A GUIDE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL RACES: MICHIGAN

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Campaigning with only $850 and a dog named Caboose, Carr won an upset primary victory over heavily endorsed opponent Dean Altobelli. Carr focused on his own background: he says that because he lived in more than 20 foster homes as a child, he wants to make adoption easier, and points to his company, which operates old railway cars, and his work restoring the Mackinac Island lighthouse as examples of how historic preservation can enhance tourism.

THE ISSUES

Budget NR Medicare NO Defense NO Abortion NR Guns YES Gays NR Bosnia NO NAFTA YES Welfare YES Medical Leave YES (For an explanation of these issues, see the front of this guide.)

QUOTE OF NOTE: "You don't have to spend money to [win a campaign]. I just hit the pavement and wore out two pairs of shoes in two months."

BART STUPAK (D) District 1

BORN: Feb. 29, 1952, Milwaukee, Wis. EDUCATION: Northwestern Michigan College, A.A., 1972; Saginaw Valley State College, B.S., 1977; Thomas M. Cooley Law School, J.D., 1981 FAMILY: Wife, Laurie Ann Olsen; two children RELIGION: Roman Catholic MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Lawyer; state trooper; patrolman POLITICAL CAREER: Michigan House, 1989-91; U.S. House, 1992- ADDRESS: P.O. Box 143, Menominee 49858. Tel.: 906-863-2800

Stupak, representing one of the most sparsely populated districts east of the Mississippi, is conservative on social issues, moderate on economic issues and liberal in his work for his constituents. He traveled frequently to his district, but his intensity also earned him a "boss from hell" award from a group of 200 government aides.

THE ISSUES

Budget NO Medicare NO Defense YES Abortion YES Guns NO 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: "I was a cop when we were called pigs. I was a lawyer and people hate lawyers. Now I'm a politician when everyone hates politicians. I can take it. I won't lose any sleep over it."

PETER HOEKSTRA (R) District 2 (West--Holland; Muskegon)

BORN: Oct. 30, 1953, Groningen, Netherlands EDUCATION: Hope College, B.A., 1975; U of Michigan, M.B.A., 1977 FAMILY: Wife, Diane; three children RELIGION: Christian Reformed MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Furniture-company executive POLITICAL CAREER: U.S. House, 1992- ADDRESS: 1454 Cimmoran Drive, Holland 49423. Tel.: 616-335-5326

In a district where 25% of the people claim Dutch ancestry, the Holland-born Hoekstra has built a conservative record and worked for governmental reform. As one of the few former FORTUNE 500 executives in Congress and a friend of Newt Gingrich, he won a subcommittee chair in the House Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunity.

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: "We must aspire to renew our democracy by increasing citizen involvement, not just in elections, but in communities, schools and places of worship."

DAN KRUSZYNSKI (D) District 2