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BORN: Sept. 7, 1938, Birmingham, Ala. EDUCATIOn: U of Redlands, B.S.; California State U, Los Angeles, M.A.; U of Southern California FAMILY: Husband, James McDonald Jr.; five children. RELIGION: Baptist MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Teacher POLITICAL CAREER: Carson City Council, 1990-92; California Assembly, 1992-96; U.S. House, 1996- ADDRESS: 21839 South Avalon Boulevard, Suite 184, Carson 90745. Tel.: 213-964-3851
Millender-McDonald won a March special election when Representative Walter Tucker resigned because of extortion and bribery convictions. In Congress, she has begun to solidify her relationship with this heavily Democratic district by working for disaster-relief funds, help for the elderly and poor, and billion-dollar transportation projects.
THE ISSUES
Budget NR Medicare NR Defense NR Abortion NR Guns NR Gays NR Bosnia NR NAFTA NR Welfare NR* (NO) Medical Leave NR (For an explanation of these issues, see the front of this guide.)
QUOTE OF NOTE: [On her March victory] "Without the women, I wouldn't have been able to do it--period. They put their money where their mouth is."
MICHAEL VOETEE (R) District 37
BORN: Sept. 24, 1956, Long Beach EDUCATION: Long Beach City College, A.A., 1984, A.S. 1985 FAMILY: Wife, Donna; four children RELIGION: Protestant MILITARY: Air Force, 1974-77 OCCUPATION: General contractor POLITICAL CAREER: None ADDRESS: 2601 E. 28th Street, Suite 302, Long Beach 90806. Tel.: 310-989-2380
A strict conservative who says he's nonpartisan, Voetee believes that too many federal programs are encroachments on individual liberty. He advocates an across-the-board reduction in the Federal Government, from taxation to regulation, education to commerce, and also supports a national sales tax, which, he argues, would limit government spending to legitimate levels.
THE ISSUES
Budget YES Medicare YES 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: "I believe strongly in the U.S. Constitution, based on the principles of the Declaration of Independence--as opposed to the United Nations. That needs little or no 'interpretation' providing you understand the English language in which it is written."
STEVE HORN (R) District 38 (Long Beach; Downey; Lakewood)
BORN: May 31, 1931, San Juan Bautista EDUCATION: Stanford U, A.B., 1953; Harvard U, M.P.A., 1955; Stanford U, Ph.D., 1958 FAMILY: Wife, Nini Moore; two children RELIGION: Protestant MILITARY: Army Reserve, 1954-62 OCCUPATION: Professor POLITICAL CAREER: Vice chairman, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 1969-82; U.S. House, 1992- ADDRESS: 4142 Elm Avenue, No. 409, Long Beach 90807. Tel.: 310-492-9389
With roots in the G.O.P.'s progressive wing, Horn supports abortion rights and an assault-weapons ban. But he also campaigned for the Contract with America and knows how to bring home the political bacon, including funds for aircraft plants and shipyards in his district.
THE ISSUES
Budget YES Medicare YES Defense NO Abortion NO Guns YES Gays NO Bosnia YES NAFTA YES Welfare YES Medical Leave YES (For an explanation of these issues, see the front of this guide.)