(5 of 5)
Budget NO Medicare NO Defense YES Abortion NO Guns YES Gays YES Bosnia NO NAFTA YES Welfare NO Medical Leave YES (For an explanation of these issues, see the front of this guide.)
QUOTE OF NOTE: "The same Congress that urges welfare reform must offer a viable incentive to those it urges to work."
TOM LATHAM (R) District 5 (Northwest--Sioux City; Fort Dodge)
BORN: July 14, 1948, Hampton EDUCATION: Wartburg College, 1967; Iowa State U, 1967-1970 FAMILY: Wife, Kathy; three children RELIGION: Lutheran MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Seed-company executive POLITICAL CAREER: Franklin County Republican chairman, 1984-91; U.S. House, 1994- ADDRESS: P.O. Box 174, Sioux City 51102. Tel.: 712-233-6125
Latham, who represents a district with more than 18,000 sq. mi. of the nation's most fertile soil, told voters he would take his rural values to Washington. He calls himself a "progressive conservative"; as a deficit hawk, he was named a Taxpayer's Hero by the Council for the Citizens Against Government Waste. You can even check the national debt's growth on Latham's Website www.house.gov/latham)
THE ISSUES
Budget YES Medicare YES Defense YES Abortion YES Guns NR Gays NR Bosnia NO NAFTA NR Welfare YES Medical Leave NR (For an explanation of these issues, see the front of this guide.)
QUOTE OF NOTE: "I came here to change the way that Washington does business. And that means putting the breaks on wasteful Washington spending so that hardworking Iowans can keep more of the money they have earned."
MACDONALD SMITH (D) District 5
BORN: Feb. 23, 1948, Sioux City EDUCATION: U of Notre Dame, B.A., 1970; U of Iowa, J.D., 1973 FAMILY: Wife, Constance; two children RELIGION: Roman Catholic MILITARY: Army Reserve, 1968-78 OCCUPATION: Lawyer POLITICAL CAREER: None ADDRESS: P.O. Box 844, Sioux City 51102. Tel.: 712-258-4815
Smith, a labor attorney, has not been impressed by the G.O.P.'s Contract with America, which he says hurts working-class families. He has seen, he says, bewilderment in the eyes of people who have been thrown out of their jobs into bankruptcy and envisions a trim government that can protect the economic rights of average people against powerful interests and corporations. With the right funding, Smith is convinced he can return the Fifth to the Democratic column.
THE ISSUES
Budget NR Medicare NR Defense NR Abortion NR Guns NR Gays NR Bosnia NR NAFTA NR Welfare NR Medical Leave NR (For an explanation of these issues, see the front of this guide.)
QUOTE OF NOTE: "Yes, we need to, can and will balance the federal budget. Yes, we owe no less to ourselves and our children. But not at a price that breaks our promises as a society."