Primary Cards - Series II

 
John D. Ashcroft
Born: 1942
Resident: Missouri
 
For:     Term limits, workplace "flex time," welfare reform, one tax on Social Security
 
Against:    Air bags, NEA funding, inheritance tax, marital penalty, NATO expansion
 
Republican: Campaigned but did not file for NH 2000 Primary. U.S. Senator,MO; MO Governor, Attorney General, Auditor; Professor, Author; Gospel singer.
"Never confuse politics with piety."
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
John B. Anderson
Born: 1922
Filed from: Illinois
 
For:     $.50/gal, gas tax increase, ERA, SALT II, Panama Canal Treaties
 
Against:     MX missile, draft registration, wage controls, shut down nuclear plants
 
Republican: Won 14,458 votes in 1980 NH Primary, then ran as Independent in the 1980 national election. U.S. Congressman,IL; Law Professor; Author; WWII veteran.
"My heart is on the left and my pocketbook is on the right."
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lamar Alexander
Born: 1940
Filed from: Tennessee
 
For:    Merit pay for teachers, reduce capital gains tax, child care tax credit, local control of schools
 
Against:     Inheritance tax, tenure, OSHA & EPA regulations
 
Republican: Campaigned but did not file for 2000 NH Primary. Won 47,148 votes in 1996, after walking across NH in a plaid flannel shirt. Secretary, U.S. Dept. of Education; Governor of Tennessee; President, University of Tennessee
"People watched my shirt and didn't pay attention to my message."
 
 
 
 
 
 
John B. Connally
Born: 1917
Filed from: Texas
 
For:     Strong military, balanced budget, alternative energy, ERA, tax cut
 
Against:     Forced school busing, gun control, municipal employee strikes
 
Republican (formerly Democrat): Won 2,239 votes in 1980 NH primary. Governor of Texas; Secretary of the Navy; Secretary of the Treasury; Attorney.
"It's immaterial which party I'm in because I never played my cards for personal advancement politically."
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Carmen C. Chimento
Born: 1930
Filed from: New Hampshire
 
For:    Balanced budget, veteran benefits, 2nd Amendment, protect Social Security
 
Against:     Abortion, America as world's policeman, discrimination vs. gays & lesbians
 
Republican: Won 656 votes in 1996 NH Primary. Software engineering writer; Systems analyst for major corporations; Computer systems designer; Veteran.
"I am not a Don Quixote and will only run in New Hampshire, unless there is a national draft, which is highly unlikely."
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
George W. Bush
Born: 1948
Filing from: Texas
 
For:     "Compassionate conservatism," tax cuts, free trade, strengthening the military, Head Start, tort reform
 
Against:     Litmus test for Supreme Court nominees, racial quotas & preferences, unregulated sale of guns
 
Republican: 1st NH Primary in 2000. Governor of Texas; Managing General Partner, Texas Rangers baseball team; Son of President George H.W. Bush.
"I want to match a conservative mind with a compassionate heart."
 
 
 
 
 
Patrick J. Buchanan
Born: 1938
Filed from: Virginia
 
For:     Populist conservatism, economic nationalism, America first
 
Against:     Abortion, affirmative action, NAFTA, IMF, GATT, WTO
 
Republican: 3rd NH Primary in 2000. Won in 1996 primary with 56,874 votes. 2nd in 1992 with 65,106 votes. Author/columnist; Radio/TV commentator; Assistant to Presidents Nixon, Ford, and Reagan.
"Mount up and ride to the sound of the guns."
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bill Bradley
Born: 1943
Filing from: New Jersey
 
For:    Federal obligation to poor children, hate crime legislation, public funding of elections, national gun registration
 
Against:    Gambling, school vouchers, political action committees (PACs), federal stock market investment
 
Democrat: 1st NH Primary in 2000. Author; U.S. Senator, NJ; Forward, NY Knicks, NBA; Rhodes Scholar
"I had a life before I got into politics and a life after I left the Senate."
 
 
 
 
 
 
Richard P. Bosa
Born: 1943
Filed from: New Hampshire
 
For:    Reform legal system & taxes, enforce anti-trust laws, jobs
 
Against:     Unfunded federal mandates, lawyers, acquisitions & takeovers
 
Republican: Won 349 votes in 1992 NH Primary, and 216 votes in 1996. Mayor of Berlin, NH; Sales representative for Italian firm; Vietnam veteran.
"I should have been the 'Favorite Son,' but, in fact, I was the 'Prodigal Son."
 
 
 
 
 
Gary L. Bauer
Born: 1946
Filing from: Virginia
 
For:    Pro life, school vouchers, school prayer Constitutional amendment
 
Against:     Gay rights, abortion, political polling, cuts in defense spending, NEA funding
 
Republican: 1st NH Primary in 2000. President, Family Research Council; Under Secretary of Education; White House advisor on domestic policy; Founder, Campaign for Working Families.
"Decent societies legislate morality all the time."
 
Bruce Babbitt
Born: 1938
Filed from: Arizona
 
For:     "Radical centrism," entitlement reform, protect natural resources
 
Against:    Acid rain, air pollution, NRC, abuse of public lands
 
Democrat: Won 5,644 votes in 1988 NH Primary. Governor of Arizona; Attorney General of Arizona; Author; Assistant to director of VISTA.
"I look around me and I see an America that isn't in charge of its destiny." 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reubin O'D. Askew
Born: 1928
Filed from: Florida
 
For:   Civil rights, free trade, ERA, incentive pay for teachers
 
Against:     Abortion, non-productive tax benefits, nuclear weapons freeze
 
Democrat: Won 1,025 votes in 1984 NH Primary. Governor of Florida; U.S. Trade Representative; Attorney; Veteran.
"The challenge to me isn't just to get elected. It's to get elected in a way that I can have freedom to run the country."