AllPolitics - Congressional Races - California District 8

Nancy Pelosi (D)

District 8 (San Francisco)

BORN: March 26, 1940, Baltimore, Md.

EDUCATION: Trinity College, B.A., 1962

FAMILY: Husband, Paul; five children

RELIGION: Roman Catholic

MILITARY: None

OCCUPATION: Public-relations consultant

POLITICAL CAREER: California Democratic Party chairman, 1981-83; U.S. House 1987-

ADDRESS: 1 Bush Street, 11th Floor, San Francisco 94104. Tel.: 415-788-8600

Pelosi's father served four terms in the House and was mayor of Baltimore for 12 years; her brother was mayor for four. And she has done all right on her own: her district, which includes the largest percentage of Asian Americans (28%) outside Hawaii, has given Pelosi 80% majorities the past two elections.

THE ISSUES

Budget NO

Medicare NO

Defense YES

Abortion NO

Guns YES

Gays NO

Bosnia NO

NAFTA YES

Welfare NO

Medical Leave YES

(For an explanation of these issues, click on THE ISSUES above.)

QUOTE OF NOTE: "Uncle Sam ... has now become our deadbeat uncle, because across the country as we all sat down to our Christmas dinners and the start of a new year, many federal workers were deprived of their pay, even those who were working."

Justin Raimondo (R)

District 8

BORN: Nov. 18, 1951, White Plains, N.Y.

EDUCATION: Franconia College, 1970-71

FAMILY: Single

RELIGION: None

MILITARY: None

OCCUPATION: Writer

POLITICAL CAREER: Libertarian nominee for U.S. House, 1982

ADDRESS: 1440 Clay Street, No. 9, San Francisco 94109. Tel.: 415-885-5021

Raimondo says he's not a single-issue candidate, but his only reason for running against Nancy Pelosi is her vote to send U.S. troops to Bosnia. "Nothing but a prelude to war," he called the deployment. Even his attacks on Pelosi's stands on medical care and budget cuts are framed by the Bosnia debate. Raimondo does oppose NAFTA and affirmative action, however, without reference to Bosnia.

THE ISSUES

Budget YES

Medicare YES

Defense YES

Abortion YES

Guns NO

Gays YES

Bosnia YES

NAFTA NO

Welfare YES

Medical Leave NO

(For an explanation of these issues, click on THE ISSUES above.)

QUOTE OF NOTE: "The monstrousness of the idea that the U.S. is morally obligated to police every border, to solve every ancient tribal feud, to act as a global Solomon--this is what drove me to throw down the gauntlet and take on an opponent who enjoys every advantage."

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