PENNSYLVANIA
Population (1994): 12,052,000 (up 1.4% from 1990), 4.6% of U.S. total
Voting-age pop.: 9,212,000; 1994 turnout: 39%
Median age: 35.0 years
Median household income: $32,066 ($198 below U.S. median)
Unemployment: 5.6% (which is the U.S. average, March 1996)
Last presidential election: Clinton (D): 45% Bush (R): 36% Perot (I): 18%
Congressional delegation: 12 Republicans, 11 Democrats
Pennsylvania, once the world's steel capital, also has one of the country's richest histories--the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were written and signed in Philadelphia--and seems aptly named the Keystone State. With no statewide races this year, Pennsylvania's focus is again the political grass roots, where it all began.
JAMES CELLA (R) District 1 (South--central Philadelphia; part of Chester)
BORN: Jan. 31, 1963, Philadelphia EDUCATION: Temple U, B.S., 1985; Widener U, J.D., 1990 FAMILY: Wife, Sandra Jean McCarty; one child RELIGION: Roman Catholic MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Lawyer; law clerk POLITICAL CAREER: None ADDRESS: 2829 South Smedley Street, Philadelphia 19145. Tel.: 215-467-7194
Against a popular incumbent in a Democratic district, Cella is running uphill. He advocates a simplified tax system and promotes the nation's "true focus"--economic growth. But he also declines to answer the Time/CQ questionnaire because, he says, such questions "often put words into the candidate's mouth."
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: "I can bring to Washington new ideas and problem-solving skills."
THOMAS FOGLIETTA (D) District 1
BORN: Dec. 3, 1928, Philadelphia EDUCATION: St. Joseph's College, B.A., 1949; Temple U, J.D., 1952 FAMILY: Single RELIGION: Roman Catholic MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Lawyer POLITICAL CAREER: Philadelphia City Council, 1955-75; U.S. House, 1980- ADDRESS: P.O. Box 40078, Philadelphia 19106. Tel.: 215-923-0415
A 16-year incumbent, Foglietta represents one of the poorest districts in America. He is also the only white Congressman for a mostly black constituency and this year was one of only 101 Representatives to vote against the G.O.P.-sponsored welfare-reform bill.
THE ISSUES
Budget NO Medicare NO Defense YES Abortion YES 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: "Bill Clinton sees America where our children are healthier and safer. Bob Dole sees an America where kids have a nonaddicting cigarette in one hand and a pistol in the other. Lucky for us that kids do not have three hands."
CHAKA FATTAH (D) District 2 (West Philadelphia; Chestnut Hill; Yeadon)