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Twenty year incumbent
Con re manJohn Conyen, Jr.
opposition In a tricted
14th Diatrict. Senator John Kelly of
Groue Poin Woods, Martba O.
Scott of Highland Park. Frederick
H. Strickland and John W. OoJdon
. both of Detroit are mating a bid to
tConyell.
Four citrel were added to
Conyer'l Dlstrlctwben the new llDeI
Mae drawn. Tbc newel lie Dear­
bomHelgb ,Harpor Woods, GroIIe
Poin Woods aDd Gtoue Pointe
Sbo •
John Kelly
Senator John Kelly, lawyer,
public advocate and political aden­
tist who won election to the State
Senate in 78' and three times there-
. after, is now a candidate for the 14th
Congressional District. He has been
a member of everal DCighbormod
aDd civic organizaUo , iDcludlD&
the Detroit Committee on FOtelgn
American Legion. The Senator w
ted to respond to the most impor­
tant uca of Elcction 92'.
He said, "We � federal tax
credit to develop bopping centell in
the inner dti In order to capture
consumer doUarl for our com­
muniti . We ueccl to balance the
federal b�Ft by amendment to the
U.S. Co titudon, extinguishing
debt interest payments that would
leave billions for redistribution to
Ita . Recontlgure U.S. corporate
tax ctedill to allow capital gains
only for U.s. domestic iovestmenll
,aDd part1cu1arly in urban enterprise
zonel. U.S. Trealury should
guarantee U.S.exportventurea that
buy American producta and use
�I�aq. � Q t
�DIOJec .. .I'
He .&led, "unL we provide
for our own domeatic CODCema
with employment, we tall to.pro­
'lido a mocSoI for the reat of the
ve in-
tm n to revitalize our congre -
io district."
Strickland On U
"Of co wban re I
c c p e. In truth a thoughtful
comprehensive urb n policy is hat
e need to addre the major
problems confrontin urban
Am ca. In order {or vernment
fund properly an urban plan it
going to $750 billion to $1 tril­
lion, afterall the first down payment
on the vlngs and 10 n scandal .
$2S billion. A comprehensive urban
poliey I would upport would have
to address Enterpri e Zone ,
entrepreneurship and long term b i­
ness invcstmen to revitalize di -
Ine nd Civic'
nessmen of the month.
'R r,
Timot y T eodore, e�lty
Bro r, teof Uni ityof
Michigan nd candidate for the 15th
Di trict, In n intervie e ex­
p ed me of concerns. "I am
concerned for Detro t. We m t
ave the clti thro eeo omic
development, enterprise' zo ,
incentiv d elf re orm."
He d, "people hould be ble to
build even though on elfare
without being penalized." He cited
a case where a mother of veral
children on welfare ved enougH
money to end her daugh r to col-
lege and a result w penalized .
He i also concerned about the high
cost of medical care, says if he were
elected orne of th thin . he ould
do is vote to repeal the congres-
ional pay raise and IUpport fair
trade. I want to help Detroit I want
to bring jo and wealth to the
people, I want to contribute." he
said. .;k"
ded to hi
Wayne CoWlty rd 0 Co
lone . In inleM
"The m t important .
Election 92' re jo ,community
decay d tio Ith care. It
important that e brin federal
fundin into the district.
Enterpri e Zone ,(diltre ed
economic are ithln an urban
city) . omething new that e need
to 100 into. When I m elecled, I
will fight for national health care
insurance, education, jobs and af­
fordable hou ing. I will go to
W hington nd bring back federal
dollars.
B rbara-Ro e Colli
Incumbent Ba_rbara-R Col-
lin , who's running theme is
Women' Rigb and EconomiC
empowerment, will seek a second
term in office. Her cballengers in
the 15th District are Tom Sarro ,
John W. Sava e D, Cbarles C Vin­
cent all of Detroit and TImothy
Theodore of Grosse Pointe Park.
Collins introduced into legisla­
ture, A Marshall Plan for America, a
concurrent resolution puae4 by the
House. Collins is continuing her ef­
forts to develop a comprehensive
policy that promote long-term
economic recovery, infrutnJcture
development and increased IpeQdlng
for educational programs.
The Michigan Citizen spoke with
. Lamar Richardson, Collin's Cam­
paign Manager. He said, "In her first
term ahe has brought S58 milli�n to
the Detroit area nd that is an indica­
tion that she will bring millions
more. She has a lot .of unfinished
business that will be beneficial to the
State. Barbara is a bard worker aDd
� must to lend her back to finish the
job."
Collins On Jobs - The YES 2000
Act would established SO additional
Job Core Centers to educate and
train youth at risk.
Collins On Urban Decay - Cur­
rent! y under developDJ.ent is a
dome tic Marshall Plan. designed
to re-invest billions of dol1m for'
the revitalization for American
cities.
During Collins tenure she bas
upported:
- - The Surface Transportation
Bill.
- Unemployment Benefits .
- The Crime Bill
- A Marsball Plan for America
The Middle Income Tax
Relief Package
- The NatioDal IDltitutes of
Health Re-authorization.
Fr rick H. Strickland
Frederick H. Strickland, 38,
graduate of Wayne Stale University
B.A. Degree political science\hil­
tory, teacher at Boynton Magnate
Middle Sclx)ol.
Strickland On Job - "When
elected to Co I ould support
a comprehensive urban policy. In
that urban policy there would be
provisio to create jo in the inner­
city inee, afterall, that is where the
people are hurting the mOlt.
Moreover, Enterprise Zones, would
go a long way in creating j and
vor. mp national
bealth care Plan, whereby people
who are working can not afford a
health CIIe carrier, Under my plan
they would be ble to have health .
care, after all if a criminal has the
right to State 'appointed attorney,
then the working poor should have a
right to their own doctOIi instead of .
going to e�rgency centers."
Strickland, eoded by saying. "I
clearly UDderstand the sentiments
and I bcarthe CODCema of the people
In our congressional district: they
tire of inCumbent politics and status
quo politicians. The torch is 'lit.
Now, it must be p..,ed on to a new
direction, a new voice, with a new
vision for change."
Tom Barrow
Tom Banow, a graduate of
Wayne State University, eamed a
Masters, in Busblell Administra­
tion\Finance and a Bachelor of
Science In Accounting.
Wayne County Prosecutor
The Wayne County Prosecutor
will 'be decided in the August 4
Primary. Vying fdr the position are
incumbent John O'Halr and State
Senator Virgil Smith (D-2nd Dis-
trict). •
Incumbent, John D. O'Hair, wfU
defend his eat against Virgil C.
Smith, Jr. in the August 4th primary.
Prior to becoming Wa� County
'Prosecutor, O'Hair served Judge
for 18 years. He say's the logan
Tough, Caring and Fair is what his
campaign is.all about.
o 'Hair On Honesty aDd Intepity
- "In the 18 years as a judge and 9'
yeara as Prosecutor I have set the
high tandards of fairness. The rules
are: emble a diverse staff that
repreaen the community and ill
concerns. Put justice before bead­
lines or politics and follow the
motto," "Without fear or favor."
O'Hai��e - ."Where the�
i crime thete· must be account­
ability. The Wayne County
Prosecutor's Office hu set a firm
tandard: �rious crimes require a
strong response. 'That means no plea
bargaining for assaultive crimes. A
tough stance against too-light sen-
tencing and early parole. Special at-
Barrow is no stranger to politics. tention to crimes against seniora."
During the years 1986 and 1990 he O'Hair n Violence _ "Violence
ran unsuccessfully as a MayoOlI can-
didate in Detroit. is a social probl�m, as w.ell as a legal
Now a candidate for the 15th one.·lled the fight for victims' righ ,
used our laws to seize crack houses
Congressional District, he will try to and return them to the community,
uproot Barbara Rose-Collins in e cracked down on prostitution and
November 3rd election.
turned community attention to the
He Is the Managing Partner and problems of abused children, bat­
Cbalrman of the Executive Commit- tered spouses and familie of murder
tee of Barrow, Aldridge and Co, Cer- victims." He concluded saying, "I
tified Public h:countants. He has want to trengthen the programs that
1 been Chairman of several Boards - are all ready in place and continue to
tCitizem for Detroit' Future - New work with the communities."
tCenter Hospital - Central Cities O'Hair was also Former Presi.-
. Heal th Service . B rrow' com-
uni in I hi dent, Pro ecuting Attorneys As-
1m ty vo vement . won m ociation of Michigan. Wa
Ileveral a ardl, they IDcl ude: Co-chair The Alliance for a Safer
1 Booker T. W hington Association, . ,
ociation of Black Bushlt , and .
Virgil Smith will
John O'Hair in the
t 3 Primary.
my record, chan­
made in the t ten
Smith pointed to a report,
prepared by the Proaectoll Coor­
dinating o,undl, which evalutes t
prosec�r' 0 ce. The report indi­
cated th t morale in the Wayne
County Prosector' Office was low
according to Smith.
"I surely can do a better job from
a organizational standpoint," Smith
d.
Smith w 0 critical of the
number ofAfrlcan Americans 0'­
HaIr �d. Aa:ording to Smith,
of 140 lawyellin the Prosecutor's
Office, only 28 are African
Americans and only. one African
American person is in a policy­
making position.
However. according to O'Hair's
d'W'-oIM'-M
world.- .
The SoDitor is alao a lupporter
Q. cott
CoayeII, OD lobi
Otowdl- "Tbe belt IodIl policy .. of:
Job aeadoD. � IbDuld COD- - PubUc traDlportation systems
. aider revtvma. wttb modUIcatkml, aod in intrastate rail Iystem to
propalDl limllar to the Q\ClUan "'Place automobilea.
CoDlCrVlliollCorpl: DdlD&oothe - Urban redevelopment Mar-
. Summer Youth.JobI PIOJIIIIllbouid lhall plan to conaervc existing i�-
be lubltlDdally IDcnf.ed.- Wltmen inciti andpreaerveopen
Conyers, on Urban Decay - apace. ' . � .
"Residents of tbe lit aDd 14th DIs- . �Inlemational treaty on the en­
triCtl ace� day the urpnt DCOCl viro_nt promulgated in Rio de
to reverse the decay In our dti luf- JaneriO'.
fered over the lut decICk. Tbc Local - Population control programs
Partnership Act, my proposed aDd family planDing.
cornerstone of a national urban
poUey, would provide SS.4 billion
directly to local governments within
60 days of pIIIIF for lnfIaIttuc­
ture..
Conyers On Health Care -
"Detroit aDd Wa'jD' County Deed
bcalth care reform more than mOlt of
America. One-third of Detroit"l
population 300,000 people are unin­
sured; that's twice the .. donal rate.
I recently Introduced the Health
Care for Svery American Act, a
state-baied,. lingle-payer national
health insUl'lQCe proposal that" the
result of a two-year Government
Operations Committee review of
our bea1th care system. My seniority
and chairmaoship of the committet
on Government operation, allows
me to advance an ageode of domes­
tic and urban reinveatmeDt through
savings from committee lnveItiga­
tions and interventionl.­
-If I am elected,- said o>nyera, I
will continue to fight for the good.of
all of the people u well the citiea.
• Eugene Gilmer, Conyers Campaign
Manager said, "It is crucial that the
African American vote il repre­
ICnted in this race. It is my oope that
everyone will register aM exercise
their right to vote.
Martba O. Scott, former Mayor
of Highland Part, challenger In 14th
ConareuioDli District. Scott hal a
VIIt political background. She w
� flrat African-American woman
electecl Mayor in the City of High-
land �ark serving 1986-1990.
During her career be has served
on many Boards and received many
awards and recognition. From a long
Ii t here are jusi, it few, Mayor'
Award for Outstanding Leadership
in Citizen voluntceri m, U.S. Con­
ference of Mayors and Xerox Cor­
poration, June 1988.Specfal
Achievement Certificate, AM­
VETS. Spirit of Detroit, Salute To
African - American Business and
Professional Women - Dollars and
SenSe Magazine.
. In 1980, Scott w the first
African-American woman ap­
pointed 10 ibe civil ervice commi -
sion aM In 1978 was elected to the
,qJ Alabs� I
Nadve AmeriC8Dl- in O'HaIr' of­
fice fncJeaaed from eflht at the time ,
o 'Hair took office, to 28, an increase
of over 2SO percent.
� term of office for the Wayne
County prosecuting attorney is four
yeara, with an annual salary of
$93,000.
. TM Michigan Citizen, made
several attempts to contact the
remainin; candidates ill the 14th
and 15th CDllgTe.uiolUll Districts,
bllt WAS' UllAlCcusfuL On behalf of
all 0/ the candidates and the
MlchiBQII CitiZen, "A Vote Is A Ter­
rib,. '1'hlIIr To WtUte". �glster and
�ise yow right to vote in the
August 1# � and November 3
General El«tUJn.
HU.D loan o.k.·
net 200job
for D trolt
Congralman John o,nyers of­
fice announced this week the the
U.s. Departinentof HOUlingam Ur­
ban Development (HUD) approved
the City of Detroit application for a
S2 million fedcralloan guarantee.
With the loan guarantee, lake­
side Stamping II¥:. will pure e am
reopen the Former General Motors
plant at 9SO Bast Milwaukee Avenue
in Debolt
. The plant will employ 200 em­
ployee . Conyers suggested the
HUD Section 108 prognun and lob­
bied for approval of the loan back­
II •• "Approval of our loan guarantee
aDd the 200 Jobs it will create is great
news for Detroit and Wayne
o,unty," Conyers said.
Lakeside authoriti aid the
pre.ence of the OM plant and the
large number of experienced unem­
ployed former auto worke in De­
troit, made the city an ideal lite.
"Tbla is a xtbook case of what I
mean when I talk about making the
federal government wor for De­
troit There are any number of inno­
vative programs like Section 108
available for projec1l lucb this.
They limply requite lOme diligence
mI partnership to make tbern work,"
o,nyell d. " I remain committed
to working with the city, busi es
am community gro to make De­
troit woole alD. I want to say loud
ami clear to b I comidering
reimesting in Wayne County: call us
in W btog1On and e ill help."
