Word: railroading
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BORN: May 25, 1943, Hopkinsville EDUCATION: U of Kentucky, B.S., 1965, J.D., 1969 FAMILY: Wife, Constance; one child RELIGION: Methodist MILITARY: Army Reserve, 1967-73 OCCUPATION: Lawyer; oil distributor; railroad executive POLITICAL CAREER: Kentucky House, 1973-75; U.S. House, 1994- ADDRESS: P.O. Box 391, Hopkinsville...
Larson was once a law student by day and a Northern Pacific railroad clerk by night. If he wins this seat, he promises to allow more development in the Boundary Waters Area and Voyageurs National Park. He sounds many G.O.P. themes, like lower taxes and less government...
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...