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QUOTE OF NOTE: "If you are going to save the environment, you have got to follow the Fifth Amendment...You cannot take people's property and say, 'Well, sorry, you lived there for five generations and you are going to give it up to the State for no cost.'"
RICK ZBUR (D) District 38
BORN: March 2, 1957, Albuquerque, N.M. EDUCATION: Yale U, B.A., 1979; Harvard U, J.D. 1983 FAMILY: Single RELIGION: Presbyterian MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Lawyer POLITICAL CAREER: None ADDRESS: 3476 East Spring Street, Long Beach 90806. Tel.: 310-426-9898
Zbur, the first openly gay non-incumbent to win a congressional primary, matches Steve Horn's social liberalism--Zbur is an environmental lawyer--and independence--he pledges not to vote for tax increases. He also offers a clear alternative to some Republican shibboleths about government: he takes strong exception to G.O.P. attempts to weaken the Environmental Protection Agency. Endorsed by women's groups and teacher and labor unions, Zbur is a proficient fund raiser who clearly appeals to traditional Democrats.
THE ISSUES
Budget NO Medicare NO Defense NO Abortion NO Guns YES Gays NO Bosnia YES NAFTA NR Welfare NO Medical Leave YES (For an explanation of these issues, see the front of this guide.)
QUOTE OF NOTE: "We can have both a clean environment and a strong economy. I will fight Republican efforts to cripple the epa and weaken environmental standards."
R.O. DAVIS (D) District 39 (Parts of Orange and Los Angeles counties--Fullerton)
BORN: June 11, 1936, Arpaler, Okla. EDUCATION: Jordan High School, 1955 FAMILY: Divorced; four children RELIGION: Protestant MILITARY: Navy, 1956-57 OCCUPATION: Construction-company owner POLITICAL CAREER: Sought Democratic nomination for California Senate, 1987; Democratic nominee for U.S. House, 1994 ADDRESS: 7632 Crescent Street, No. 2, Buena Park 90620. Tel.: 714-821 9148
In his second challenge against pugnacious G.O.P. incumbent Ed Royce, Davis is still a keen contrast to the White House foe and self-described "Pork Buster" incumbent, despite a crushing 66%-to-29% defeat in 1994. Davis remains a firm believer in the power of good government and an adamant opponent of supply-side economics.
THE ISSUES
Budget NO Medicare NO Defense NO Abortion NO Guns YES Gays YES Bosnia NO NAFTA YES Welfare NO Medical Leave YES (For an explanation of these issues, see the front of this guide.)
QUOTE OF NOTE: "To stabilize the family, a job must provide more than poverty wages. Every citizen must have a stake in the good life...We must stand up and demand...health care for all people, not just the affluent."
ED ROYCE (R) District 39
BORN: Oct. 12, 1951, Los Angeles EDUCATION: California State U, Fullerton, B.A., 1977 FAMILY: Wife, Marie Porter RELIGION: Roman Catholic MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Tax manager POLITICAL CAREER: California Senate, 1983-92; U.S. House, 1992- ADDRESS: P.O. Box 6765, Fullerton 92634. Tel.: 714-992-1143