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BORN: Sept. 16, 1949, Kankakee, Ill. EDUCATION: Southern Nazarene U, B.A., 1971; U of Illinois, M.A., 1974; U of Kansas, J.D., 1977 FAMILY: Wife, Carolyn, two children RELIGION: Nazarene MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Lawyer; college instructor POLITICAL CAREER: Kansas House, 1985- ADDRESS: P.O. Box 3001, Olathe...
...French cultural inheritance of any of the states. Louisianans have unfortunately also been poorer than most Americans, and have remained so--as of 1994 the state ranked 47th in median household income. Tough economic times in the mid-'80s led Louisiana to lean Democratic at the same time other Southern states were leaning Republican. More recently, however, the G.O.P. has crept back, leaving the two major parties almost evenly balanced...
BORN: March 14, 1947, Lake Providence EDUCATION: Southern U, B.A., 1969; Harvard U, J.D., 1972; Georgetown U, LL.M., 1996 FAMILY: Wife, Andrea; five children RELIGION: Baptist MILITARY: Army, 1969-75 OCCUPATION: Lawyer POLITICAL CAREER: Louisiana Senate, 1980-90; U.S. House, 1990- ADDRESS: 650 Poydras Street, Suite 2245, New Orleans...
...antiabortion, balanced-budget candidate running on a platform of family values and faith, many might assume that Lundy is a Republican. In fact, he's a Democrat in the conservative, Southern tradition. A former Sunday-school teacher, Lundy opposes cuts in education and wants to make schools the responsibility of local government. Cajun country will choose between two Democrats on Nov. 5, but with both running on almost identical issues, this race could be tres close...
Maryland's northern border is the famous Mason-Dixon line, traditionally the demarcation between North and South. During the mid-19th century, Maryland was a major immigration center, and its ethnic diversity still sets it apart from many southern regions. The state also boasts demographic variety, from urban Baltimore to the rustic, Southern-styled Eastern Shore and the hills of the western panhandle. The eight House seats are divided equally between the parties, and while its political differences are great, when taken as a whole, Maryland is moderate with a slight Democratic edge, like the nation itself...