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Incumbent "Buck" McKeon took a conservative's distrust of government with him to Congress, but federal aid to his district after the 1994 earthquake softened that position. With a seat on the National Security Committee, McKeon is also an active proponent of more funding for the B-2 bomber, produced, not coincidentally, by companies in his district...
Battling again for the seat she tried to win in 1994, Hirning may benefit this time around from the lost luster of the Republican revolution--and California's recovering economy. She cites 25 years' experience in business and hospital administration as reasons for her political and fiscal pragmatism: balanced budgets but not at the expense of health care and education; rein in government regulation, but "without throwing regulations out the window...
...district was in Democrat hands for 20 years and Democrats think he's vulnerable, but Chabot is expected to keep his seat--thanks in part to Cincinnati's still robust economy...
After two unsuccessful runs at this seat, Coyne may be ready for a place in Congress. Not only does he benefit from having a now familiar face, but with parts of the 19th District suffering from industry shutdowns, voters may be ready for the Democratic alternative. His economic plans include finding more money for public education and economic incentives to diversify the industrial base...
Democrats feel that the 19th--a seat they had for 30 years--was stolen in 1994. But LaTourette has shown a willingness to go his own way on issues--he was only one of 10 Republicans who voted against the G.O.P.'s budget proposal last October--and may not be an easy target...