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Dreyfus Affair
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Southfield
GOP County Chairman
Announces His Retirement
JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER
fter working to secure Re-
publican victories in last
month's election, Jim
exander, the Oakland
County Republican chair, an-
nounced he will not run one par-
ticular re-election campaign —
his own.
Mr. Alexander, the only Jew
ever to hold this post, will not run
for a fourth two-year term. In-
stead, he plans to devote more at-
tention to work and family.
"It's a time-consuming posi-
tion," said Mr. Alexander, an at-
torney. "I made this decision the
night I was elected two years
ago."
Mr. Alexander will not stray
too far from politics. He plans to
stay close to the Republican Par-
ty, and he said he will continue
working on campaigns.
"Having fulfilled the goals that
we set out to accomplish when I
first ran for chairman, and real-
izing that there is a life outside
RCOC (Republican Committee of
Oakland County), I have decided
not to seek another term as your
chairman," Mr. Alexander wrote
in a letter to Republican activists.
On Dec. 31, Mr. Alexander will
pass the gavel to either Cathy
Longo, the vice-chair of the Oak-
land County Republicans, or Pat
Hardy, president of the Bloom-
field Women's Republican Club.
On December 15 the executive
committee will decide.
During his tenure, Mr. Alexan-
der saw an increased Jewish
presence in the GOP.
"I'd. love to say it's entirely be-
cause of me, but it's not," he said.
"The economic issues of the par-
ty are more in tune with the phi-
losophy of the Jewish community
and there are opportunities in the
Party."
Mr. Alexander is apprehensive
about the future of the Republi-
can Party. His main concern is
that the party focus on the econ-
Jim Alexander will not seek
re-election.
omy and not issues like prayer in
school. He would like to see gov-
ernment pay attention to what
the voters had to say during the
election. 0
Lobbying To Benefit Detroit
lection results have long
been tallied and the Re-
publican Party is already
hard at work planning for
when it officially takes control of
Congress.
A change in parties means
new committee heads and new
people Nancy Rattner Barbour
needs to get to know.
Her contacts in Washington
are important locally. As a lob-
byist, Ms. Barbour petitions the
government on behalf of various
Michigan interests including her
newest client — the city of De-
troit.
In 1991, Ms. Barbour, 52, be-
gan working as the director of
federal government affairs for the
Detroit-based law firm Dykema
Gossett.. Her work in Washing-
ton, which overall spans three
decades, gives her the base of
knowledge she needs to lobby for
clients like Comerica Bank, the
University of Michigan Medical
Center and Wayne State Uni-
versity.
"I really enjoy what I do," said
Ms. Barbour, a native Detroiter.
"I like representing my clients'
needs in Washington. It's a mar-
velous opportunity to petition the
government and seek changes in
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laws that fit my clients' needs."
Ms. Barbour, a Mumford High
School and University of Michi-
gan graduate, returns to Detroit
twice a month for business. When
she is in town and not working,
Ms. Barbour visits family and en-
joys shopping.
As a representative of so many
varied interests, Ms. Barbour
needs to keep up with all the bills
and other proposed legislation
that is introduced. She closely fol-
lows welfare and health-care re-
Nancy Rattner Barbour
form, clean-air acts and crime
bills.
Ms. Barbour said she reads "a
huge amount of material" to ed-
ucate herself and works with ex-
perts in certain areas.
One of her efforts is trying to
convince officials to pick Detroit
as one of four cities to receive
$100 million in federal empow-
erment zone funding. A decision
will be made later this month.
A most gratifying success for
Ms. Barbour was helping the
University of Michigan Medical
Center receive $188 million in aid
for renovations to the VA hospi-
tal in Ann Arbor.
While Ms. Barbour enjoys her
job and has success stories, her
occupation is highly criticized for
its activity.
"There are (lobbying) firms
that don't register and some that
take members on fancy vaca-
tions. That is not right. But, I
don't feel every member of Con-
gress is influenced because some-
one bought him or her lunch or
dinner," she said. "Everyone is a
special interest, so why shouldn't
we be able to lobby? If we're do-
ing our job right, members of
Congress get the best informa-
tion from us." 0