CQToday,Thursday, November 4, 2004 Page 27 CALIFORNIA (3) CALIFORNIA (20) COLORADO (3) Dan Lungren, R Jim Costa, D John Salazar, D Election: Defeated Gabe Castillo, D, to Election: Defeated Roy Ashburn, R, to Election: Defeated Greg Walcher, R, to succeed Doug Ose, R, who retired succeed Cal Dooley, D, who retired succeed Scott McInnis, R, who retired Home: Gold River Home: Fresno Home: Manassa Born: Sept. 22, 1946, Long Beach, Calif. Born: April 13, 1952, Fresno, Calif. Born: July 21, 1953, Alamosa, Colo. Religion: Roman Catholic Religion: Roman Catholic Religion: Roman Catholic Family: Wife, Bobbi Lungren; three Family: Single Family: Wife, Mary Lou; three children children Education: California State U., Fresno, Education: Colorado State U., attended Education: U. of Notre Dame, B.A. 1968; B.A. 1974 1971-72; Adams State College, B.S. 1981 Georgetown U., J.D. 1971 Career: Lobbyist; state legislative aide; Military: Army, 1973-76 Career: Lawyer congressional district aide Career: Farmer; rancher; seed potato Political Highlights: Republican nominee Political Highlights: Calif. Assembly, business owner for U.S. House, 1976; U.S. House, 1979- 1978-94; Democratic nominee for Calif. Political Highlights: Colo. Agricultural 89; Calif. attorney general, 1991-99; Senate, 1993; Calif. Senate, 1994-2002 Commission, 1999-2002; Colo. House, Republican nominee for governor, 1998 2003-present Sixteen years ago, Re- Jim Costa likes to say John Salazar’s top pri- publicans were mired he is joining an elite ority will be ensuring deep in the House mi- and growing club of that water derived nority, Ronald Reagan members elected from from the snowmelt of was in the twilight of California’s Central Colorado’s Western his presidency — and Valley who trace their Slope will be retained 41-year-old Dan Lun- origins to Portugal’s for his district — gren of Long Beach Azores Islands. which is larger than was preparing to give up a promising His grandparents emigrated from Florida — instead of being sent to House career in the hope of becoming Portugal decades ago, settling in the growing populations in California and California’s treasurer. Central Valley as farmers. His family Nevada. He says the water is needed for Now, Lungren is returning to Wash- sold off its dairy farming business in the use by local ranchers and farmers. ington, this time to represent an agri- 1970s, but he still owns a 240-acre al- Salazar already has proposed a fed- culturally rich portion of central Cali- mond orchard. That makes him a good erally funded water easement program fornia around Sacramento. fit in the agriculture-heavy 20th Dis- for Colorado’s agricultural land. Be- It has been a long road back. Unable trict, where he has represented some of cause of his interest in water and farm to win state Senate confirmation as Cali- the voters since first serving as a state issues, he is seeking membership on fornia treasurer, even though at one legislator at the age of 26. the Resources and Agriculture com- point he sued to win the job, he was Costa developed a reputation for ex- mittees. elected state attorney general in 1990. pertise in issues of concern to local Salazar is a centrist who is expected Eight years later, he won the GOP guber- farmers, particularly water, though his to part from Democratic leadership at natorial nomination but was trounced by moderate pro-business positions have times for the sake of his rural con- Democrat Gray Davis. not always endeared him to local labor stituents. The lifelong farmer and Lungren said his desire for public serv- leaders and environmentalists. rancher opposes further gun control ef- ice was rekindled by the Sept. 11 terrorist Term limits forced him out of the forts and supports permanent repeal of attacks. And, while his constituents are state Legislature in 2002, though he the estate tax. concerned about national security, Lun- stayed involved in Sacramento politics But he will be an advocate for al- gren says, their main concern appears to by opening his own lobbying firm. lowing Americans to buy cheaper pre- be suburban sprawl. Having flirted with a House run three scription drugs from Canada. He pre- The son of Richard M. Nixon’s per- previous times, Costa quickly declared viously has led efforts to allow Col- sonal physician, he was an attorney for his candidacy after Democrat Cal Doo- orado state agencies to pool their re- seven years before coming to Congress, ley announced he would not run again. sources to negotiate for lower drug where he was a harbinger of the “angry Costa said he hopes to continue fo- purchases. young man” style of conservative that cusing on the same issues that drew his Salazar also says that rural schools has become common in the GOP Con- attention in the state Legislature — need additional funding to meet the re- ference. He rose to be the No. 4 Republi- water and agriculture — and on build- quirements under the 2001 Elementary can on the Judiciary Committee — ing inter-city rail networks. He has his and Secondary Education Act. where he aspires to return, perhaps with eye on the Transportation and Infra- A military veteran, Salazar has been credit for at least some of his past senior- structure and Agriculture committees. especially vocal against cuts on veter- ity. His signature issue was immigration: Costa said he also would like to ans’ health care, as well as the demands He pushed for sanctions against employ- have a hand in changing the partisan placed upon families of National Guard ers who hire illegal immigrants, but also tone in Washington. “I’m not pollyan- members and reservists serving in Iraq. supported limited amnesty programs for nish about it, but I would like to be part The latter issue is personal for Salazar: some illegal aliens. He said he hopes to of the force helping bipartisanship in He has a son serving in the Colorado play an active role in that area again. Congress,” he said. National Guard. Page 28 CQToday,Thursday, November 4, 2004 FLORIDA (14) FLORIDA (20) GEORGIA (4) Connie Mack, R Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D Cynthia A. McKinney, D Election: Defeated Robert M. Neeld, D, to Election: Defeated Margaret Hostetter, R, Election: Defeated Catherine Davis, R, to succeed Porter J. Goss, R, who resigned to succeed Peter Deutsch, D, who ran for succeed Denise L. Majette, D, who ran for Home: Fort Myers Senate Senate Born: Aug. 12, 1967, Fort Myers, Fla. Home: Weston Home: Decatur Religion: Roman Catholic Born: Sept. 27, 1966, Queens, N.Y. Born: March 17, 1955, Atlanta, Ga. Family: Wife, Ann Mack; two children Religion: Jewish Religion: Roman Catholic Education: U. of Florida, B.S. 1993 Family: Husband, Steve Schultz; three Family: Divorced; one child Career: Marketing consultant; health children Education: U. of Southern California, B.A. products sales representative Education: U. of Florida, B.A. 1988, M.A. 1978; Tufts U., M.A. 1994 Political Highlights: Fla. House, 2000-03 1990 Career: Professor Career: University program administrator; Political Highlights: Democratic nominee college instructor; state legislative aide for Ga. House, 1986; Ga. House, 1989-93; Political Highlights: Fla. House, 1992- U.S. House, 1993-2003; defeated in 2000; Fla. Senate, 2000-present primary for re-election to U.S. House, 2002 Connie Mack is carry- Debbie Wasserman After a decade repre- ing on a strong family Schultz describes her- senting DeKalb Coun- tradition of congres- self as almost always ty in the House, Cyn- sional service — and in agreement with thia A. McKinney’s returning to the House her predecessor, Flori- reputation for intem- rolls one of baseball’s da Democrat Peter perate outspokenness most famous names. Deutsch, on major is- caught up with her in His namesake fa- sues. That may be no 2002 and she lost the ther represented much of the same solid- coincidence: Their Democratic nomination for a sixth ly Republican parts of Florida’s west political relationship dates to 1989, term to Denise L. Majette. But Majette coast in the House for six years before when Deutsch, then a state legislator, decided to run for the Senate this year, winning two terms in the Senate starting picked her as his legislative aide. She opening the way for McKinney’s return. in 1988. A great-grandfather — the first won Deutsch’s state House seat when he This year, McKinney worked to in the line to informalize the given name was elected to Congress in 1992. The moderate her image, stressing her sup- of Cornelius McGillicuddy — was a Hall two still speak almost daily. port of local projects during her first of Fame manager and owner of the But while Deutsch was known for a House tenure and striking a more re- Philadelphia Athletics baseball team. hard-driving partisan style, Schultz says served posture at candidate forums Another great-grandfather was Sen. she tries to build relationships across around the district. But she also pointed Morris Sheppard, D-Texas (1913-41); a party lines. “Although I am liberal to recent revelations about the govern- step-great-grandfather was Sen. Tom philosophically, I think you don’t al- ment’s pre-Sept. 11 actions as vindica- Connally, D-Texas (1929-53.) ways have to wear that on your sleeve,” tion for her comments in a 2002 radio Mack says his own interest in politi- she said. “There is a lot to be said in interview widely construed as suggest- cal office sprang from his decision to terms of being nice.” ing that the Bush administration had start a family. “I wanted to be where the Schultz had such an easy time win- advance knowledge of the attacks.