Thursday, July 19, 2001 ! Volume 7, Number 43 Page 1 of 8 Beyond their stars, The Dems talked policy Howey !"#$%"%&'()#&%(&%&*+#),&-+.&/)"0.$(0( By BRIAN A. HOWEY in Indianapolis There was the veneer of the Democratic Leadership Political Council that caught the attention of the press, such as U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton’s dramatic appearance on Monday that wowed the 650 delegates and prompted conservative Republican Gary Hofmeister to snort, “If Hillary Clinton is a Report centrist, I'm Leon Trotsky.” There were the “cultural divide” speeches by U.S. The Howey Political Report is published by NewsLink Sens. Evan Bayh and Joe Lieberman. "We have too often Inc. Founded in 1994, The Howey Political Report is an independent, non-partisan newsletter analyzing the dismissed and disparaged the importance of faith in political process in Indiana. American life and made the faithful feel unwelcome in our Brian A. Howey, publisher party, particularly if they are open and outspoken about their religion," said Lieberman. "Many of my fellow Democrats Mark Schoeff Jr., Washington writer asked me to keep my prayers quiet and my belief in the Jack E. Howey, editor importance of religion to our past and to our future to The Howey Political Report Office: 317-254-1533 myself. I did not and I will not and neither should any of PO Box 40265 Fax: 317-466-0993 you, my fellow Democrats, who feel the same way." Indianapolis, IN 46240-0265 Mobile: 317-506-0883 Bayh, the DLC chairman, argued that Democrats [email protected] find themselves on the wrong side of a "cultural divide" in www.howeypolitics.com the country, as Washington Post writer Dan Balz reported. Washington office: 202-775-3242; "There is no good reason why seven out of every 10 people Business Office: 317-254-0535. who go to church every Sunday don't feel comfortable with the Democratic Party," Bayh said. “Or that 80 percent of Subscriptions: $250 annually via e-mail or those serving in the military voted against us.” fax; $450 annually including the HPR Daily Democratic pollster Mark Penn seemed to contradict Wire. Call 317-254-1533 or 254-0535. Bayh and Lieberman the next day, dousing the notion that © 2001, The Howey Political Report. All rights Democrats ought to aggressively pursue the Christian voter reserved. Photocopying, Internet forwarding, faxing or who has already found a home on the GOP’s right flank. reproducing in any form, in whole or in part, is a viola- "These voters care more about secular issues than religious tion of federal law and is strictly prohibited without consent of the publisher. issues," Penn said the groups he called Swing I (27 percent continued on page 2

“If I were Islamic, I would say these people Ticker: Bauer takes Ivy Tech job p. 2 should be put on the same list as Salman HPR Interview: Peter Manous p. 4 Congress: Souder on stem cells p. 5 Rushdie.’’ - State Rep. Brent Steele, R-Bedford, Horse Race: Sodrel takes aim at Hill; on producers of the IPFW play ‘Corpus Christi’ to McVey reports $40k; Complaint a federal judge, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette could help Buyer in primary p. 7 Thursday, July 19, 2001 Page 2 of 8

HPR EXCLUSIVE - IVY TECH HIRES BAUER: Reliable sources tell HPR that Ivy Tech has hired House Ways and Means Chairman B. Patrick Bauer, D-South Bend, and will pay him $80,000 a year. Ivy Tech now employs in its adminis- tration the powerful Democrat and Republican Senate President Pro Tem Robert Garton, R-Columbus. "It's a done deal," said our source. "What do you sup- pose they want with a pair bipartisan and stand on conviction.” like Garton and Bauer?" from page 1 HPR responded, "Show me Democrats, Penn took aim at what he called the the money." Bauer is report- of the electorate, suburban women, social- “Bush values shield” and said, “Demo- edly still weighing a run in ly progressive, pro-choice, family cen- crats must penetrate the values shield the new 2nd CD. tered values, less sensitive to fiscal issues, Bush has put around himself. He must not less concerned about candidate attributes) be shown as just in tune with business McAULIFFE DISSES interests but rather out of step on issues ANDREW: Democratic and Swing II (28 percent of the electorate, wired working men, fiscally conservative, like the economy, budget, health care and National Chairman Terry energy. We should tie the House McAuliffe reported on the socially progressive, investing in stocks, Republicans around Bush as they are state of the party with his work in suburbs, want authenticity). Bush weaker on values measures and up for re- predecessor Joe Andrew won 100 percent of the late-breaking election first.” listening in the wings. Swing II votes in 2000; Clinton won 27 Finally, Penn said, “As the budget McAuliffe said he had done percent of them in 1996. Had Al Gore a 30-day review of the surplus wanes, Bush takes an enormous matched Clinton, he would have defeated Democratic Party and the gamble being seen as spending the Bush 52-45 percent in the popular vote. results were “devastating.” Medicare Trust Fund. Democrats must He observed, “The Repub- "They are concerned about things like the argue for a limited but activist federal licans have 150 million Family Leave Act and the problems of government and oppose a strangled feder- names on their voter files. dealing with aging parents. The people al government that leaves everybody Ours? Zero. The who care about religious issues are fighting for themselves.” Republicans have tens of already Republican, and they are not These are some of the themes millions of e-mail addresses going to change," Penn said. compiled. How many do we Republicans can expect Democrats to aim have? 70,000.” at them next year. The trashing of Andrew, Emerging Democratic themes whose stewardship aided Al In his “situation analysis,” Penn Public Policy Gore to a 540,000-vote plu- said that President Bush “took a tremen- Beyond the pure politics, the DLC rality in the presidential dous but not fatal hit” when Sen. James offered up a great deal of public policy race, a narrow loss in the House and a 50/50 Senate Jeffords bolted the party “and there are dicussion that can be expected to enter the signs he is beginning to rebound from political domain in 2002, the municipal Continued on page 3 this. Democrats must take pains to be elections of 2003, and the presidential Page 3 of 8 Thursday, July 19, 2001 race in 2004. On crime, these include “myths” of charter schools (voucher lite, DNA testing for more felony offenders, elitist, without equal access). And he Maryland’s “HotSpots” program where an noted that he was working “very closely” array of community resources work with on the issue with the co-chair of his oppo- police in areas where 50 percent of the nent’s campaign, Christal DeHaan. crimes occur in 3 percent of neighbor- The DLC also featured public poli- hoods, and ComStat, the computer pro- cy initiatives that appear to depart from poised to slip into Demo- gram that allows police to analyze crime their base, such as labor. They call for an cratic hands just after he statistics and quickly shift resources. end to teacher tenure. Gov. Frank stepped down - prompted In one of the most intriguing pre- O’Bannon touted Indiana’s tougher new several Hoosiers to with- sentations of the conference, Baltimore academic standards and the Democrats draw their checkbooks at a McAuliffe fundraiser later in Mayor Martin O’Malley talked about his highlighted Georgia’s new school reforms the day. “CitiStat” program, that like ComStat uses that take on tenure. “Good teachers don’t an array of computer-generated statistics need tenure and bad teachers don’t BAYH WISHES BUSH in fields such as housing, public health deserve it,” said Georgia Gov. Roy WELL: At a press confer- and trash collection that are constantly Barnes. ence after his speech, Sen. audited and shared by multiple agencies to Bayh said that he hoped effectively reconcentrate resources. Indiana going Democratic? President Bush “does well.” Baltimore is in the process of setting up a He said, “I assumed he Both Sens. Bayh and Clinton raised 911-style phone line for other services. would be more pragmatic” the specter of Indiana possibly voting Lt. Gov. Joe Kernan, who said his and said that moves such Democratic presidentially, something it’s governing mindset is more in tune with as the John Ashcroft attor- done only four times in the last 108 years. ney general nomination his nine years as mayor of South Bend “Because we believe in personal were a “bow to the right” than his current job, talked about how he but added, “It’s gone on a confronted the homeless problem there responsibility and mending the fraying social fabric, we were among the first lot longer than that. He has back in 1988. It seemed to be an intract- a tin ear.” ible situation, Kernan said, until he drew states to implement welfare reform, to together the city, University of Notre move tens of thousands from the welfare LIEBERMAN SAYS HE Dame, the multi-denominational United rolls to the payrolls, to expand home WON’T RUN IF GORE Religious Community, and the Junior health care for the elderly, prenatal care DOES: Asked to name the League that resulted in what he called the for the young, and to provide healthcare leader of the Democratic “Miracle on South Michigan Street.” The for tens of thousands of poorer citizens Party, Sen. Lieberman did who are sick or afflicted,” Bayh said. not immediately mention Al homeless center in the old Gilbert’s men Gore, the standard bearer store houses 250 men, women and chil- “The result of our New Democratic approach improved the lives of millions of from 2000, who beat George dren, offers a Montessori pre-school, men- W. Bush in the popular vote. tal health counseling and a network of Hoosiers in tangible ways. The political "There is no obvious and 7,000 active volunteers who work in the results were equally profound.With the natural leader," Lieberman center. “You will not find anyone who has right kind of program and candidate, we said (Berke, New York anything bad to say about the homeless can even carry Indiana in a presidential Times). Then he named Tom center,” Kernan said. “The role of govern- election, but that is conversation for Daschle and Dick Gephardt. ment means doing things well, and not another day.” And then he said, "Obvious- ly President Clinton." Only doing them alone.” In an HPR/TeleResearch Poll last September, Gore trailed Bush by only 8 then did Lieberman suggest Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson "former Vice President percent. A centrist presidential candidate discussed his role as the only U.S. mayor Gore." The Evansville with controlling authority over charter in 2004 could potentially find Indiana in Courier & Press reported schools. “The mayor has the ability to play. While the DLC conversed in Indy, that Lieberman said he marshall the community resources,” Al Gore opened up a political office in would not run for president Peterson said. “No public official is more Nashville, and Lieberman indicated he if Gore did. Immediately accountable than the mayor.” wouldn’t run if Gore did. That, too, is a after the election, the DLC Peterson took on what he called the conversation for another day. " continued on page 4 Thursday, July 19, 2001 Page 4 of 8 Manous reaches out to a divergent party INDIANAPOLIS - HPR Publisher all work very hard for Lake County. If Brian A. Howey sat down with Gov. someone is upset about communication, I Frank O’Bannon’s Democratic chairman- was a product of the process; I wasn’t in issued a sharply critical designate Peter Manous on Monday at the the process and I’ve done my best over analysis of former Vice Democratic Leadership Conference to talk the last couple of days to reach out to President Al Gore for run- about his appointment and some of the everybody and I’ll continue to do that. ning a campaign that aban- controversies surrounding it: Robin (Winston) and Joe Andrew were doned centrist themes for HPR: It wouldn’t be the Demo- very big on inclusiveness and there will populist rhetoric (Balz, cratic Party if there wasn’t some com- be no bigger champion on inclusiveness Washington Post). "I think plaining and we’ve heard some of that than Peter Manous. we could have given a larg- after Gov. O’Bannon chose you to be the HPR: Would you have rather had er voice to these concerns Gov. O’Bannon and Lt. Gov. Kernan talk in the last election," Bayh new chair. prior to your appointment? said. "Some of the class Manous: I’ve talked with the lead- warfare rhetoric is some- ership of the House and the Senate. I’ve Manous: I don’t know what went thing we might have done spoken with the Lake County delegation, on. I wasn’t a part of that. I understand differently." or most of them. I’ve spoken with Rep. there was Brown and Rep. Dobis and had good con- some discus- O’BANNON LIFTS BIF versations. Chairman (Stephen) Stiglich sion, but how MORATORIUM: Gov. Frank and I have talked once or twice a day over much I could- O’Bannon lifted a moratori- the last three or four days. It’s actually n’t tell you. I um on doling out Build gone pretty well. got the call Indiana grants Wednesday, around 1 but put new restrictions on HPR: What did you and Rep. o’clock on Tuesday from the governor and how the state distributes Brown talk about? the gambling money (Tim Manous: He was upset about noti- obviously I told him I would love to Starks, Evansville Courier & fication. He indicated it wasn’t a personal serve. I had a great relationship with the Press). Among other issue. It was a good conversation and he lieutenant governor and he’s got a great things, nonprofit groups was pleased to know I was talking with staff. I spoke to Mary Downes the day of must find government enti- Chairman Stiglich on a regular basis for the announcement. I talked to the lieu- ties such as counties or tenant governor the following day when cities to sponsor their pro- the past couple of years. As you know, when the governor won by 75,000 votes he got back from Bloomington and had a jects before they can good conversation. I talked to Kip Tew in Lake County it was by no accident. receive money, and all pro- today. There are huge issues out there and jects will be subject to state There was a lot of effort going there by the lieutenant governor is going to be audits. “Projects will move the chairman and the efforts he made spearheading one of them and that’s taxes. forward but under a differ- pulling everyone together and getting the So I anticipate having a great relationship ent process,” O’Bannon message out. So we had a very good with everyone on his staff. said. State Budget Director working relationship. There’s a hiccup Betty Cockrum said the HPR: As this controversy percolat- every once in awhile, but for the most part administration was cooper- ed up in the press, I kept thinking, it’s the it went very well. In fact we’re having ating fully with the outside governor’s prerogative. He’s still got three lunch tomorrow (Tuesday) We try to have investigations, but declined and a half years. It’s almost as if people lunch once a month and probably talk two to comment further because are wanting to dive into 2004 right now. or three times a week. they are ongoing. O’Bannon Manous: My biggest challenge is wants the Legislature to HPR: People in the other 91 coun- the ‘02 election cycle. We have an entire revisit the 1989 law during ties really don’t understand Lake County. the next session and make state that has been redistricted. We’ve got Is what we heard after your appointment people in new territories with new voters. possible changes to pretty typical of a group that puts the strengthen it. Cockrum, in a The highest priority is going to be win- word fun in dysfunctional? report to the governor, said ning the ‘02 House races, trying to main- lawmakers might want to Manous: We’ve got a big family tain the number of senators we have, and with a lot of different interests. But they continued on page 5 Page 5 of 8 Thursday, July 19, 2001 then looking at the statewides and see tor for the ABC is going to follow what how we can possibly get the strongest run the law is and work out those situations. possible. I heard John Fernandez gave a In my mind, as awkward as that was - and great oration today and he’s going to be it was awkward in our house - I never tell an outstanding candidate. We’ve got some my wife how to do her job. If she hadn’t great people. Then I’ve got the whole 2nd done her job people would have attacked amend the definition of eli- District Congressional race. Roemer’s seat the governor for not responding. gible applicants or more is going to be critical. HPR: Can you manage the party clearly define what consti- HPR: Have you talked with B. from Merrillville? tutes a capital project. Patrick Bauer? Manous: Activity down here goes “I do not believe there is Manous: I haven’t got that far. I in ebbs and flows. Obviously when the consensus on these points, will be talking to Rep. Bauer. I attended legislative session is going on there’s a lot and I think that the General his fundraiser in East Chicago last year more going on than in the summer. I will Assembly should be given and contributed to his campaign. My wife be very visible down here. I will be here time to consider this mat- was involved in that whole issue (under- between two and three days a week and ter,” Cockrum said in the age drinking at Bauer’s tavern) and she even more during the session. But look at report. Rep. Win Moses of Fort Wayne, a leading was just doing her job as prosecutor. My how Robin and I worked - e-mails at all Democrat in the House, said wife (Susan Severtson of the Alcoholic different hours of the day and night, many of the changes mirror Beverage Commission) is an outstanding phone calls, pages. We had a three-hour those called for by House lawyer - 10 times the lawyer I’ll ever be. conference call the other day over party Speaker John Gregg, D- She was just doing her job. I’m sure it rules with Shaw (Friedman), myself and Sandborn. “I want to was awkward for everybody, but it others. It’s a new century and a new cen- emphasize that this has appears that it’s worked itself out and I tury of communications. There will be no been a very good program think I’ll have a good relationship with problem in getting hold of Peter Manous and has helped every com- Patrick Bauer. and there will be no problem when Peter munity,” Moses said. “This makes it a better program.” HPR: Isn’t that how it’s supposed Manous wants to get hold of anybody to work? else. " STEELE SAYS TO COM- Manous: I would hope the prosecu- PARE PLAY PRODUCERS TO SALMAN RUSHDIE HIT Souder tries to convice Bush on stem cells LIST: An Indiana legislator said he believes producers By MARK SCHOEFF Jr. and tissues. They are potentially valuable of the IPFW play “Corpus WASHINGTON - As President in treating illnesses such as Alzheimer's Christi” should be put on a Bush does the political math prior to his disease, leukemia and diabetes. A study hit list similar to what the decision on whether to approve federal released Wednesday by the National Islamic government of Iran funding for embryonic stem cell research, Institutes of Health concluded that embry- did with British author the key question is who will have a larger onic stem cells are easier to extract and Salman Rushdie. "I find it coefficient attached to the anger variable - multiply and have the ability to transform repugnant, quite frankly," state Rep. Brent Steele, R- - those opposed or those in favor? into a wider variety of tissues. Bedford, testified in court On one side are pro-life advocates, Souder supports work on adult stem on Tuesday (Laura Emer- such as Reps. Mark Souder (R-4th CD) cells. But if Bush were to approve federal son, Fort Wayne Journal and Mike Pence (R-2nd CD). They both funding of embryonic research, it won't Gazette). "If I were Islamic, I oppose research on embryos because they necessarily foment a revolt on the right. would say these people believe it is akin to abortion. On Tuesday, "The only thing it can do is damage should be put on the same Souder chaired a House Government him in the conservative community, but list as Salman Rushdie." Reform subcommittee hearing on stem honestly, I don't know how much damage Several area residents cells that featured three children who were it will do," said Souder. "With the battles vowed Tuesday never again adopted as embryos. coming over court appointments, it's to visit the campus of Indiana University-Purdue Stem cells, obtained from unused unclear. There are so many pro-life issues, University Fort Wayne embryos in fertility clinics and adults, can and this is one of the more obscure ones." develop into many different kinds of cells continued on page 6 continued on page 6 Thursday, July 19, 2001 Page 6 of 8

be decided along party lines, which means Souder, from page 5 groups such as the New Democrat Trying to determine who will be Coalition, which Roemer co-chairs, won't more miffed, moderates or conservatives, coalesce around it. "Members will vote may be misguided. "Anger is not the right their conscience," said Brown. word," said Larry Sabato, professor of A Bush decision to fund embryonic because the university is political science at the University of research could create tension on Capitol allowing the play "Corpus Virginia. "Even the right is split. Anyone Hill, as conservatives try to overturn the Christi" to be staged there who has spent even an hour studying this ruling. "That will involve a lengthy fight in August. John Price, with Congress," said Marshall Wittmann, attorney for the plaintiffs, knows that it's a complicated issue." told Lee that IPFW's plan to The fissure among conservatives senior fellow at the Hudson Institute. produce the play has led his can be seen on Capitol Hill. Sen. Orrin Bush likely will be in a pickle no clients to believe govern- Hatch (R-Utah), who is pro-life, and matter which way he turns. "He's going to ment disapproves of their Nancy Reagan have come out in favor of be portrayed either as being hostage to his religion. stem cell research. Former President base or betraying it," said Wittmann. Reagan suffers from Alzheimer's. Hoosier "This is a situation that would defy King DA APPOINTMENTS COULD GOP Sen. Richard Lugar also supports Solomon. You can't cut the embryo in COME SOON: When a new stem cell research. "I and others would half." U.S. attorney for the Although conservatives may grouse Northern District of Indiana argue that (stem cell research) is really a is selected may depend on life-affirming process, with very little risk about embryonic stem cell research, it the ebb and flow of sum- of life being terminated because of the isn't guaranteed to be a potent campaign mertime Washington, D.C., safeguards built around the use of this issue in 2002. "I think this is hyped," said politics (Times of Northwest material," he told the Fort Wayne Journal- Sabato. "I don't believe this will have a Indiana). Andy Fisher, a Gazette. But Senate Republican Leader big impact either way. It won't be a defin- spokesman for Sen. Richard Trent Lott is opposed. ing issue of the campaign because it's too Lugar, said this week the Both sides are adamant that their nuanced and complicated." announcement could come position is supported by science. Souder Those properties also prevent a within the next three weeks clear understanding of public opinion on or it may have to wait until said that research success has been the matter. "Polling is inconclusive September. Highland attor- achieved over many decades with adult ney Joseph Van Bokkelen is stem cells. It's the embryonic cells that are because it's based on such a lack of widely expected to be untested and unreliable. He questions the knowledge," said Souder. "It depends on named the federal prosecu- strong push for embryonic research. how you word the question." tor for the area. "It starts to look like an ideological Souder tried to improve awareness agenda from the pro-abortion people," he for his side through his subcommittee. ALLEN COUNTY MIGHT said. "The implication in the media is that "It's hard to believe we've been debating HIRE OKESON: The Allen pro-lifers have tried to block science." this for years and no congressional hear- County Council might hire The pro-life side is trying to dispel ing has had the thrust to bring alternatives former Indiana Clerk of to embryonic research," he said. Courts H. John Okeson as that image. "Science has shown that adult its attorney. Okeson, a cells work better," said Stephen Piepgrass, But the pro-life side has to offer lawyer with Baker & Pence's press secretary. "Adult stem cells, more than an anti-abortion stance. "We Daniels, confirmed Tuesday although not as malleable in the lab, offer can't be anti-science and nonsympathetic he may become the coun- more hope to patients once they're to people who have these problems," he cil's attorney, but declined implanted because their bodies are less said referring to Alzheimer's and other to comment further. "They likely to reject them." diseases. He said that's why it's important are a good outfit," For the undecided, such as Rep. that Bush emphasize embryo adoption and Councilman Bill Schinzer Tim Roemer (D-3rd CD), the debate increased funding for adult stem cell said of Baker & Daniels investigation if he decides to deny federal (Fort Wayne Journal offers much to evaluate. "He's strongly Gazette). pro-life. He's thinking this over very support for embryonic research. Souder hard," said Mark Brown, Roemer's chief pointed out that embryonic research could of staff. It's an issue that probably won't continue in private clinics. " Page 7 of 8 Thursday, July 19, 2001 Indiana 2002, 2004 Racing Form

Governor 2004: Republican: David McIntosh, Sen. Murray Clark, Sen. Luke Kenley, Randall Tobias, Paul Helmke, Eric Miller, George Witwer. Democrat: Lt. Gov. Joe Kernan. 1996 Results: O’Bannon (D) 1,075,342, Goldsmith (R) 997,505, Dillon (L) 35,261. 2000 Results: O’Bannon (D) 1,230,345, McIntosh (R) 906,492, Horning (L) 38,686. 2004 BENJAMIN SUCCESSOR Forecast: It’s time to put the Peter Manous chairman selection in perspective from Kernan’s PROSPECTS RAISED: point of view. It’s the governor’s prerogative and O’Bannon still has three and a half years to Supporters of a handful of rule. When Joe Andrew was chosen in 1995, Gov. Bayh had Lt. Gov. O’Bannon sign off and county Democrats are test- they made the announcement together. But that was a year before O’Bannon ran for governor. ing the political waters by As 2004 approaches, Kernan would be expected to be brought into party decisions more inti- weighing a run against mately. Status: Leans D. embattled Lake County Congressional District 2: Republican: Chris Chocola, State Sen. Thomas Auditor Peter Benjamin. Weatherwax. Democrat: Jill Long Thompson, Mark Meissner, State Rep. Pat Bauer, State With Benjamin facing numer- Sen. William Alexa. Geography: South Bend, ous legal questions, political Michigan City, Mishawaka, Elkhart, Kokomo, operatives in the Democratic Plymouth, Logansport; LaPorte, St. Joseph, Party are betting he will not Starke, Marshall, Pulaski, Fulton, Cass, seek re-election in 2002 and Carroll and parts of Howard, Porter, Elkhart are floating the names of and White counties. Media Market: South Bend-Elkhart, Indianapolis, Lafayette, Chicago. possible successors. Among 2000 Result: Roemer (D) 107,076, Chocola (R) 98,367. 2002 Forecast: Bauer takes an those being mentioned are $80,000 administrative job with Ivy Tech, which probably means he won’t run for Congress. Suzette Raggs, Gary deputy Democratic Leadership Council Democrats HPR talked with were singing the praises of mayor; County Recorder Meissner. Jill Long Thompson, a member of the DLC, did not attend the two-day conference Morris Carter; Sam Orlich, a in Indianapolis. Weatherwax is still pondering. Status: Leans JLT. former county auditor; and Congressional District 3: Republican: U.S. Rep. Mark Souder. Democrat: state Sen. Rose Ann Antich, Rodney Scott, Jay Rigdon. Geography: Fort Wayne, Goshen; Kosciusko, Whitley, LaGrange, D-Merrillville (Times of Steuben, DeKalb and parts of Elkhart and Allen counties. Media Market: South Bend- Northwest Indiana). Elkhart, Fort Wayne. 2000 results: Souder (R) 131,051, Foster (D) 74,492. 2002 Forecast: Souder raised $26,640 toward a 2002 re-election campaign that will likely cost $400,000 or DRIVER CELLPHONE BAN more (Sylvia Smith, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette). A report covering the first six months GETS ATTENTION: State shows he has about $22,000 in the bank after paying expenses and sending $3,000 to other Rep. Jeff Thompson intro- Republican candidates. Souder's donations include only one contribution from a political duced a bill in the last leg- action committee, usually the life-blood of a campaign because PACs may legally contribute islative session to prohibit five times the amount individuals may give. Souder raised $11,000 at his first PAC fund-raiser mobile phone use by Indiana for the year on Wednesday. Souder's low-dollar financial reports are an oddity among incum- motorists, but the bill didn’t bents, most of whom report hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations even in a non-elec- receive a committee hearing tion year. Last year, winning House candidates spent an average of $847,000; Souder spent (Abbie VanSickle, Lafayette $289,000 and sent $23,000 of that to other GOP candidates. Status: Safe R. Journal and Courier). Rep. Congressional District 4: Republican: U.S. Rep. Steve Buyer, U.S. Rep. Brian Michael Dvorak, chair of the Kerns, State Sen. Mike Young. Democrat: Open. Geography: Tippecanoe, Clinton, Boone, Committee on Courts and Montgomery, Hendricks, Morgan, Lawrence and parts of Marion, Johnson, Monroe, Fountain Criminal Code, said he didn’t and White counties. Media Market: Lafayette, Indianapolis, Terre Haute, Evansville, give the bill a hearing Louisville. 2000 Results: Old 5th CD: Buyer (R) 132,035, Goodnight (D) 81,423; Old 7th because it was “without seri- CD: Kerns 131,562, Graf (D) 65,174.. 2002 Forecast: U.S. Rep. Peter Deutsch of Florida ous intent.” Now both filed the complaint Monday against Buyer, saying he based it on a story in The New York Dvorak and Thompson say Times, which reported Buyer used his position as chairman of the personnel subcommittee of they believe the bill to ban the House Armed Services Committee to obtain telephone numbers and e-mail addresses for cell phone use in vehicles several members of the military last November. "If that is correct, he violated the law and his passed in New York recently position of trust as a member of the U.S. Congress, and sanctions should be made against will make more legislators him," Deutsch said. Buyer denied the allegations Tuesday, describing the newspaper's report as serious about such legisla- "completely inaccurate. On top of that, you have Mr. Deutsch of Florida, who is a Democrat, tion. and he hasn't gotten over the fact that (former Vice President Al) Gore lost the presidential continued on page 8 Thursday, July 19, 2001 Page 8 of 8

run," Buyer said. "He filed a frivolous and politically motivated complaint." The Times, in a statement, said its Sunday story on the absentee ballots in Florida "reflects balanced and fair reporting that included a range of views and provided a fair context and analysis of the topic." Buyer has said he requested the names of service members whose absentee votes had been thrown out as invalid for technical reasons, such as lack of a postmark. He made the request as Republicans were fighting for votes for George W. Bush during the Florida recount. The Times INDIANA PRISON POPULA- reported that the names were then sent to Republicans in Florida to be used as part of a public TION SOARS; UP 60 PER- relations campaign as they tried to persuade counties to reconsider uncounted ballots from over- CENT IN LAST DECADE: seas sailors, soldiers and airmen. This morning, Roll Call reported that it was Rep. Tillie Fowler, Despite Indiana's efforts at R-Florida, who had requested the names, not Buyer. Horse Race’s guess is that this complaint alternative sentencing, the against Buyer will only bolster his political standing with 4th CD Republicans. Status: Safe R. state's prison population Congressional District 6: Republican: U.S. Rep. Mike Pence. Democrat: Melina jumped 60 percent to 34,676 Ann Fox. Geography: Anderson, Muncie, Richmond; Wells, Adams, Blackford, Jay, Madison, in the last decade, accord- Delaware, Randolph, Henry, Wayne, Rush, Fayette, Union, Decatur, Franklin, and parts of ing to 2000 census figures. Bartholomew, Shelby, Johnson and Allen counties. Media Market: Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, In many counties, jail popu- Dayton, Cincinnati. 2000 results: Pence (R) 106,023, Rock (D) 80,885, Frazier (I) 19,07. 2002 lations have doubled and Forecast: Pence appears on CNN’s Inside Politics, decrying the 2008 Olympics going to even tripled since 1990, Beijing. Having shored up her political standing with district Democrats, Fox spent time at the according to a report in the DLC conference making money contacts, as she did in Washington last week. Status: Leans R. Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. Republican: Brose McVey, Marvin Scott, Tony National and state experts Congressional District 7: say the growth can be Samuel. Democrat: U.S. Rep. Julia Carson. Geography: Indianapolis. Media Market: tracked to America's crack- Indianapolis. 2000 Results: Carson (D) 91,300, Scott (R) 61,818, Ali (L) 2,513. 2002 Forecast: down on drugs, with a focus McVey has raised more than $44,000 through June 30 with over $40,000 on hand. McVey on enforcement, longer sen- launched his campaign just 45 days prior to the deadline. McVey has matched or exceeded pre- tences and more stringent vious campaigns in the old 10th district. Carson raised $48,350 during the same period in 1999. laws for drug offenses. On Eventual GOP nominee Marvin Scott raised no funds during the same period in 1999, and 1998 July 1, 2000, 83 percent of GOP nominee Gary Hofmeister, who filed much earlier than McVey, raised $47,700, but report- Indiana's adult prison ed only $20,020 on hand. The campaign committee includes Devin Anderson, former Chief of inmates who were convicted Staff to U.S. Rep. David McIntosh and Executive Director of the State GOP who has signed on of a Class A felony — the to serve as Vice Chairman of the campaign, overseeing its tactical aspects. Jim Jay, who man- most severe — were serving aged Marion County Prosecutor Scott Newman's successful 1994 campaign, is overseeing the time for a drug offense, said early development of the campaign operation. Douglas P. Long, who served as Treasurer for Pam Pattison, Indiana former U.S. Senator Dan Coats, will serve in the same capacity for the McVey effort. McVey Department of Correction managed Coats’s victorious ‘92 effort. Status: Leans D. spokeswoman. Of those Congressional District 9: Republican: Mike Sodrel. Democrat: U.S. Rep. convicted of a B felony, 98 Baron Hill. Geography: Bloomington, Columbus, Lawrenceburg, Rising Sun, New Albany percent were serving time Jeffersonville, Madison, Nashville; Spencer, DuBois, Orange, Crawford, Perry, Harrison, for drugs. Public pressure Washington, Jackson, Brown, Jennings, Scott, Floyd, Clark, Jefferson, Switzerland, Ripley, to crack down on drugs led Ohio, and parts of Dearborn and Monroe counties. Media Market: Evansville, Indianapolis, to a "knee-jerk reaction," Louisville, Dayton, Cincinnati. 1994 results: Hamilton 91,459 (D), Leising (R) 84,315. 1996 said Allen County Jail Results: Hamilton (D) 128,885, Leising (R) 97,747, Feeney (L) 2,315. 1998 Results: Hill (D) Commander Thomas 92,477, Leising (R) 87,278, Feeney (L) 2,397. 2000 Results: Hill 125,978, Bailey (R) 101,790, Hathaway. Jailing drug Chambers (L) 4,634. 2002 Forecast: Jeffersonville businessman Mike Sodrel, 55, who owns and abusers and dealers was operates a bus line and a trucking company, said Friday he plans to run as a political outsider for not a rational solution, but a the seat held by Baron Hill, a Democrat. “I'm not a career politician, and that's something I plan rash decision that showed to exploit,” Sodrel said (Louisville Courier-Journal). Party leaders describe Sodrel as a hard- quick results without con- working businessman with a common touch. The New Albany native has had business interests sideration of long-term in the Jeffersonville-New Albany area for 25 years. Sodrel said his platform for the race is not effects, like overcrowding, yet clear. He supported Kevin Kellems in last year's GOP primary, which Michael Bailey won. he said. "When you respond Hill defeated Bailey in November, with 54 percent of the vote in the 21-county district. Neither with a knee-jerk reaction, Kellems nor Bailey has declared for next year's race. Hill is expected to seek a third term. Sodrel you don't see the effects brings vivid business relationships and some personal wealth into this race. We consider him to right away," Hathaway said. be a top-tier candidate and expect this to become a competitive race that could receive national "Jail is the stop for other attention due to the changing demographics of this district as Republican voters move in from programs that have failed." Louisville and Cincinnati. Status: Leans D. " - Brian A. Howey "