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A veteran of the Army Special Forces, Kleschen is using all his military bravery to run as a Republican in Democratic-leaning Seattle. He wants to accomplish three things: first, develop a plan to balance the budget; second, cover as many people as possible with affordable private-sector health insurance; and third, promote local goods and services to the rest of the country and the world.
THE ISSUES Budget YES Medicare YES Defense YES Abortion YES Guns YES 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: "Not many Republicans line up for the Seventh District seat."
JIM MCDERMOTT (D) District 7
BORN: Dec. 28, 1936, Chicago EDUCATION: Wheaton College, B.S., 1958; U of Illinois, M.D., 1963 FAMILY: Divorced; two children RELIGION: Episcopalian MILITARY: Navy Medical Corps, 1968-70 OCCUPATION: Psychiatrist POLITICAL CAREER: Washington House, 1971-73, Senate, 1975-87; U.S. House, 1988- ADDRESS: 1411 Fourth Avenue, Suite 1106, Seattle 98101. Tel.: 206-622-6701
A member of the Standards of Official Conduct Committee, McDermott was a leader of the House investigation into the propriety of Newt Gingrich's multimillion-dollar book deal. One of the most liberal Representatives, he voted against this summer's welfare-reform bill and last year offered a Democratic alternative to the G.O.P.'s proposal to reduce planned Medicare spending by $270 billion. In liberal Seattle, he remains a favorite to repeat.
THE ISSUES
Budget NO Medicare NO Defense YES Abortion NO Guns YES Gays NO Bosnia NO NAFTA YES Welfare NO Medical Leave YES (For an explanation of these issues, see the front of this guide.)
QUOTE OF NOTE: "Since the end of the cold war, this country has not figured out where it's going and what its role is going to be. We've fallen into fighting among ourselves. It has made people angry."
JENNIFER DUNN (R) District 8 (East Puget Sound--King County suburbs; Bellevue)
BORN: July 29, 1941, Seattle EDUCATION: Stanford U, A.B., 1963 FAMILY: Divorced; two children RELIGION: Episcopalian MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: State party official POLITICAL CAREER: Washington Republican Party chair, 1980-92; U.S. House, 1992- ADDRESS: P.O. Box 40110, Bellevue 98015. Tel.: 206-865-9841
Dunn, the very conservative representative of Washington's most affluent district, has pushed an agenda of tax and campaign-finance reform in her first two terms. She worked on the Taxpayer Bill of Rights, which, among other things, provides an advocate for taxpayers wrangling with the irs. The campaign bill she sponsored would have discouraged rich candidates from using their fortune as leverage to win office.
THE ISSUES
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: "By inviting a woman into a state of perpetual dependency, the welfare status quo discourages women from developing characteristics such as self-confidence, assertiveness or salesmanship, which are so critical to finding work."
DAVE LITTLE (D) District 8