General Election '94 Voter Guide

Published by the LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF MINNESOTA EDUCATION FUND

Copyright 1994 League of Women Voters of Minnesota Education Fund

U.S. SENATE CANDIDATES

U.S. Senators are elected for a 6-year term. The person must be 30 years old, a citizen of the United States for nine years, a resident of the state and elected by the people. Salary: $133,600.

U.S. Senate
ANN WYNIA
Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Age:

51

Residence:

St. Paul

Occupation:

Teacher

Education:

B.A., University of Texas, Arlington; M.A. in political science, University of Wisconsin

Experience:

Taught American Government at North Hennepin Community College since 1970; elected to the MN. House of Representatives, 1976; House Majority Leader, 1987; Commissioner of Human Services, 1989

Priorities if elected:

Meeting the challenge of the three deficits:

1. Balancing the budget. We must do a better job prioritizing p rograms and increasing value for dollars spent.
2. Children need economically secure families, a good education, safe communities a nd health care if their future and our nation's future are able to be strong.
3. The environment: protecting the earth's water, land and air resources.

U.S. Senate
ROD GRAMS
Independent-Republican

Age:

46

Residence:

Ramsey

Occupation:

U.S. Representative

Education:

St. Frances High School, Anoka; Anoka- Ramsey Junior College; U of MN; Brown Institute; Carroll College, Helena, Montana

Experience:

Spent 23 years in radio and television broadcasting, including 9 years as news anchor at KMSP; 10 years as a home builder; Member of the U.S. House of Representatives

Priorities if elected:

My top priorities will be cutting taxes for middle-class American families and eliminate the budget deficit. My "Families First" legislation will accomplish this by providing working families an annual $500 per child tax credit ($500 million to Minnesota families) and placing a two percent cap on spending growth, which would balance the budget in eight years.

U.S. Senate
CANDICE E. SJOSTROM
Grassroots

Age:

44

Residence:

Tonka Bay

Occupation:

C.N.A., employed in health care field

Education:

Graduate 1969, Tustin High School, Tustin, Calif.

Experience:

Ran unsuccessfully Sec. of State 1990, 2.5% of vote

Priorities if elected:

Education:

We need to make college education affordable, available and accessible to all regardless of econo mics.

Health Care:

I see a network that provides comprehensive health care for all. I am pro-choice and favor open access to contraceptives.

Crime:

I will work for effective approaches to crime without undermining civil rights and liberties. I support the Fully Informed Jury Association and an end to drug prohibition.

U.S. Senate
DEAN M. BARKLEY
Independence Party

Age:

43

Residence:

Plymouth

Occupation:

Mortgage Broker

Education:

Annandale High School; University of Minnesota, Bachelor of Science with Distinction; University of Minnesota, Juris Doctorate; Mortgage Broker

Experience:

I have been involved in small business my entire life. We need people from the private sector to bring their experience to Washington.

Priorities if elected:

We must remove the corrupting influence of special interests from the political process before we will ever see any meaningful deficit reduction or health care reform. PAC contributions are nothing more than bribes that have been made legal by Senators whose only interest is in remaining in power. Without public financing of campaigns and a ban on PAC contributions, nothing will ever change.

U.S. Senate
STEPHEN R. JOHNSON
Natural Law

Age:

48

Residence:

Minneapolis

Occupation:

Businessman

Education:

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Master of Science in Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling

Experience:

Experience in vocational rehabilitation in south-central Los Angeles and Minnesota; also in private business.

Priorities if elected:

We want to focus on new, cost-effective, prevention-oriented programs that have been scientifically validated to achieve better results and spend less money - "a new seed for a new crop." Regarding reproductive choice: this is a moral/religious issue which doesn't belong in the political arena. We support political reform, equal access for all parties, and less government control in general. We are against politicians receiving money from special interest groups.

U.S. Senate
MAREA HIMELGRIN
Socialist Workers

Age:

34

Residence

St. Paul

Occupation:

Factory worker

Education:

High School graduate

Experience:

Rank and file trade union activist. Have helped organize strike support and protests against Washington's wars and embargo of Cuba, police brutality, racist attacks and farm foreclosures. Have helped defend abortion clinics from Operation Rescue.

Priorities if elected:

Working people and youth are confronting the capitalist profit system's march toward war and fascism. If elected, my office would serve as a tribune of the people. We would use it in the fight for a workers and farmers government in this country and in the world wide struggle for socialism.

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