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This native of the Kentucky mountains is known as a fiery fighter for the interests of Rochester. She used her seat on the Budget Committee to wrangle funding for a program to encourage business and job growth in Rochester and, as chair of the Congressional Women's Task Force, championed the Violence Against Women Act and introduced legislation (which passed last May) to protect insurance coverage for women genetically prone to breast cancer.
THE ISSUES
Budget NO Medicare NO Defense YES Abortion NO Guns YES Gays NO Bosnia NO NAFTA NO Welfare NO Medical Leave YES (For an explanation of these issues, see the front of this guide.)
QUOTE OF NOTE: "It has always been my opinion that a serial rapist should not be treated like an arsonist when it comes to sentencing."
DAVID CALLARD (R) District 29 (Northwest--part of Buffalo; Niagara Falls)
BORN: Jan. 16, 1950, Medina EDUCATION: St. Lawrence U, B.A., 1972; U of Rochester, M.A., 1973 FAMILY: Wife, Nelda; two children RELIGION: Presbyterian MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Bank executive POLITICAL CAREER: Ridgeway town council, 1988-92, town superintendent, 1992-93; Orleans County legislature, 1994- ADDRESS: 111 Main Street, Lockport 14094. Tel.: 716-433-2022
A banker, Callard quit his job early this year to pursue the congressional dream. Canvasing the area in a red, white and blue school bus, he sought support in his bespectacled, meticulous banker's style. Democratic incumbent LaFalce has ruled the district since 1974, but as in the rest of upstate New York, the conservative tradition is strong, and Callard just might be able to tap into it.
THE ISSUES
Budget YES Medicare NO Defense NO Abortion YES Guns NO Gays NO Bosnia YES NAFTA NO Welfare YES Medical Leave NO (For an explanation of these issues, see the front of this guide.)
QUOTE OF NOTE: "My feeling is yes, we can win this election if we can reach the people...Believe me, I wouldn't have given up my job if I didn't think it could be done."
JOHN LAFALCE (D) District 29
BORN: Oct. 6, 1939, Buffalo EDUCATION: Canisius College, B.S., 1961; Villanova U, J.D., 1964 FAMILY: Wife, Patricia; one child RELIGION: Roman Catholic MILITARY: Army, 1965-67 OCCUPATION: Lawyer POLITICAL CAREER: New York Senate, 1971-73, Assembly, 1973-74; U.S. House, 1974- ADDRESS: P.O. Box 383, Niagara Falls 14302. Tel.: 716-282-6445
Until the 1994 G.O.P. takeover, LaFalce chaired the Small Business Committee and worked to spur development in industrial areas like his district, once one of the heavy-industry capitals of America. He supported the U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement, hoping to help his district take advantage of Toronto's booming economy. And he pressured the Department of Energy to remove nuclear waste from a site in Tonawanda--no small issue in a district that includes the infamous Love Canal, and no small feather in LaFalce's cap either.
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: "Should the vote in my congressional district in part be a referendum on Newt Gingrich and his leadership?...I believe that it should be just that."