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for pro-Israel activists as
Ally Milder, an energetic
Jewish woman who used to
work for Sen. Charles
Grassley (R-Iowa), who is
challenging Rep. Peter
Hoagland, a first-termer
who has racked up a good
record on Israel.
Despite Milder's ties to the
Jewish political community,
the pro-Israel groups are lin-
ing up behind Hoagland. But
Milder has demonstrated an
ability to beat the odds. The
Republican congressional
campaign committee has in-
cluded the Milder-Hoagland
race in their list of
"targeted" contests in which
Republican challengers are
seen as having a good chance
to unseat Democratic in-
cumbents.
One of the most aggressive
Jewish campaigns involves
the effort by Scott Shore, a
former official with the
American Israel Public Af-
fairs Committee, to unseat
Democrat Harry Johnston in
Florida.
Shore, a conservative
Republican, is blasting

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He maintains an
impeccable pro-Israel
record.

Johnston's Middle East posi-
tions in a campaign targeted
directly at the Jewish com-
munity. But Shore's ag-
gressive tactics have irked
some Jewish Democratic
congressmen. Recently, a
group headed by Rep. Larry
Smith (D-Fla.), one of
Israel's strongest supporters
in the House, circulated a
letter supporting Johnston's
credentials as a supporter of
Israel and obliquely criticiz-
ing Shore's effort to win over
the Jewish community.
The "actors caucus" in
Congress faces mixed pro-
spects. Rep. Fred Grandy (R-
Iowa), who played "Gopher"
on the television series "The
Love Boat," is seeking to
become a major actor in

helping Congress shape
Middle East policy.
In recent months, Grandy
has become a favorite on the
pro-Israel circuit — although
he has not won many points
with liberal Jewish groups
more concerned with do-
mestic issues. He is not ex-
pected to face any difficulty
in keeping his seat.
But in Georgia, Rep. Ben
Jones, who starred in "The
Dukes of Hazard," has been
targeted by the Republicans
as vulnerable. Pro-Israel
forces are lining up behind
the former actor — and lib-
eral Jewish groups are eager
to see Jones survive the
assault in a region of the
country that is normally
hostile to the liberal agenda.
One more race has fas-
cinating Jewish overtones.
In California, former San
Francisco mayor Dianne
Feinstein and Sen. Pete
Wilson are locked in a fero-
cious and extraordinarily
expensive gubernatorial
race.
If Feinstein wins, she will
become the most. visible Jew-
ish public official in the
country — a prospect that
may not bode well for some
members of California's
Jewish congressional dele-
gation.
Rep. Mel Levine (D-Calif.)
is known to have strong
senatorial ambitions. If
Wilson, a Republican, wins
the statehouse post, a Senate
seat would open in two
years. If Wilson loses his
battle against Feinstein, he
will remain in the Senate,
thus providing an obstacle to
Levine's ambitions.
Rep. Barbara Boxer, an-
other Jewish Democrat, re-
portedly has her sights set
on the Senate seat now held
by the embattled Alan
Cranston. Boxer is one of the
new breed of energetic, polit-
ically savvy Jewish women
politicians.
But California politicos
argue that there is room for
only one major Jewish polit-
ical figure on the state scene
— a position that would un-
questionably go to Feinstein
if she wins the election,
which is expected to be close.
The California race is
significant for another
reason. In 1992, Congres-
sional districts will be
redrawn. The party that con-
trols the statehouse in
Sacramento will have a
powerful edge when district
boundaries are redrawn.
California is expected to
gain seats overall. But Los
Angeles, which boasts
several Jewish represent-
atives, will probably lose
seats — leading to the pro-

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