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t-THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL, SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1992
Six candidates run for U.S. Senate
By KELLIE ROWDEN
Staff Writer
The Georgia race for the U.S.
Senate has incumbent Senator
Wychc Fowler Jr., the only
Democratic candidate, facing an on
slaught of five Republican con
tenders for the same seat. The chal
lenging candidates arc Bob Barr,
Paul Covcrdell, John Knox, Dean
Parkison and Charles Tankslcy.
Fowler, who is serving his sixth
year as a U.S. Senator, was previ
ously serving a decade in the U.S.
House of Representatives represent
ing Georgia’s Fifth Congressional
District. Committees that Fowler
is a part of are the budget summit
group. Democratic Steering
Committee, Appropriations com
mittee and the Agricultural,
Nutrition and Forestry committee.
Fowler’s educational background
includes Georgia public schools, a
Bachelor of Arts from Davidson
College and a juris doctorate from
Emory University School of Law,
after which he entered into the pri
vate practice of law.
Fowler's history during his sena
torial term include emphasis on is
sues such as equal opportunity in
education, unemployment and re
newable energy. He has received
recognitions and awards for his ac
complishments and promotions for
all three.
Another of Fowler’s points of
interest is forest services. Recently
Fowler introduced legislation
concerning public participation in
U.S. Forest Service decisions
concerning timber sales in national
forests. The bill would establish a
public comment period prior to sale
decisions.
“The American people should
not have to accept less access, less
involvement or less democracy in
the disposition of public forest
lands. My proposal is for a com
mon sense approach permitting the
Forest Service to do its work, but
with the benefit of the sound advice
and consent of the American public
that owns the land,” Fowler said.
One of Wychc Fowler’s most
opposing challengers is John Knox,
a candidate who veers more towards
the conservative side of issues.
Knox, for example, makes it clear
that he is against issues such as
gun-control, legal abortion, na
tional defense cuts, homosexual
agendas and financial aid for the
middle east and the ex-Soviet
Union.
Knox’s background includes po
sitions such as school board presi
dent and mayor of a small town.
He is originally from south Georgia
and has made a living as a Social
Security Claims Representative for
15 years. He currently lives with
his wife and three children.
“Yvonne (Knox’s wife) and I arc
willing to dip into our savings to
permit me to run this race because
we feel it is important to the future
of our children,” Knox said. “For
too long now good men have done
little or nothing as our traditional
family values and the basic notions
of common decency have come un
der attack.”
Knox is the only candidate to
call for immediate outlawing of
abortions and freeze on illegal im
migration into this country.
According to Knox, government
intervention isn’t the answer to
problems such as substance abuse,
school dropout rates, child abuse,
abortion, homosexuality and AIDS.
“The church, the family, indi
vidual responsibility and changed
behavior are the only true and last
ing answers,” Knox said.
Bob Barr is another Republican
candidate vying for the senatorial
position.
Barr, currently a lawyer from
Marietta, has served as die presiden
tially-appointed United States
Attorney for the northern district of
Georgia from 1986 to 1990. From
1971 to 1978, Barr was an official
with the Central Intelligence
Agency. During his tenure as a U.
S. attorney, he emphasized fighting
illegal drug trafficking, public cor
ruption and white collar crime.
Barr received his law' degree from
Georgetown University and has two
degrees in international relations
form George Washington
University and the University of
Southern California.
Barr lives with his wife, Jerilyn,
with whom he has had four chil
dren.
Like Knox, Barr favors caution
when culling national defense and is
on record as being against gun con
trol. Barr also feels that a Federal
death penalty is needed for protect
ing citizens and to deal with crimi
nals.
Paul Covcrdell is another candi
date running on the Republican bal
lot. Covcrdell has had a 19 year ca
reer as a Georgia legislator and has
served two years as the head of the
Peace Corps.
Although not on record as being
against gun control, Covcrdell does
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support social responsibility
against nuclear weapons.
Covcrdell is definitely not in fa
vor of Senator Fowler’s decision
making procedures and has blown
the whistle recently on the
Senator’s indccisivcness concerning
the balanced budget amendment to
the U.S. Constitution. Covcrdell
reports that Fowler originally voted
in favor of die amendment and ver
bally supported the move, but then
joined in blocking the Senate vote.
“Fowler’s performance on this
issue is typical of his contempt for
Georgia voters. On the Balanced
Budget Amendment, Fowler again
voted with the liberal Democratic
leadership and against the American
people who want the amendment
passed or at least voted on,”
Covcrdell said.
Currently Coverdell’s campaign
fund raising has tied the
incumbent’s, funds.
Charles Tankslcy is yet another
candidate on the Republican ticket.
Tanksley has been practicing law
since 1978 and is a member of the
State Bar of Georgia and has been a
partner in the Marietta firm of
Barnes, Browning, Tankslcy and
Casurella.
Tankslcy’s education includes a
Bachelor of Arts degree with dis
tinction in economics and history
from the University of Virginia. In
1978 he received a J.D. degree form
the Georgia School of Law in
Athens. During his school years,
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Four candidates even race
By BRIAN LAWSON
Stall Writer
The primary race for the
Congressional eighth district,
which spans from die Florida border
to parts of Bibb county includes
two candidates tor both the
Republican and Democratic parties
to be held Tuesday.
The incumbent is Representative
J. Roy Rowland who is currently in
his fifth term. Opposing Rowland
in the primary is Bill Lightle, a
school teacher who lives in Albany.
The Republican race features
Bob Cunningham, a Macon
businessman, running against
Saxby Chambliss, an attorney from
Moultrie.
Cunningham was defeated by
Rowland in the 1990 election.
Rowland is one of two physi
cians currently serving in Congress.
He has authored bills on on health
care, clean air and water and changes
in die highway funding laws freeing
up money for the state to have
more control over how transporta
tion dollars arc spent.
Lightle doesn't think the most
important issue in the race is expe
rience.
"There is a great deal of frustra
tion in this country. Mr. Rowland
has been in office for 10 years.
Those lOyears have been a terrible
time for America. We can do much
better. The experienced, entrenched
politicians have not provided lead
ership," Lighde said.
Cunningham and Chambliss
share the view that Congress is
guilty of serious fiscal
mismanagement.
Chambliss has decried "pork
barrel” politics, the lack of respon
sive representation and the out of
control deficit.
Cunningham has called for a 50
percent reduction of congressional
staff workers, reduction of federal
spending and a commitment to re
tire the $4 trillion debt over the
next 30 years.
Rowland is on record as having
received significant contributions
Dean Parfcison
he was law clerk for the
Prosecuting Attorneys Counsel of
Georgia.
Some of the issues that
Tanksley feels strongly about are
cutting taxes or keeping them from
skyrocketing. He also feels that
educational improvement must
originate by returning control to
the schools at a local level.
“Classroom teachers, parents and
local school boards can best make
the key decisions affecting the qual
ity of our educational systems,”
Tankslcy said.
He also feels that defense cuts
may be premature and should not be
cut back dramatically. He also
supports capital punishment for
drug kingpins and long served sen
tences for dealers and other deserv
ing criminals.
Tankslcy also feels that the envi
ronment, while an important issue,
should be kept out of the hands of
extremist whom he feels will de
crease jobs.
“I am committed to the sound
and solid conservative principles of
government that have served us
well. They have given us victory
in the Cold War and they can lead
us to a bright new future in the
21st century,” Tankslcy said.
The final candidate throwing his
hat into the race for the Senate is
Dean Parkison. Parkison has had
no previous political positions, but
has had many experiences in other
fields. Parkison ran for the Senate
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from political action committees
and the other candidates point to *
that as an example what is wrong
with the current system.
"I think the acceptance of PAC
money makes it difficult for any
politician to make hard choices for
fear of offending a special interest
group. 1 have already refused PAC
money and believe I can make up
for my lack of special funding
through the enthusiasm of volun
teers and hard work," Lightlc said.
Rowland's office pointed to his
leadership in the effort to pass a
balanced budget amendment, his
commitment to investment tax
credits and return to a capital gains
tax as examples of his commitment
to fiscal responsibility .
Cunningham is strongly conser
vative proclaiming his support for
school prayer, the right to life, tax
credits for mothers who stay at
home to raise children and encour
ages welfare reforms.
Chambliss cites the primary dif
ference between he and
Cunningham is his 23 years of
experience representing farmers in
his legal practice. Chambliss likes
to point out that he is the only
candidate with an agricultural
background. He has pledged to help
reduce regulations so farmers, "Can
do what they do best, and that's
farm."
Lightlc believes America needs
to put a much higher value on edu
cation and believes it is essential
for the strength of the country.
"We have to make education a
priority. We are ip a global econ
omy and the rest of the world takes
education very seriously. 1 would
like to provide leadership in this
area, calling for longer school
years, higher standards and higher
pay to attract the best teachers and
reduce teacher to student ratios in
the classroom," Lightle said.
Rowland pledges to work toward
health care reform and other con
cerns through his position as the
southern representative on the
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in 1978, 1980 and 1986.
Originally from Jackson,
Mississippi, Parkison attended
Millsap College in Mississippi be
fore volunteering for the U.S. Navy
Air Force training program. After a
successful career as a military pilot
and an honorable discharge from the
military, Parkison returned to col
lege to finish his four years. His
after-college life includes several
insurance companies until opening
his own general insurance company
which he ran for 10 years.
Some of the issues that Parkison
feels strongly about are the public
schools versus the voucher system.
Public schools, in Parkison’s opin
ion, arc the only way to improve
the country’s educational level.
Parkison also feels that national
defense needs to be provided for and
that abortion should only be a
resort for life-saving measures.
“The top concerns facing the
country is one, providing for the
national defense, two, balance the
national budget and three, pay off
the national debt,” Parkison said.
Parkison feels that de-regulation
is the key to allow the natural laws
of our economic and social system
to fall back into place. This ap
plies especially towards the Farm
Crisis that much of the country’s
rural areas face.
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It has been an honor and a privilege to serve you
these past four years as District Attorney for the
Houston Judicial Circuit. Your support in 1988
provided me with a job which I truly enjoy - work
ing in the courtroom, representing the people of the
state of Georgia, and particularly the people of this
circuit.
I also appreciate the vote of confidence you have
shown in allowing me to run without opposition in
this election year. I am grateful for that, and I take
this opportunity to credit a very hard-working and
professional staff with much of the success the
District Attorney's Office has realized in keeping
your confidence. We are committed to continuing
in that work.
Thank-you again, and may God bless you.
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