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BORN: Oct. 22, 1952, Highland Park, Mich. EDUCATION: U of California at Riverside, B.A., 1973; College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery, D.O., 1976 FAMILY: Wife, Lisa; one child RELIGION: Methodist MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Physician POLITICAL CAREER: None ADDRESS: 6947 Coal Creek Parkway, S.E., No. 264, Newcastle 98059. Tel.: 206-401-1054
As a physician, Little sees physical health as a mirror of economic health, and he wants to go to Congress "to change the economic, social and environmental conditions that cause people to become ill." To him, that means fully funding Head Start and college loans and implementing social safety-net programs like universal health care and job training.
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: "Some [environmental] areas may require more protection than is currently provided, while others may require less. If...the study of environmental impact is incomplete, it is better to err on the side of environmental protection."
ADAM SMITH (D) District 9 (Puget Sound--Tacoma; parts of King, Pierce and Thurston counties)
BORN: June 15, 1965; Washington, D.C. EDUCATION: Fordham U, B.A., 1987; U of Washington, J.D., 1990 FAMILY: Wife, Sara RELIGION: Christian MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: City prosecutor POLITICAL CAREER: Washington Senate, 1990- ADDRESS: P.O. Box 5142, Redondo 98054. Tel.: 206-529-2460
Aided by his campaign strategy of knocking on every door in the district twice, Smith became a state Senator at age 25. A moderate, he worked for tougher penalties for drunk driving and domestic violence, but also supported traditionally liberal measures like gun control. He favors funding vocational programs and college loans and is against cuts in Head Start and school lunches. In a year of possibilities for Washington's Democrats, Smith has the best chance of all.
THE ISSUES
Budget NO Medicare NO Defense YES Abortion NO Guns YES Gays YES Bosnia NO NAFTA NO Welfare YES Medical Leave YES (For an explanation of these issues, see the front of this guide.)
QUOTE OF NOTE: "People say I'm too arrogant, I'm too confident. But you need that level of confidence to say no to the President."
RANDY TATE (R) District 9
BORN: Nov. 23, 1965, Puyallup EDUCATION: Tacoma Community College, A.A., 1986; Western Washington U, B.A., 1990 FAMILY: Wife, Julie; one child RELIGION: Baptist MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Mobile-home park owner POLITICAL CAREER: Washington House, 1989-94; U.S. House, 1994- ADDRESS: P.O. Box 4216, Federal Way 98063. Tel.: 206-874-4646
In 1994 Tate parlayed his state legislative experience into a seat in Congress. Though he was the youngest G.O.P. freshman in the House, his youth didn't soften his conservative agenda: he voted to ease the Clean Water Act and to relax a law excluding court evidence illegally obtained by police. His proposal to bar illegal immigrants from becoming U.S. citizens was passed in modified form this fall. In this centrist district, Tate is running a close race with Adam Smith.
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