Word: speaker
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Moakley, who has devoted his career to public service, is cut from the same mold as his old friend and mentor, Thomas ("Tip") O'Neill, the former House Speaker. At age 15 Moakley volunteered for the Navy and fought the Japanese in the South Pacific. The journeyman politician hasn't fallen behind: in September, he introduced the Community On-Line Act, which would provide grants to community buildings that hook up to the Internet...
...high-octane conservative and chair of the House Rules Committee, Solomon wanted to run for the Speaker's gavel in 1994, but yielded to his friend Newt Gingrich. In a heated exchange on the House floor this year, he invited assault-weapons-ban advocate Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.) to "step outside." He takes good care of his district, though, and his odds for a 10th term are good--the district is only 23% Democrat...
BORN: April 20, 1954, Oklahoma City EDUCATION: U of Oklahoma, B.A., 1976, J.D., 1979 FAMILY: Wife, Melinda RELIGION: Roman Catholic MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Lawyer POLITICAL CAREER: Oklahoma House of Representatives, 1982-, Speaker, 1990- ADDRESS: P.O. Box 1248, Muskogee...
...Democrats have heated up this race by choosing Johnson, a respected lawyer with a long political resume. He became Speaker of the state House in 1990 at age 36, the youngest person ever elected to that post. Vowing to reclaim this district, which the Democrats lost in 1994, he says his priorities are to balance the budget, improve education and create jobs. Johnson raised most of his campaign funds within Oklahoma, saying this was to limit the influence of out-of-state contributors...
...Bill Brewster announced his retirement, Oklahoma Democrats scrambled to save the last Democratic seat in the state. Now the man with the longest run as Oklahoma Senate majority leader faces the man for every party, new Republican Wes Watkins. Roberts' record on jobs, and his endorsement from former House Speaker Carl Albert, make him a real contender...