Congressional races
"*" = incumbent
District 1
Name: Jeff Coopersmith
Office sought: U.S. Representative, District 1
Party: Democrat
Campaign phone: 771-JEFF
E-mail: jeff96@aa.net
World Wide Web URL: http://www.aa.net/jeff96
Birthdate: 11-21-59
Occupation: full-time candidate
Education: B.A., Princeton University; J.D., University of Wisconsin
Political history: candidate, state Representative, 1994
Family: spouse: Karen O'Leary
Endorsements:
U.S. Sen. John Breaux, U.S. Sen. and Mrs. John Glenn, U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, former Gov. Al Rosellini
Why are you running for this office?
I will take a cooperative, pragmatic approach to Congress, which is now run by extremists. My opponent, Rick White, has voted with the Newt Gingrich agenda 93 percent of the time. We deserve someone who thinks more independently, especially when we are paying him $133,000 a year in our tax money!
What will be your top three priorities if elected?
1. Head Start, lunch funding; direct student loans; good-student tax credits
2. strengthen the Clean Water Act
3. tax incentives for upgraded skills; raise the minimum wage
Name: Rick White *
Office sought: U.S. Representative, District 1
Party: Republican
Campaign phone: 822-9306
E-mail: rickw@accessone.com
World Wide Web URL: http://www.accessone.com/rickwhite
Birthdate: 11-6-53
Occupation: attorney
Education: A.B., Dartmouth College; J.D., Georgetown University
Political history: U.S. Representative, 1995-present
Family: spouse: Vikki; children: Kathleen, 12; Emily, 10; Charlotte, 7; Richard, 4.
Endorsements:
Washington Taxpayers Association; National Federation of Independent Business; U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Spirit of Enterprise Award); Citizens Against Government Waste (1995 Taxpayers' Hero Award)
Why are you running for this office?
To make our government smaller, fairer and more efficient so that we can live up to our full potential as a great nation.
What will be your top three priorities if elected?
1. balancing the federal budget
2. reforming Congress and the federal government
3. keeping the values I held before running for office
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