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Budget YES Medicare YES Defense NO Abortion YES Guns NO Gays YES Bosnia YES NAFTA YES Welfare YES Medical Leave NO (For an explanation of these issues, see the front of this guide.)
QUOTE OF NOTE: "Giving assistance to illegal immigrants who broke the law to enter this country undermines the integrity of our laws. Every dollar spent on illegal immigrants is a dollar denied to taxpaying citizens."
BRIAN BILBRAY (R) District 49 (North San Diego; Coronado; Imperial Beach)
BORN: Jan. 28, 1951, Coronado EDUCATION: Southwestern College, 1970-74 FAMILY: Wife, Karen Walker; five children RELIGION: Roman Catholic MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Tax-firm owner POLITICAL CAREER: Mayor of Imperial Beach, 1979-85; San Diego County Board of Supervisors, 1985-94; U.S. House, 1994- ADDRESS: 4202 Genesee Avenue, Suite 102, San Diego 92117. Tel.: 619-277-8683
Bilbray, a surfer, became mayor of Imperial Beach at the fresh age of 27 and rode a G.O.P. wave to congressional victory in 1994. He spent much of his first term working on environmental issues--notably, he helped San Diego win exemption from some sewage-treatment regulations--but shows signs of centrism with a vote against repealing the assault-weapons ban.
THE ISSUES
Budget YES Medicare YES Defense YES Abortion YES Guns NR Gays NR Bosnia YES NAFTA NR Welfare YES Medical Leave NR (For an explanation of these issues, see the front of this guide.)
QUOTE OF NOTE: "There is no one who wishes to maintain a clean and safe environment more than I. On weekends I regularly swim and surf off Point Loma with my two smallest children."
PETER NAVARRO (D) District 49
BORN: July 15, 1949, Cambridge, Mass. EDUCATION: Tufts U, B.A., 1972; Harvard U, M.P.A., 1979, Ph.D., 1986 FAMILY: Wife, Janet RELIGION: Protestant MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: College professor; environmental-policy researcher POLITICAL CAREER: Candidate for mayor of San Diego, 1992; Democratic nominee for San Diego County Board of Supervisors, 1994 ADDRESS: 3949 Clairemont Drive, Suite 19, San Diego 92117. Tel.: 619-483-4996
Navarro, a professor of economics and public policy, has yet to win an election. But he is a committed activist--founder of the group Prevent Los Angelization Now!--which vows to fight against Medicare cuts and environmental deregulation. Navarro has also earned the attention of Democratic powerhouses like Al Gore, who attended a fund raiser for the challenger in July.
THE ISSUES
Budget NO Medicare NO Defense YES Abortion NO 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: "It's essential for this seat to come back to the American people to take Congress from Newt Gingrich, the extreme right and Brian Bilbray."
JIM BAIZE (R) District 50 (Central and south San Diego; Chula Vista; National City)
BORN: Dec. 16, 1946, Louisville, Ky. EDUCATION: Baptist Bible College, B.A., 1970 FAMILY: Wife, Patricia Ann; three children RELIGION: Baptist MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Minister POLITICAL CAREER: None ADDRESS: 334 E Street, Chula Vista 91911. Tel.: 619-420-9984