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Cuban-born Birtley, who immigrated to the U.S. at age 20, wants to unseat six-term incumbent Thomas Manton to "improve the quality of life" in the Seventh. She signed a "taxpayer-protection" pledge to fight income tax increases, and supports increased choice in education. Birtley is pro-choice, but says she would have supported the ban on partial-birth abortion if it had included a provision for women whose lives were at stake...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A GUIDE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL RACES: NEW YORK | 11/4/1996 | See Source »

California is a monster state, in geography, population--and political influence. If it were a country, it would be the seventh largest in the world. One in eight U.S. residents, and one in eight members of Congress, is a Californian. Though it may have a reputation for being liberal and laid-back, the state--with a Republican governor--remains a battleground on issues from abortion to welfare...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A GUIDE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL RACES: NORTHERN CALIFORNIA | 11/4/1996 | See Source »

California is a monster state, in geography, population--and political influence. If it were a country, it would be the seventh largest in the world. One in eight U.S. residents, and one in eight members of Congress, is a Californian. Though it may have a reputation for being liberal and laid-back, the state--with a Republican governor--remains a battleground on issues from abortion to welfare...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A GUIDE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL RACES: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | 11/4/1996 | See Source »

BORN: Jan. 12, 1950, Jamaica, N.Y. EDUCATION: Yale, B.A. 1972; U of Virginia, J.D., 1975 FAMILY: Husband, Elwyn; two children RELIGION: Seventh-Day Adventist MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Lawyer; congressional aide POLITICAL CAREER: Houston municipal judge, 1987-89; Houston city council, 1990-94; U.S. House, 1994- ADDRESS: 3701 Main, Houston...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A GUIDE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL RACES: TEXAS | 11/4/1996 | See Source »

QUOTE OF NOTE: "Not many Republicans line up for the Seventh District seat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A GUIDE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL RACES: WASHINGTON | 11/4/1996 | See Source »

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