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...more resembles Mr. Smith--and serves as a better paradigm for the new Congress--than Mark A. Takano '83, a Democratic candidate for the House from Riverside County, California...
...admire Mr. Smith. In some ways, I'm fighting the same kinds of interests he was," says Takano, whose polling indicates he holds a slight lead over his real estate developer opponent going into tomorrow's election. "I think people are tired of attorneys and big downtown business interests running the government...
...Takano's is a story that Frank Capra might have directed. Like Mr. Smith, Takano is a young man who has spent his entire professional life surrounded by children--as a teacher of social studies and English at Rialto Junior High School in Riverside County, California...
...unlike the fictional senator, Takano has won a reputation for being prim and proper. At Rialto Junior High, students and teachers alike made fun of his trademark bow tie and tasseled loafers...
...Takano does win, he will face the problems engendered by Riverside's rapid growth. Traffic and crime have increased, as has unemployment, which currently stands at 15 percent...