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  1. Date: Fri, 2 Jun 1995 16:24:45 -0400
  2. Message-Id: <199506022022.QAA01897@jericho>
  3. From: Neil Johnson <njj@mc.com>
  4. To: Multiple recipients of list <drctalk@drcnet.org>
  5. Subject: gopher://chaos.dac.neu.edu/00/pvs-data/Congressional/NewYork/ny-22-a.txt
  6.  
  7. Hey, I was playing around with the
  8. Web Crawler. Did an anded search on
  9. "drug costs prohibition" for Mike Gray
  10.  
  11. And I got a hit on a favorite topic
  12. of ours. Gerald Solomon
  13. Check it out.
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  35.                            NAME: Gerald Solomon
  36.                              PARTY: Republican
  37.                               STATE: New York
  38.                            CURRENT DISTRICT: 22
  39.                             OFFICE SEEKING: 22
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  42.  
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  44. student researchers.  The  challenger  data  was  supplied  to  us  by  the
  45. candidate.  If a challenger is missing some, or all, of their  biographical
  46. data it is because they have not returned  our  biographical  questionaire.
  47. Please feel free to call our hotline for more information on this and other
  48. candidates.
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  51.                                GENDER: Male
  52.  
  53.                   BIRTH DATE: 08/14/30      BIRTH PLACE:
  54.  
  55.                         HOME CITY: Glens Falls, NY
  56.  
  57.                           RELIGION: Presbyterian
  58.  
  59.        DATE FIRST ELECTED: 11/07/78     DATE LAST ELECTED: 11/08/94
  60.                         Year of Next Election: 1996
  61.  
  62. EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE:
  63.   attended Siena College;
  64.   attended St. Lawrence University
  65.  
  66. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (INCLUDES MILITARY EXPERIENCE):
  67.   U.S. Marine Corps, 1951-52; founding partner of insurance and investment
  68.   firm
  69.  
  70. POLITICAL EXPERIENCE:
  71.   Queensbury town supervisor and Warren County legislator, 1968-72;
  72.   New York State Assembly, 1973-78
  73.  
  74. COMMITTEES:
  75.   Rules (Chairman)
  76.  
  77. ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
  78.   Masons;  Kiwanis;  Grange;  Farm Bureau;  Marine Corps League;  American
  79.   Legion;  Disabled American Veterans
  80.  
  81. CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
  82.   Republican Steering Committee
  83.  
  84. WASHINGTON DC ADDRESS:
  85.   2206 Rayburn House Office Building
  86.   Washington, D.C. 20515
  87.   PHONE: (202) 225-5614    FAX: (202) 225-1168
  88.  
  89. DISTRICT ADDRESS:
  90.   568 Columbia Turnpike
  91.   East Greenbush, NY 12061
  92.   PHONE: (518) 477-2703    FAX:
  93. ===========================================================================
  94.                    THE NATIONAL POLITICAL AWARENESS TEST
  95.                                   (NPAT)
  96.  
  97.     When hiring a person for any position it is always  more  difficult  to
  98. determine how a potential employee (candidate) might perform if  they  have
  99. never had the position before.  So we do what you would do.  We check their
  100. resumes, references, backgrounds, and then interview them with a series  of
  101. "no wiggle room" questions on the issues they will most likely have to deal
  102. with if you choose to hire them for the job.  We  call  our  interview  the
  103. National Political Awareness Test.  All of this  information  and  more  is
  104. available through our Voter's Research Hotline.
  105.                               1-800-622-SMART
  106. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  107.                         1994 NPAT RESPONSES: CRIME
  108. Response from Gerald Solomon:
  109. If elected to Congress, which of the following general principles or
  110. specific proposals will you support to address the problem of crime?
  111. [ ] Impose a national ban on the public sale of assault weapons.
  112. [ ] Impose a national ban on the sale of handguns to minors.
  113. [X] Impose "truth in sentencing" legislation for violent criminals so
  114.     they serve a full sentence with no chance of parole.
  115. [X] Create "boot camps" for juvenile and adult first-time offenders.
  116. [X] Prosecute as adults youths who are third-time violent felons.
  117. [X] Impose the death penalty for certain federal crimes, including civil
  118.     rights murders, rape and child molestation murders, death resulting
  119.     from drive-by shootings or car-jacking, and murder of court officers
  120.     or federal witnesses.
  121. [X] Impose mandatory life sentences for third time violent felons.
  122. [ ] Fund programs to provide prison inmates with vocational and
  123.     job-related skills.
  124. [ ] Increase the availability of college loans for youth in crime-ridden
  125.     urban areas.
  126. [ ] Fund programs which provide job training and employment opportunities
  127.     for at-risk urban youth.
  128. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  129.                     1994 NPAT RESPONSES: ILLEGAL DRUGS
  130. Response from Gerald Solomon:
  131. If elected to Congress, which of the following general principles or
  132. specific proposals will you support concerning illegal drugs?
  133. [X] Increase penalties for selling illegal drugs.
  134. [X] Support mandatory drug testing for federal employees.
  135. [X] Expand efforts to stop the illegal flow of drugs to the United States
  136.     from other countries.
  137. [ ] Expand federal support for education and drug treatment programs.
  138. [ ] Maintain current federal laws.
  139. [ ] Decriminalize the possession and private use of certain illegal drugs.
  140. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  141.                      1994 NPAT RESPONSES: HEALTH CARE
  142. Response from Gerald Solomon:
  143. If elected to Congress, which of the following general principles or
  144. specific proposals will you support concerning the American health care
  145. system?
  146. [ ] Implement a government-financed, single-payer national health care
  147.     system similar to Canada's.
  148. [ ] Support President Clinton's position for a "comprehensive health care
  149.     plan for all Americans."
  150. [ ] Support a managed competition health care plan to contain costs and
  151.     improve access that does not include mandated health alliances,
  152.     government cost control powers, or employer/employee mandates.
  153. [ ] Provide tax incentives for small businesses to help provide health
  154.     care to their employees.
  155. [X] Allow middle and low income families to deduct yearly health care
  156.     costs from their taxable income.
  157. [ ] Create a voucher system for the working poor so they can buy into a
  158.     health care plan.
  159. [X] Place limits on the amount of damages awarded in medical malpractice
  160.     lawsuits.
  161. [X] Allow Americans to set up a tax-free medical savings account, which
  162.     would be taxed if used for any purpose other than medical costs.
  163. [ ] Deregulate the private health care industry.
  164. [ ] Privatize Medicare and Medicaid.
  165. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  166.                        1994 NPAT RESPONSES: WELFARE
  167. Response from Gerald Solomon:
  168. If elected to Congress, which of the following general principles or
  169. specific proposals will you support to change America's welfare system?
  170. [ ] Strengthen child support collection procedures and increase penalties
  171.     for parents who do not pay.
  172. [X] Impose a two-year limit on welfare benefits for recipients who are
  173.     able to work.
  174. [X] Require welfare recipients to accept some form of
  175.     government-sponsored job after two years if unable to find work in
  176.     the private sector.
  177. [ ] Require unwed teenage mothers to live with a parent or guardian (if
  178.     possible) to receive benefits.
  179. [ ] Limit the benefits given to single women if they have additional
  180.     children.
  181. [ ] Provide child care services to welfare recipients who work or attend
  182.     school.
  183. [ ] Increase spending on programs that help homeless people find shelter
  184.     and employment.
  185. [ ] Make no substantial changes at this time.
  186. [ ] Eliminate the current American welfare system.
  187. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  188.                     1994 NPAT RESPONSES: UNEMPLOYMENT
  189. Response from Gerald Solomon:
  190. If elected to Congress, which of the following general principles or
  191. specific proposals will you support to address the problem of
  192. unemployment?
  193. [ ] Invest federal dollars in "investment tax credits" for companies who
  194.     invest in worker training, purchase new equipment, and invest in
  195.     research and development.
  196. [ ] Increase funding for federal and state job-training programs.
  197. [ ] Create "enterprise zones" in urban areas with high unemployment by
  198.     providing tax credits for new and expanding businesses.
  199. [ ] Create "empowerment zones" in urban areas with high unemployment by
  200.     providing government grants and federal assistance, in addition to
  201.     tax credits, to new and expanding businesses.
  202. [X] Eliminate government regulations to encourage investment and economic
  203.     expansion of the private sector.
  204. [X] Allow the natural cycle of the market economy to create jobs without
  205.     government intervention.
  206. [ ] Support an overhaul of the current unemployment system by combining
  207.     current job-training programs within a new comprehensive
  208.     "re-employment" system.
  209. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  210.                  1994 NPAT RESPONSES: INTERNATIONAL TRADE
  211. Response from Gerald Solomon:
  212. If elected to Congress, which of the following general principles or
  213. specific proposals will you support concerning trade between America and
  214. foreign countries?
  215. [X] The United States should grant "most favored nation" trading status
  216.     based on the human rights record of each individual nation.
  217. [ ] The United States should raise tariffs on nations whose trade
  218.     policies discourage the importation of American products.
  219. [X] The United States should eliminate tax breaks for companies who move
  220.     American jobs to low-wage countries.
  221. [ ] The United States should expand NAFTA into Latin America.
  222. [X] The United States should pursue policies that will help open markets
  223.     on the Pacific Rim.
  224. [ ] The United States should stay out of international trade.
  225. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  226.                      1994 NPAT RESPONSES: ENVIRONMENT
  227. Response from Gerald Solomon:
  228. If elected to Congress, which of the following general principles or
  229. specific proposals will you support concerning the environment?
  230. [ ] Tax high-level energy users (businesses and individuals) to
  231.     discourage excessive energy use and pay for environmental cleanup.
  232. [ ] Pass stronger clean water and clean air legislation.
  233. [ ] Phase in a prohibition of pollution causing products such as gas
  234.     powered autos and lawn mowers.
  235. [ ] Consider further increasing federal taxes on gasoline and diesel
  236.     fuels.
  237. [ ] Consider further increasing fees charged to mining companies who mine
  238.     on public lands.
  239. [ ] Consider further increasing fees charged to livestock owners who
  240.     graze on federal lands.
  241. [X] Require the federal government to reimburse citizens who are required
  242.     to limit the use of their privately owned lands due to environmental
  243.     regulation.
  244. [ ] Encourage further market based strategies to clean up the environment
  245.     such as pollution credits.
  246. [ ] Amend the Endangered Species Act to allow for increased logging.
  247. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  248.                       1994 NPAT RESPONSES: EDUCATION
  249. Response from Gerald Solomon:
  250. If elected to Congress, which of the following general principles or
  251. specific proposals will you support to change America's public education
  252. system?
  253. [ ] Establish a nationwide competency test for teachers and encourage
  254.     states to adopt it.
  255. [ ] Establish "National Standards" for K-12 schools and encourage states
  256.     to adopt them.
  257. [ ] Advocate school choice programs so that parents receive vouchers that
  258.     can be used to send their children to participating schools.
  259. [ ] Allow low and middle income families to deduct college costs from
  260.     their taxable income.
  261. [ ] Provide communities with increased federal aid and low interest loans
  262.     for public school improvements.
  263. [ ] Eliminate the U.S. Department of Education.
  264. [ ] Make no substantial changes at this time.
  265. [X] "Advocate of school choice; Advocate of school curriculum being
  266.     governed by the localitites;Allow families to deduct college costs
  267.     from taxable income."
  268. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  269.                       1994 NPAT RESPONSES: ABORTION
  270. Response from Gerald Solomon:
  271. If elected to Congress, which of the following general principles or
  272. specific proposals will you support concerning abortion?
  273. [ ] Abortions should be legal in all circumstances as long as the
  274.     procedure is completed within the first trimester of the pregnancy.
  275. [ ] Abortions should be legal only when the life of the mother is
  276.     endangered.
  277. [X] Abortions should be legal only when the pregnancy results from incest
  278.     or rape, or when the life of the mother is endangered.
  279. [X] A woman under the age of 18 should be required to notify a parent or
  280.     guardian before having an abortion.
  281. [X] A woman should be required to notify her spouse before having an
  282.     abortion.
  283. [ ] States should be allowed to impose mandatory waiting periods before
  284.     abortions are performed.
  285. [X] Congress should eliminate federal funding for clinics and medical
  286.     facilities that provide abortion services.
  287. [X] Congress should eliminate abortion services from any federally funded
  288.     health care plan.
  289. [X] Congress should leave legislation on this issue to the states.
  290. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  291.            1994 NPAT RESPONSES: DEFENSE POLICY / FOREIGN POLICY
  292. Response from Gerald Solomon:
  293. If elected to Congress, which of the following general principles or
  294. specific proposals will you support concerning American military and
  295. foreign policy?
  296. [ ] Congress should support defense conversion by funding job-placement
  297.     and job-training programs for displaced military personnel and
  298.     defense technology workers.
  299. [ ] Congress should completely lift the ban on homosexuals in the
  300.     military.
  301. [ ] The United States should use military force only in cooperation with
  302.     the United Nations unless threatened by a foreign power.
  303. [ ] The United States should lift the trade embargo against Cuba.
  304. [ ] Congress should increase foreign aid to the former republics of the
  305.     Soviet Union to help in democratization and economic reform.
  306. [X] Congress should impose strict sanctions against any nation selling
  307.     technology or products that aid in the construction of nuclear
  308.     weapons.
  309. [X] Congress should impose strict sanctions against any new nation
  310.     attempting to develop nuclear weapons.
  311. [X] Congress should invest federal funds in the research and development
  312.     of new defense technologies.
  313. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  314.                   1994 NPAT RESPONSES: CAMPAIGN FINANCE
  315. Response from Gerald Solomon:
  316. Should the federal government adopt a policy of limiting or banning
  317. Political Action Committee (PAC) contributions to federal candidates?
  318.   [X] Yes
  319.   [ ] No
  320.   [ ] Undecided
  321. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  322.                 1994 NPAT RESPONSES: CONGRESSIONAL REFORM
  323. Response from Gerald Solomon:
  324. Do you support the principle of limiting the number of terms U.S.
  325. Senators and U.S. Representatives can serve in Congress?
  326.   [X] Yes
  327.   [ ] No
  328.   [ ] Undecided
  329. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  330.               1994 NPAT RESPONSES: BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT
  331. Response from Gerald Solomon:
  332. Do you support the principle of a Balanced Budget Amendment to the
  333. Constitution?
  334.   [X] Yes
  335.   [ ] No
  336.   [ ] Undecided
  337. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  338.                    1994 NPAT RESPONSES: LINE-ITEM VETO
  339. Response from Gerald Solomon:
  340. Do you support the principle of a Line-Item Veto for the President?
  341.   [X] Yes
  342.   [ ] No
  343.   [ ] Undecided
  344. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  345.                     1994 NPAT RESPONSES: MINIMUM WAGE
  346. Response from Gerald Solomon:
  347. If elected to Congress, will you support an increase in the minimum wage?
  348.   [ ] Yes
  349.   [ ] No
  350.   [X] Undecided
  351. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  352.                  1994 NPAT RESPONSES: SPENDING PRIORITIES
  353. Response from Gerald Solomon:
  354. Please indicate the changes you will support (if any) concerning the
  355. level of funding for each of the listed issue areas.
  356.  =======================================================================
  357.                         THE POSSIBLE ANSWERS ARE:
  358.                         GREATLY INCREASE FUNDING
  359.                        SLIGHTLY INCREASE FUNDING
  360.                          KEEP FUNDING THE SAME
  361.                        SLIGHTLY DECREASE FUNDING
  362.                         GREATLY DECREASE FUNDING
  363.                            ELIMINATE FUNDING
  364.                            -- DIDN'T ANSWER --
  365.  =======================================================================
  366. Greatly Increase Funding -- National Defense
  367. Slightly Increase Funding -- Law Enforcement
  368. Keep Funding The Same -- International Drug Interdiction
  369. Slightly Decrease Funding -- Federal Health Care Programs
  370. Greatly Decrease Funding -- AIDS Research
  371. Keep Funding The Same -- Job Re-training Programs
  372. Slightly Increase Funding -- Infrastructure (roads, bridges, etc.)
  373. Keep Funding The Same -- Public Education
  374. Greatly Decrease Funding -- Foreign Aid
  375. Keep Funding The Same -- Environmental Clean Up and Enforcement
  376. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  377.                         1994 NPAT RESPONSES: TAXES
  378. Response from Gerald Solomon:
  379. Please indicate the changes you will support (if any) concerning the tax
  380. levels for each of the listed categories.
  381.  =======================================================================
  382.                         THE POSSIBLE ANSWERS ARE:
  383.                              GREATLY INCREASE
  384.                             SLIGHTLY INCREASE
  385.                               KEEP THE SAME
  386.                             SLIGHTLY DECREASE
  387.                              GREATLY DECREASE
  388.                                 ELIMINATE
  389.                            -- DIDN'T ANSWER --
  390.  =======================================================================
  391. Greatly Decrease -- Capital Gains Taxes
  392. Greatly Decrease -- Cigarette Taxes
  393. -- Didn't Answer -- Alcohol Taxes
  394. Greatly Decrease -- Taxes on Social Security Benefits Received by
  395. Retirees Earning More than $40,000
  396. Greatly Decrease -- Income Taxes on Families Earning Less than $140,000
  397. Slightly Decrease -- Income Taxes on Families Earning $140,000 or More
  398. Greatly Decrease -- Value-Added Taxes on U.S. Businesses
  399. Slightly Decrease -- Taxes on Foreign Companies in the United States
  400. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  401.                1994 NPAT RESPONSES: LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
  402. Response from Gerald Solomon:
  403.  1. If you are elected to Congress, what will be your two main legislative
  404.     priorities?
  405. a) "Reducing excessive congressional spending."
  406. b) "Reform of Congress."
  407.  2. If either of your two main legislative priorities require government
  408.     spending, where will this money come from?
  409. No answer.
  410. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  411. ===========================================================================
  412.                           PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS
  413.  
  414. These evaluations are in percentage form.  They represent the percentage of
  415. time that the incumbent voted with that organization's preferred  positions
  416. on a number of votes that they identified  as  key  in  their  issue  area.
  417. Remember, by definition, these  ratings  by  special  interest  groups  are
  418. biased.  They do not represent a non-partisan  stance.  In  addition,  some
  419. groups select votes that tend to favor members of one political party  over
  420. another, rather than  selecting  votes  based  solely  on  issue  concerns.
  421. However, they can be invaluable in showing where an incumbent has stood  on
  422. a series of votes over a year's time, especially when ratings by groups  on
  423. all sides of an issue are compared.
  424.  
  425. A final note:  The clearest way to read these percentages is,  "In  [year],
  426. the XYZ organization gave Senator/Representative  X  an  80%  rating.  That
  427. means that on votes they identified as key in their issue area during  that
  428. time period, he/she voted with the group's preferred position  80%  of  the
  429. time."  The exception to this  is  the  evaluation  done  by  the  National
  430. Taxpayers Union, which represents how often  a  representative  or  senator
  431. voted to decrease, or not increase, spending.
  432. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  433. Abortion        1991      100 Justlife Education Fund (Abortion)
  434. Abortion        1993      100 National Committee for a Human Life Amendment
  435. Abortion        1993      100 National Right to Life Committee
  436. Abortion        1994        0 National Abortion Reproductive Rights Action Leag
  437. Business        1993       80 U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  438. Business        1994       89 National Federation of Independent Business
  439. Business        1994      100 Business-Industry Political Action Committee
  440. Children        1993        9 Children's Defense Fund
  441. Chr.Fam. Issues 1991-92    93 Christian Voice
  442. Chr.Fam. Issues 1993      100 Christian Coalition
  443. Civil Rts/Lib   1991-92     0 National Gay & Lesbian Task Force
  444. Civil Rts/Lib   1991-92    21 Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
  445. Civil Rts/Lib   1993        0 Human Rights Campaign Fund
  446. Civil Rts/Lib   1993-1994  17 American Civil Liberties Union
  447. Civil Rts/Lib   1993-94    30 National Association for the Advancement of Color
  448. Conservative    1993      100 Conservative Index
  449. Conservative    1994       95 American Conservative Union
  450. Consumers       1993       20 Consumer Federation of America
  451. Contractors     1993       44 Associated Builders & Contractors
  452. Crime           1989-90    17 Citizens United for Rehabilition of Errants
  453. Defense/Foreign 1991        0 JustLife Education Fund (Arms Reduction)
  454. Defense/Foreign 1991        0 Professional's Coalition for Nuclear Arms Control
  455. Defense/Foreign 1993-94   100 American Security Council
  456. Defense/Foreign 1994        0 PeacePAC
  457. Defense/Foriegn 1994        8 Campaign for U.N. Reform (House)
  458. Economic Policy 1991       40 JustLife Education Fund (Economic Policy)
  459. Economic Policy 1993       50 The Libertarian Party - Economic Freedom
  460. Education       1993       12 National Education Association
  461. Education       1993-1994  18 American Federation of Teachers
  462. Education       1993-94    11 U.S. Student Association
  463. Environment     1993        8 League of Conservation Voters
  464. Environment     1993       73 Competitive Enterprise Institute (Environment)
  465. Environment     1993-94    10 Fund For Animals
  466. Farm            1991-92    60 National Farmers Organization
  467. Farm            1993       22 National Farmers Union
  468. Farm            1993      100 Competitive Enterprise Institute (Agriculture)
  469. Farm            1993-1994  71 American Farm Bureau Federation
  470. Free-Market     1993       85 Competitive Enterprise Institute (Totals)
  471. Gun Issues      1985-93     0 Handgun Control, Inc
  472. Gun Issues      1993-94   100 National Rifle Association
  473. Health          1993        0 American Public Health Association
  474. Housing         1990-92     0 National Housing Institute
  475. Labor           1989       42 Machinists Non-Partisan Political League
  476. Labor           1989-90    36 National Federation of Federal Employees
  477. Labor           1991       29 American Postal Workers Union
  478. Labor           1991-92    40 The Teamsters
  479. Labor           1992       56 Communications Workers of America
  480. Labor           1993       22 American Federation of Government Employees
  481. Labor           1993       24 United Auto Workers
  482. Labor           1993       25 American Federation of State, County & Municipal
  483. Labor           1993       38 United Food & Commercial Workers
  484. Labor           1993       40 AFL-CIO
  485. Labor           1994       13 Transportation Communications Union
  486. Liberal         1993       15 Americans for Democratic Action
  487. Liberal         1993-94    29 Public Citizen's Congress Watch
  488. Libertarian     1993       45 The Libertarian Party - Combined Score
  489. Populist        1993      100 Liberty Lobby
  490. Poverty         1993        0 Bread for the World
  491. Regulation      1993       29 Competitive Enterprise Institute (Deregulation)
  492. Seniors         1991-92    40 National Association of Retired Federal Employees
  493. Seniors         1991-92    40 National Committee to Preserve Social Security &
  494. Seniors         1993       33 National Council of Senior Citizens
  495. Social Policy   1991       20 National Association of Social Workers
  496. Social Policy   1993       40 The Libertarian Party - Personal Freedom
  497. Social Policy   1993-94    19 Network
  498. Social Policy   1994        7 Friends Committee on National Legislation
  499. Taxes/Spending  1991-92    90 National Tax-Limitation Committee
  500. Taxes/Spending  1993       59 Concord Coalition
  501. Taxes/Spending  1993       84 National Taxpayers Union
  502. Taxes/Spending  1993       85 Citizens Against Government Waste
  503. Taxes/Spending  1993       91 Competitive Enterprise Institute (Spending)
  504. Taxes/Spending  1993       94 Competitive Enterprise Institute (Budget)
  505. Taxes/Spending  1993      100 Competitive Enterprise Institute (Taxes)
  506. Trade           1993        0 Competitive Enterprise Institute (Trade)
  507. Veterans        1989-90    20 Vietnam Veterans of America
  508. Women           1989-90    17 National Women's Political Caucus
  509. Women           1991-92    17 American Association of University Women
  510. ===========================================================================
  511.                              CAMPAIGN FINANCE
  512.  
  513. Campaign Finance History: The information in this section was  provided  by
  514. the Center for Responsive Politics and the National Library  on  Money  and
  515. Politics.
  516. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  517.  
  518.               FULL CYCLE DATA - Jan. 1, 1991 - Dec. 31, 1992
  519.  
  520.      Total Contributions: ..............................     $382,251
  521.      Total PAC Contributions: ..........................     $283,180
  522.      Total Individual Contributions: ...................      $88,811
  523.            Out of State Contributions.............:      $16,800
  524.  
  525.      Agriculture: ......................................      $20,000
  526.            Tobacco.................................       $6,500
  527.            Forestry & Forest Products..............       $4,600
  528.            Dairy...................................       $3,650
  529.            Food Processing & Sales.................       $2,500
  530.            Agricultural Services & Products........       $2,250
  531.            Livestock...............................         $500
  532.            Commodity Brokers & Dealers.............           $0
  533.            Crop Production & Basic Processing......           $0
  534.            Poultry & Eggs..........................           $0
  535.            Miscellaneous Agriculture...............           $0
  536.  
  537.      Construction & Public Works: ......................       $3,000
  538.            General Contractors.....................       $1,500
  539.            Construction Services...................       $1,000
  540.            Home Builders...........................         $500
  541.            Special Trade Contractors...............           $0
  542.            Building Materials & Equipment..........           $0
  543.  
  544.      Communication & Electronics: ......................      $15,500
  545.            Telephone Utilities.....................      $10,500
  546.            Cable TV................................       $2,500
  547.            Computer Equipment & Services...........       $1,500
  548.            TV & Movie Production/Distribution......       $1,000
  549.            Recorded Music Production...............           $0
  550.            Misc. Communications & Electronics......           $0
  551.            Telecom Services & Equipment............           $0
  552.            Electronics Mfg & Services..............           $0
  553.            Printing & Publishing...................           $0
  554.  
  555.      Defense: ..........................................      $11,500
  556.            Defense Aerospace.......................       $9,000
  557.            Defense Electronics.....................       $2,000
  558.            Miscellaneous Defense...................         $500
  559.  
  560.      Energy & Natural Resources: .......................      $10,690
  561.            Oil & Gas...............................       $6,250
  562.            Electric Utilities......................       $3,390
  563.            Nuclear Energy..........................         $550
  564.            Waste Management........................         $500
  565.            Mining..................................           $0
  566.            Environmental Services & Equipment......           $0
  567.            Miscellaneous Energy....................           $0
  568.            Fisheries & Wildlife....................           $0
  569.            Commercial Fishing......................           $0
  570.            Hunting.................................           $0
  571.  
  572.      Finance, Insurance & Real Estate: .................      $72,683
  573.            Insurance...............................      $41,123
  574.            Real Estate.............................      $10,000
  575.            Commerical Banks........................       $6,900
  576.            Accountants.............................       $5,000
  577.            Securities & Investment.................       $3,000
  578.            Savings & Loans.........................       $2,660
  579.            Finance & Credit Companies..............       $2,000
  580.            Credit Unions...........................       $1,000
  581.            Miscellaneous Finance...................       $1,000
  582.  
  583.      Miscellaneous Business: ...........................      $15,750
  584.            Misc Manufacturing & Distributing.......       $5,200
  585.            Beer, Wine & Liquor.....................       $3,500
  586.            Lodging & Tourism.......................       $2,550
  587.            Textiles................................       $2,000
  588.            Food & Beverage.........................       $1,000
  589.            Miscellaneous Business..................       $1,000
  590.            Chemical & Related Manufacturing........         $500
  591.            Casinos & Gambling......................           $0
  592.            Business Associates.....................           $0
  593.            Retail Sales............................           $0
  594.            Miscellaneous Services..................           $0
  595.            Steel Production........................           $0
  596.            Business Services.......................           $0
  597.            Recreation & Live Entertainment.........           $0
  598.  
  599.      Health: ...........................................      $27,500
  600.            Health Professionals....................      $21,000
  601.            Pharmaceuticals & Health Products.......       $6,000
  602.            Hospitals & Nursing Homes...............         $500
  603.            Health Services.........................           $0
  604.            Miscellaneous Health....................           $0
  605.  
  606.      Lawyers & Lobbyists: ..............................       $1,000
  607.            Lawyers & Lobbyists.....................       $1,000
  608.  
  609.      Transportation: ...................................      $35,700
  610.            Air Transport...........................      $19,680
  611.            Automotive..............................       $8,000
  612.            Railroads...............................       $3,000
  613.            Trucking................................       $2,520
  614.            Sea Transport...........................       $1,500
  615.            Miscellaneous Transport.................       $1,000
  616.  
  617.      Labor Union: ......................................      $59,460
  618.            Transportation Unions...................      $33,210
  619.            Public Sector Unions....................      $15,250
  620.            Building Trades & Industrial Unions.....      $11,000
  621.            Miscellaneous Unions....................           $0
  622.  
  623.      Ideological/Single-Issue: .........................      $12,400
  624.            Gun Rights/Gun Control..................       $9,900
  625.            Miscellaneous Issues....................       $2,500
  626.            Leadership PACs.........................           $0
  627.            Foreign & Defense Policy................           $0
  628.            Pro-Israel..............................           $0
  629.            Abortion Policy.........................           $0
  630.            Republican/Conservative.................           $0
  631.            Womens Issues...........................           $0
  632.            Human Rights............................           $0
  633.            Democrat/Liberal........................           $0
  634.  
  635.      Other: ............................................           $0
  636.            Other...................................           $0
  637.            Non-Profit Institutions.................           $0
  638.            Civil Servants & Public Officials.......           $0
  639.            Education...............................           $0
  640.            Retired.................................           $0
  641.  
  642.      Unknown: ..........................................           $0
  643.            Unknown.................................           $0
  644.            Homemakers/Non-income earners...........           $0
  645.            No Employer Listed or Found.............           $0
  646.            Generic Occupation/Category Unknown.....           $0
  647.            Employer Listed/Category Unknown........           $0
  648.  
  649. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  650.  
  651.              PARTIAL CYCLE DATA - Jan. 1, 1993 - Nov. 28, 1994
  652.  
  653.      Total Contributions: ..............................     $345,858
  654.      Total PAC Contributions: ..........................     $257,110
  655.      Total Individual Contributions: ...................      $75,300
  656.  
  657.      Agriculture: ......................................      $18,200
  658.            Tobacco.................................       $7,000
  659.            Dairy...................................       $4,600
  660.            Food Processing & Sales.................       $3,600
  661.            Forestry & Forest Products..............       $2,000
  662.            Agricultural Services & Products........       $1,000
  663.            Crop Production & Basic Processing......           $0
  664.            Commodity Brokers & Dealers.............           $0
  665.            Poultry & Eggs..........................           $0
  666.            Livestock...............................           $0
  667.            Miscellaneous Agriculture...............           $0
  668.  
  669.      Construction & Public Works: ......................       $5,500
  670.            Home Builders...........................       $3,500
  671.            Construction Services...................       $1,000
  672.            Building Materials & Equipment..........       $1,000
  673.            General Contractors.....................           $0
  674.            Special Trade Contractors...............           $0
  675.  
  676.      Communication & Electronics: ......................      $13,250
  677.            Telephone Utilities.....................      $11,250
  678.            Cable TV................................       $1,000
  679.            TV & Movie Production/Distribution......         $500
  680.            Computer Equipment & Services...........         $500
  681.            Recorded Music Production...............           $0
  682.            Misc. Communications & Electronics......           $0
  683.            Telecom Services & Equipment............           $0
  684.            Electronics Mfg & Services..............           $0
  685.            Printing & Publishing...................           $0
  686.  
  687.      Defense: ..........................................      $10,500
  688.            Defense Aerospace.......................       $7,000
  689.            Defense Electronics.....................       $2,500
  690.            Miscellaneous Defense...................       $1,000
  691.  
  692.      Energy & Natural Resources: .......................       $4,000
  693.            Electric Utilities......................       $2,000
  694.            Oil & Gas...............................       $1,500
  695.            Waste Management........................         $500
  696.            Miscellaneous Energy....................           $0
  697.            Mining..................................           $0
  698.            Environmental Services & Equipment......           $0
  699.            Nuclear Energy..........................           $0
  700.            Fisheries & Wildlife....................           $0
  701.            Commercial Fishing......................           $0
  702.            Hunting.................................           $0
  703.  
  704.      Finance, Insurance & Real Estate: .................      $48,000
  705.            Insurance...............................      $29,500
  706.            Commerical Banks........................       $6,000
  707.            Securities & Investment.................       $5,000
  708.            Real Estate.............................       $4,000
  709.            Finance & Credit Companies..............       $2,000
  710.            Savings & Loans.........................         $750
  711.            Miscellaneous Finance...................         $750
  712.            Accountants.............................           $0
  713.            Credit Unions...........................           $0
  714.  
  715.      Miscellaneous Business: ...........................      $13,300
  716.            Beer, Wine & Liquor.....................       $4,000
  717.            Misc Manufacturing & Distributing.......       $3,100
  718.            Retail Sales............................       $2,050
  719.            Food & Beverage.........................       $1,500
  720.            Textiles................................       $1,500
  721.            Lodging & Tourism.......................         $850
  722.            Chemical & Related Manufacturing........         $300
  723.            Casinos & Gambling......................           $0
  724.            Business Associates.....................           $0
  725.            Miscellaneous Business..................           $0
  726.            Miscellaneous Services..................           $0
  727.            Steel Production........................           $0
  728.            Business Services.......................           $0
  729.            Recreation & Live Entertainment.........           $0
  730.  
  731.      Health: ...........................................      $24,532
  732.            Health Professionals....................      $18,032
  733.            Pharmaceuticals & Health Products.......       $5,500
  734.            Hospitals & Nursing Homes...............       $1,000
  735.            Health Services.........................           $0
  736.            Miscellaneous Health....................           $0
  737.  
  738.      Lawyers & Lobbyists: ..............................           $0
  739.            Lawyers & Lobbyists.....................           $0
  740.  
  741.      Transportation: ...................................      $24,900
  742.            Air Transport...........................      $18,400
  743.            Automotive..............................       $3,000
  744.            Trucking................................       $1,000
  745.            Railroads...............................       $1,000
  746.            Miscellaneous Transport.................       $1,000
  747.            Sea Transport...........................         $500
  748.  
  749.      Labor Union: ......................................      $47,690
  750.            Transportation Unions...................      $25,885
  751.            Building Trades & Industrial Unions.....       $9,560
  752.            Public Sector Unions....................       $9,245
  753.            Miscellaneous Unions....................       $3,000
  754.  
  755.      Ideological/Single-Issue: .........................      $10,090
  756.            Gun Rights/Gun Control..................       $9,900
  757.            Abortion Policy.........................         -$60
  758.            Miscellaneous Issues....................         $250
  759.            Foreign & Defense Policy................           $0
  760.            Pro-Israel..............................           $0
  761.            Republican/Conservative.................           $0
  762.            Democrat/Liberal........................           $0
  763.            Womens Issues...........................           $0
  764.            Human Rights............................           $0
  765.            Leadership PACs.........................           $0
  766.  
  767.      Other: ............................................           $0
  768.            Other...................................           $0
  769.            Non-Profit Institutions.................           $0
  770.            Civil Servants & Public Officials.......           $0
  771.            Education...............................           $0
  772.            Retired.................................           $0
  773.  
  774.      Unknown: ..........................................      $22,300
  775.            Unknown.................................      $22,300
  776.            Homemakers/Non-income earners...........           $0
  777.            No Employer Listed or Found.............           $0
  778.            Generic Occupation/Category Unknown.....           $0
  779.            Employer Listed/Category Unknown........           $0
  780.  
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  782.                            VOTING RECORD SAMPLER
  783.  
  784. Project Vote Smart has compiled key votes in many different issue  areas.  You
  785. no longer have to know bill numbers or bill titles in order to  see  how  your
  786. representatives are voting in those issue area of interest to you.  Just  call
  787. our Voter's Research Hotline and one of our student interns or volunteers will
  788. look up the key votes in issue areas of concern to you.
  789.  
  790. The following is a sampling of votes from our database.  For more  information
  791. on each vote, please refer to the votes key file.  All votes are referenced by
  792. number and keyword.  Use the following key to interpret each vote:
  793.  
  794.   Y = voted YES
  795.   N = voted NO
  796.   PF = PAIRED FOR the vote
  797.   PA = PAIRED AGAINST the vote
  798.   S = was the SPEAKER and didn't vote
  799.   CI = did not vote bacause of a CONFLICT OF INTEREST
  800.   U = Did not vote
  801.   P = PRESENT, but had no STAND
  802.   AF = ANNOUNCED FOR the vote
  803.   AA = ANNOUNCED AGAINST the vote
  804.   -- = not eligible to vote at the time
  805.  
  806. Please call the the hotline at 1-800-622-SMART if you have any questions.
  807. You will need to get the vote key file for the descriptors of these votes.
  808. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  809. 0001:N   0002:Y   0003:Y   0005:Y   0007:Y   0008:Y   0009:Y   0014:N
  810. 0017:N   0018:Y   0019:Y   0021:N   0022:N   0023:Y   0050:Y   0051:Y
  811. 0053:Y   0055:Y   0056:Y   0057:U   0058:Y   0067:Y   0071:Y   0074:Y
  812. 0075:N   0078:Y   0080:Y   0081:N   0091:Y   0092:N   0158:Y   0159:N
  813. 0174:N   0180:Y   0191:N   0223:N   0250:Y   0251:Y   0268:Y   0270:N
  814. 0271:N   0275:N   0279:N   0285:Y   0286:U   0306:Y   0309:Y   0312:Y
  815. 0326:N   0327:N   0342:N   0358:Y   0364:N   0368:N   0369:N   0370:Y
  816. 0371:N   0388:N   0390:N   0400:Y   0401:N   0403:Y   0406:N   0408:Y
  817. 0409:N   0410:Y   0411:N   0425:N   0426:N   0428:N   0429:N   0480:N
  818. 0481:N   0482:Y   0483:Y   0484:Y   0485:Y   0486:Y   0487:U   0488:N
  819. 0489:N   0491:N   0492:Y   0493:Y   0494:Y   0495:N   0496:N   0497:N
  820. 0498:N   0499:N   0500:Y   0501:N   0502:Y   0503:N   0504:N   0505:Y
  821. 0506:N   0507:Y   0508:Y   0509:N   0510:N   0511:N   0512:Y   0513:Y
  822. 0514:N
  823.  
  824.