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BORN: Dec. 6, 1922, Poughkeepsie EDUCATION: U of Pennsylvania, B.S., 1946; New York Law School, LL.B., 1950 FAMILY: Separated; three children RELIGION: Jewish MILITARY: Army Air Corps, 1943-45; National Guard, 1981- OCCUPATION: Lawyer POLITICAL CAREER: New York Assistant Attorney General, 1953-57; New York Assembly, 1967-72; U.S. House, 1972- ADDRESS: P.O. Box 3001, Middletown 10940. Tel.: 914-343-4615
In 1994 the moderate Gilman voted with President Clinton 71% of the time and was the only House Republican to vote against the balanced-budget amendment. He still sides with the G.O.P. on cutting government regulation and outdated federal programs, but Gilman has sometimes found it hard being a moderate soldier in the midst of the Republican revolution.
THE ISSUES Budget YES Medicare YES Defense NO Abortion NO Guns YES Gays NO Bosnia YES NAFTA NO Welfare YES Medical Leave YES (For an explanation of these issues, see the front of this guide.)
QUOTE OF NOTE: "While government can offer help to citizens in time of need, it can also provide roadblocks to those working toward attaining the American dream."
MICHAEL MCNULTY (D) District 21 (Capital district--Albany; Schenectady; Troy)
BORN: Sept. 16, 1947, Troy EDUCATION: College of the Holy Cross, A.B., 1969 FAMILY: Wife, Nancy Lazzaro-McNulty; four children RELIGION: Roman Catholic MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Public official POLITICAL CAREER: Mayor of Green Island, 1977-83; New York Assembly, 1983-88; U.S. House, 1988- ADDRESS: 911 Central Avenue, West Gate Plaza, Albany 12206. Tel.: 518-438-4223
McNulty, the only New York Democrat to be endorsed by the state's Conservative Party, opposes abortion, supports an amendment to criminalize flag desecration and endorsed the Contract with America except its welfare-reform and tax-cut provisions. The Democrats have long called this district home, but the 21st is far from a liberal stronghold, and McNulty has quietly supported these voters' interests for the past eight years.
THE ISSUES
Budget NO Medicare NO Defense YES Abortion YES Guns YES Gays YES Bosnia NO NAFTA NO Welfare NO Medical Leave YES (For an explanation of these issues, see the front of this guide.)
QUOTE OF NOTE: "In November we're going to send Newt Gingrich back to Georgia and elect a new Democratic Congress."
NANCY NORMAN (R) District 21
BORN: Dec. 17, 1931, Shenandoah, Iowa EDUCATION: U of Nebraska, B.M.E., 1953, M.M., 1957 FAMILY: Husband, Robert Spearman; two children RELIGION: Episcopalian MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Public affairs broadcaster; college instructor POLITICAL CAREER: Republican nominee for U.S. House, 1992 ADDRESS: P.O. Box 921, Latham 12110. Tel.: 518-786-3038
Norman says little has changed since she faced Michael McNulty in 1992--that's why she's running again. A 1951 Miss America contestant and retired Schenectady TV personality, Norman focuses on health care; she wants newly licensed physicians to have the chance to pay back school loans with "commensurate service" in poor areas. Norman also supports mandatory waiting periods on gun purchases and is solidly pro-choice.