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Budget YES Medicare YES Defense YES Abortion NR Guns NO Gays YES Bosnia NO NAFTA YES Welfare YES Medical Leave NO (For an explanation of these issues, see the front of this guide.)
QUOTE OF NOTE: "What I bristle at is when I go to a Republican caucus and they're shouting down the voices of reason. It's not the Republican Party I joined, and it's not sustainable."
BRUCE MACBAIN (D) District 31
BORN: June 19, 1962, Harvey, Ill. EDUCATION: Cornell U, A.B., 1984; Syracuse U, J.D., 1989 FAMILY: Wife, Shelly; two children RELIGION: Congregationalist MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: High school teacher POLITICAL CAREER: None ADDRESS: 138 Scofield Road, Freeville 13068. Tel.: 607-266-6425
A social-studies teacher, MacBain, 34, says he's running because he's tired of the G.O.P. giving the government burden to the states, which are then forced to cut education to make ends meet. He's throwing his support to the elderly, environmental protection, tourism, fisheries and vineyards (all vital to his district)--and to education. Not a multimillionaire like his opponent, MacBain couldn't leave his job to campaign full-time. But running against a five-term incumbent who received 85% of the vote two years ago, that may have been a wise decision.
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: "[A] clean environment creates jobs."