Candidates are listed in alphabetical order, by district. Party affiliation is noted R (Republican), D (Democrat) or I (Independent). Because of space limitations, only major-party candidates are profiled, and biographical information is necessarily selective. Political-career entries reflect elective offices only and have been edited for space. NR (no response) indicates that a candidate chose not to answer a question. Some photographs of candidates were not available at press time.
THE ISSUES
From among hundreds of votes taken in Congress in 1994 and 1995, Congressional Quarterly selected 11 on which to poll candidates. Incumbents' responses are based on actual votes. Challengers were...
