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...former disc jockey and lounge musician, this veteran Republican wants the Federal Government downsized and an end to affirmative action, gun control and most federal taxes. Vying for an open seat in this Democratic--though conservative--district, Babin has a chance...
Bentsen, the nephew of former U.S. Senator and vice-presidential candidate Lloyd Bentsen, won his seat in 1994 despite being outspent five to one. A moderate, labeled "White House potential" by an influential Capitol Hill publication, Bentsen devoted much of his first term to balancing the budget, achieved by cutting discretionary spending and holding the line on taxes...
...committee that created the district she now represents, Johnson was devastated by the June Supreme Court decision declaring the 30th District unconstitutionally gerrymandered. In what was once a fairly easy race for Johnson, she now may have to wait until a Dec. 10 runoff to reclaim her seat since six new candidates have joined the race...
Archer arrived in Washington in 1971, taking the seat George Bush gave up to run for the Senate, and hasn't left. He now wields enormous power as chairman of both the Ways and Means Committee and the Joint Committee on Taxation. A strict conservative, Archer believes in the free market and tax cuts. Once unopposed, he now faces a new Democrat and two Independents who entered this race because of the court decision...
After losing the primary to Brady before redistricting, Republican Gene Fontenot has decided to take another shot at this seat. A hospital owner who spent nearly $2.4 million in 1994 on a House bid in another district, he's basing his campaign on a plan to tax sales rather than income. Fontenot, who's never held office, says common sense is what's needed in Congress. He thinks abortion should be illegal in all cases and strongly supports the Contract with America...