAREER: Candidate for Texas Railroad Commissioner, 1986; Dallas County Democratic chairman, 1989-90 ADDRESS: 6335 Prospect Avenue, Dallas...
Clement is a conservative--he backed acts to streamline the Federal Railroad Administration and the FAA and cut the capital-gains tax--but he also supported Democratic budget-balancing measures and Clinton's veto of a $16.4 billion spending cut. He is one of the strongest Democrats in the state...