2- e Michigan Diy - Elec n '98 - Thursday, October0, 1998 Where do Ivote? 1 Students living on and around campus who are registered in Ann Arbor most likely can vote at one of the following locations: I Alice Lloyd Residence Hall 1 Bursley Residence Hall I East Quadrangle Residence Hall Michigan Union I I Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. For more information, call the Washtenaw County Election Division at 994-2503.1 L- .......................------T--T----------------------- ICHECK OUT THE ' The Ohigan Daily - Election '98S Thursday, October 29, b8 - 58 Busjness owner Hickey challenges Rivers The UM Gilbert & Sulvan Society present: D(KTOI!R 18-31 W4 *IPM-1M SAT IPM- iPM MICHIGAN UNION MAL GROUND FLOOR OF THE MICHIGAN UNION HIGH QUALITY. HUGE SELECTION, GREAT PRICES. DON'T LEAVE HOME HALLOWEEN NIGHT WITHOUT ONE!" (COULD BE CHILLY!) proceeds benefit a M Gilbert & Sullivan Society & nichigan Union Arts & Programs KELLY MCKINNELL/Dady Candidates fo ederal, state and loca ofies post campaign signs on kiosks throughout campus and downtown Ann Arbor. By Jason Stof fer Daily Staff Reporter Republican congressional candidate Tom Hickey said citizens in the 13th con- gressional district are looking for a change in the Capitol. More conservative leadership, Hickey said, is what the district wants and is something Rep. Lynn Rivers (D-Ann Arbor), who is running for re-election, has failed to provide. "I call this district America," Hickey said. "It has a heavy industrial base, a major University and a sizeable senior population." He said his history of community activism and his position as owner of Mediquest Inc., a $3 million medical sup- ply distribution company, gives him the political and personal skills needed to make a difference in Congress. "I'm used to paying taxes and meet- ing a payroll," Hickey said. Kimberly Hickey, Tom Hickey's wife of 20 years, said her husband never planned to run for Congress and was a member of the 13th District Republican Committee responsible for choosing can- didates for office. "Tom had talked to a number of peo- ple and they all had their reasons for not running," Kimberly Hickey said. "Several of the potential candidates asked Tom why he wasn't running and (com- mitte member) Karen Valvo turned to Tom one day and asked 'Why don't you run?" Kimberly Hickey said her husband thought about it overnight, and she gave him her wholehearted support the next morning. "The government needs people who have scrambled to meet their payroll; who have gone thru periods of unem- ployment," Kimberly Hickey said. "He's absolutely not a politician. He's a busi- nessman." Two years ago, another business owner, Republican Joe Fitzsimmons, ran against Rivers. Pollsters expected the race to be tight, but Rivers won by a margin of about 20 percent. Betsy DeVos, chair of the Michigan Republican Party, said she expects things will tum out differently this November. "I attribute (Rivers' victory) to what happened at the top of the ticket with as strong as Clinton ran in this district, as well as Carl Levin," Devos said. "It was tough going for Joe Fitzsimmons." Hickey will benefit from a Republican ticket led by Gov. John Engler, who holds a comfortable lead in the polls in his re-election bid ver- sus Democrat Geoffrey Fieger, Devos said. . "I'm not sure Tom's doing all that much differently (than Fitzsimmons),". she said. "I think Tom may well appeal to a different portion of this district. He's putting forth a very strong grass roots effort and is working very hard, very suc- cessfully." In a district that includes the University, Hickey said he will make edu- cation one his foremost priorities. He said he wants to serve on the Education Committee and believes the University should make fundamental changes in its admissions policy. Rivers' voting record and support of affirmative action are too far to the left, Hickey said. He cited her vote against holding impeachment hearings for President Clinton as an example of her political extremism. Hirsng Spomores The Michigan Daily will give you the opportunity to gain valuable business experi- ence in display advertising. As an Account Ex- ecutive, you will sell advertising to local and na- tional businesses, manage your own account territory, create ad copy and layout, and earn commission- based pay. Application DEADLINE: Friday, November 6 Stop by the Student Publications Build- ing at 4219 Maynard or call 764-0662 for more information. FINANCE Continued from Page 30 been term-limited. "You don't take money from people you do not believe in." Hansen declined a $5,000 dona- tion from the National Rifle Association. School of Public Policy Interim Dean John Chamberlin said cam- paign donations have increased exponentially this decade. "In the '90s, the system has .become more and more unglued," said Chamberlin, the state chair of Common Cause, a group that advo- cates campaign finance reform. "What were once little loopholes are now gaping." Chamberlin said reform, and ideally the public funding of cam- paigns, would allow politicians to cater to the public interest on issues like tobacco legislation and the environment. "Candidates will spend less time grubbing for money," Chamberlin said. "They will spend their time serving the public instead of the people with the checkbooks." Campaign finance legislation has been proposed on Capitol Hill and in Lansing, but reformers have been so far been unable to overcome fierce incumbent opposition. U.S. Rep. Lynn Rivers (D-Ann Arbor) said she was a member of a bipartisan group of legislators who pushed the Shayes-Meehan cam- paign finance bill through the House during the last legislative session. More than 60 Republicans defied their party leadership and joined the overwhelming majority of Democrats to vote for the mea- sure. "The public is inundated with all these negative advertisements and they don't even know what anyone stands for," Rivers said. "If every candidate had the same amount of money, cam- paigns would be about the issues." Shayes-Meehan would have eliminated soft money spending within 60 days of an election, regu- late issue advertisements and increase reporting and enforcement. Republicans filibustered the bill in the Senate. "It's widely agreed that if it got to a Senate vote, it would have passed," Chamberlin said. "Americans want something done about this. Every state that has run a ballot initiative on this has passed it." On the state level, measures sim- ilar to Shayes-Meehan have passed in Maine, Vermont and California. State Rep. Liz Brater (D-Ann Arbor) said there are a number of campaign finance bills stalled in the Michigan Legislature. She does not believe the legisla- ture will pass a measure anytime in the near future. "I think we'd need a ballot pro- posal to accomplish this," Brater said. Republican Tom Hickey, Rivers' opponent in the November election, said public participation in the political process can stymie undue influence from lobbyists. "If people are concerned with special interests and PACs, they need to get involved because that's the great equalizer," Hickey said. RIVERS Continued from Page 46 also about the University," Rivers said. Rivers' work for the mentally ill, fueled by her own challenges, is a top priority if she returns to Washington. "I would like to see the Congress pass and the President sign a mental health parity bill,' Rivers said, adding that while the Kennedy-Kassebaum bill enacted a few years ago aided mental health fund- ing, there is still work to be done. Rivers also called Michigan's mental health sit- uation "despicable," saying it must be addressed after the election. READ THE DAILY Nov. 4 FOR COMPLETE COVERAGE OF LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL ELECTIONS. LOVE LETTERS A Play -.FREE- Octobesr3q Oat7 PM anb II PM October 31 at 7 PM At the Arena Stage in the basement of the Frieze Building (1501 FB). For more information call 764-6800 Rivers will serve on a Social Security commission that will examine the future of this much-talked about, yet lit- tle understood program. Rivers points out that the program is safe well into the 21st Century, but it will face problems in 35 years that should be addressed now. Rivers' campaign against Tom Hickey received a boost last week when First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton came to Detroit to campaign for Michigan's Democratic delegation. Clinton gave Rivers high praise, saying the future of education must be protect- ed. "How could we do it without Lynn Rivers, who is focused on children and their needs?" Clinton asked the crowd at the rally. Bill Ballenger, editor of Inside Michigan Politics, said the recent Clinton visit and a visit by House Speaker Newt Gingrich on behalf of Hickey signal a focus on the race. But Ballenger said he does not believe the Republicans will gain any seats, much less this one, in November. "The Republicans have spent such a long time trying to win some of these Democratically held seats;' Ballenger said. "And they always fall short. Tom Hickey speaks at a campaign event last week, which was attended by House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.). 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