A GUIDE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL RACES: OHIO

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

QUOTE OF NOTE: "I wonder if this Administration or the one that preceded it has figured out how to explain to these Americans how losing their jobs because of NAFTA is good for them and good for our country."

RANDY WHITMAN (R) District 9

BORN: Aug. 28, 1952, Toledo EDUCATION: U of Toledo, 1970-73; Lourdes College, 1992 FAMILY: Wife, Sharon Ann; three children RELIGION: Roman Catholic and evangelical Christian MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Mortgage banker, lay minister POLITICAL CAREER: Candidate for U.S. House, 1994 ADDRESS: 3550 Secor Rd., Suite 207, Toledo, Ohio 43606. Tel.: 419-535-8484

Deeply religious, Whitman combines strong moral beliefs with conservative politics--he wants more God and less government. He also wants welfare to be a "hand up, instead of a handout," voluntary prayer in school, a balanced budget and a $500 tax deduction for each child.

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

QUOTE OF NOTE: "The vast majority of Americans believe in God. We acknowledge him in our Pledge of Allegiance, our currency, our songs and even the motto of the state of Ohio. God is evident in our lives, let's put him back into our schools."

MARTIN HOKE (R) District 10 (Cleveland--west side and suburbs)

BORN: May 18, 1952, Lakewood, Ohio EDUCATION: Amherst College, B.A., 1973; Case Western Reserve U, J.D., 1980 FAMILY: Divorced; three children RELIGION: Protestant MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Cellular-phone-company president; lawyer POLITICAL CAREER: U.S. House, 1992- ADDRESS: 15508 Madison Avenue, Lakewood, Ohio 44107. Tel.: 216-331-1996

After a first term in which he became known more for his outlandish comments about women's anatomy than his legislative acumen, Hoke dodged a bullet in 1994 and hopes to do so again. Though a supporter of the Contract With America, he has gone his own way on bread-and-butter Republican issues like NAFTA, which he opposed, and family medical leave, which he supported.

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

QUOTE OF NOTE: "This [race] is going to be a choice between faith in people and faith in government."

DENNIS KUCINICH (D) District 10

BORN: Oct. 8, 1946, Cleveland EDUCATION: Case Western Reserve U, B.A., M.A, 1973 FAMILY: One child RELIGION: Catholic MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Communications POLITICAL CAREER: Candidate for U.S. House, 1972, 1974; Mayor of Cleveland 1977-79; Ohio Senate, 1994- ADDRESS: Westown Square, 10674 Lorain, Cleveland, 44111. Tel.: 216-251-8683