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BORN: Oct. 30, 1947, Kalamazoo EDUCATION: U of Michigan at Dearborn, B.A., 1980 FAMILY: Divorced; two children RELIGION: Presbyterian MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Fund-raising consultant, gubernatorial aide POLITICAL CAREER: Wayne County commissioner, 1986-91; Michigan G.O.P. chair, 1995- ADDRESS: P.O. Box 380286, Clinton Township 48038. Tel.: 810-412-2527
In her speech to the G.O.P. convention, Heintz declared that "taxes, taxes, taxes" would be the theme of her campaign. She meant lowering federal taxes, but incumbent David Bonior had a different idea when he revealed the next day that Heintz hadn't paid some of her own taxes. Heintz blamed her husband, whom she has since divorced, and all the taxes have now been paid. Taxes aside, Heintz' record won her key endorsements.
THE ISSUES
Budget YES Medicare NR Defense NO Abortion YES Guns NO Gays NR Bosnia NO NAFTA YES Welfare YES Medical Leave YES (For an explanation of these issues, see the front of this guide.)
QUOTE OF NOTE: "[Thanks in part to the] backing of Governor John Engler, America's tax-cutting champion, I was chosen to take on America's tax-raising champion, David Bonior."
MORRIS FRUMIN (D) District 11 (Southeast--part of Oakland County)
BORN: Feb. 1, 1922, Detroit EDUCATION: Michigan State U, B.S., 1942; Wayne State U, M.D., 1958 FAMILY: Wife, Natalie; four children RELIGION: Jewish MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Psychiatrist; college instructor; chemist POLITICAL CAREER: None ADDRESS: 30715 Timberbrook Lane, Bingham Farms 48025. Tel.: 810-850-1447
With a skeleton campaign crew and a promise to spend little money on his bid for Congress, Frumin was waging a low-key, coffeehouse campaign even in late summer. He emphasizes his 30 years in medicine (mostly as a psychiatrist) and is promoting a platform of universal health-care coverage. He also favors term limits, and hopes to set an example for other candidates with his largely self-funded campaign.
THE ISSUES
Budget NO Medicare NO Defense NO Abortion NO Guns YES Gays YES Bosnia NO NAFTA YES Welfare NR Medical Leave YES (For an explanation of these issues, see the front of this guide.)
QUOTE OF NOTE: "Political campaigns should be about the debate of ideas and philosophies, not about fund raising and 30-second paid television advertisements."
JOE KNOLLENBERG (R) District 11
BORN: Nov. 28, 1933, Mattoon, Ill. EDUCATION: Eastern Illinois U, B.S., 1955 FAMILY: Wife, Sandie; two children RELIGION: Roman Catholic MILITARY: Army, 1955-57 OCCUPATION: Insurance broker POLITICAL CAREER: Oakland County G.O.P. chair, 1978-86; U.S. House, 1992- ADDRESS: 27877 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington 48334. Tel.: 810-488-1111
Knollenberg represents a middle-class district that is 93% white and has had a G.O.P. Congressman for more than 40 years. In his four years in Congress, he has often locked horns with the White House; one of the few times he supported Clinton was on the passage of NAFTA. Knollenberg won re-election in 1994 with nearly 70% of the vote, and doesn't seem worried this year: as of early September, he had yet to publish any campaign literature.
THE ISSUES