Wednesday, July 27, 1994 - The Michigan Daily - 3 B days: Primary elections heat up State Senate candidates differ on 'U' By Cathy Boguslaski ILY STAFF REPORTER Students looking for a state Senate :andidate should remembertheir place it the University as they cast their allots. Voters will have to choose among ive candidates in the primary election Aug. 2: two Democrats, Ken Schwartz nd Alma Wheeler Smith, and three epublicans, James Grapp, John ochstetler, and Joe Mikulec. State Sen. Lana Pollack, who is sow running for U.S. Senate, is a firm supporterofhighereducation,and many :f the candidates for her open seat also see funding for higher education as major issue. "There's a lot of kids out there who lon't have the money to go to U-M but have the brains," Hochstetler said. Hochstetler said he would like to GOVERNOR Continued from page 1 ichigan's governor. "John Engler has turned the state tround in the last 3 1/2 years. The )emocrats are searching for issues to -Un on," Flood said. "When the issues Monsidered, I do think the governor ins hands-down." HowevertheDemocrats are equally :onfident that Michigan residents are ooking for a new state leader. "John Engler is out of touch with he Michigan people. He has been a emarkable failure the last few years ... people are desperate for a change," Wolpe said. Wolpe said Michigan has a slug- gish economy that needs to be stimu- ated. If elected, Wolpe promises to focus on K-12 education and job train- ng programs. Jondahl said he is quite capable of >eing Michigan's next governor. He eels Michigan's biggest problems are its high crime rate and its lack of a solid ducation system. Jondahl advocates a crime policy * focuses on preventing the disrup- ion and suffering of crime as well as >roviding for certainty and consistency n punishment. He also believes that Michigan reeds to teach students how to learn, so hey can develop useful lifelong job kills. Owen said Michigan needs to re- merge as America's state of opportu- If elected, Owen promises to cre- te an environment conducive to eco- omic growth. Owen also believes Michigan eeds a tough crime policy. For ex- see Michigan improve its student loan programs and offer job service pro- grams where the state would give stu- dents money for college in return for community service after graduation. Smith also said that higher educa- tion must be kept affordable. "When I went to the University of Michigan in the mid-1960s, my tuition was $180 a semester. My son's tuition is 100 times that," she said. Tuition must be kept "under con- trol," Smith said, so qualified students can afford to attend the state's univer- sities. "Otherwise, our public post-sec- ondary school program is a joke." One Republican candidate focused not on funding, but on crime as his prime issue. Mikulec cited the serial rapist in Washtenaw County as a reason for this focus, saying the situation creates a "heightened awareness" of crime. "I'mastoundedbyrapists,"Mikulec said."They turn my stomach and make me breath with a sigh every time I think of it. Ijustcan'tunderstand how some- thing like that could happen. ... I think we need to lock up violent criminals and not even give them three chances." Campus safety is also a concern for Smith, who said she is interested in supporting student sexual assault pre- vention programs. Another Republican,Grapp, is con- cemed with the Board of Regents rul- ing to prohibit the University from discriminating against people on the basis ofsexualorientation by including it in Bylaw 14.06. "One of my main issues is all the money the special interest homosexual crowd at the U-M is getting because the regents have included them in their Council seats face little ELECTION '94n insurance, said Grapp, who describes himself as a Christian conservative candidate. "I'm very frustrated when I see my tax dollars going for immoral prac- tices," he said. Democratic candidate Ken Schwartz is centering his campaign on a call for more open debate in Lansing, and fewer political games. "The Senate doesn't debate issues anymore," he said, adding that more public hearings on divisive issues are needed. - Daily staff reporter Andrew Taylor contributed to this report By James M. Nash DAILY EDITOR IN CHIEF Into what was otherwise a shoo-in primary for City Council candidates in Ann Arbor's five wards, Gary Hann injected a little surprise. Hann is opposing Democratic ac- tivist Jean Carlberg for the party's nomi- nation in the 3rd Ward. His entrance into the race surprised Carlberg, who figured she - like Democrats in three of the four other wards - would face no opposition from within her own party. UnlikeCarlberg,Hannisnotalong- time Democrat. He ran unsuccessfully for City Councilin 1982-as a Repub- lican. Hanncouldnot be reached this week for comment on his candidacy, but in earlier interviews he painted himselfas a moderate who could represent the diverse 3rd Ward. The ward, which includes the southern portion of cam- pus, is nominally Democratic. Republican Lee Pace will oppose Carlberg or Hann in the November general election. Carlberg saidsheknowslittle about her opponent, a real-estate appraiser who has worked for the University's Alumni Association.ButCarlberg-a retired teacher - said her political experience better qualifies her for the seat Democratic Councilmember Ulrich Stoll will vacate in November. "I've spent a lot of time going door to door talking to constituents. I also have acted as a relay to City Council members about the kinds of issues people in the ward are concerned about," Carlberg said. "I don't know that my opponent has been active in this area." Both candidates have campaigned on fiscal issues, vowing to tighten the city's budget without sacrificing ser- vices. Carlberg said she is "certainly not in favor of raising taxes at this point," but she would not rule out a tax hike in the future. The other city primaries are uncon- tested: 1st Ward incumbent Democrat Tobi Hanna-Davies. 2nd Ward incumbent Republi- can Jane Lumm. 4th Ward Democrat Stephen Hartwell and Republican Kathryn Renken. 5th Ward Democrat Elizabeth Daly and Republican Peg Eisenstodt. ample, he feels all criminals should gan needs to reduce crime. She has and get a job. be required to work while in jail. focused her crime policy on improving The Democratic primary, which is Owen also favors stricter punish- the probation system. less than a week away, is certainly ments for criminals of domestic vio- She feels parolees should serve their heating up. Many polls have Wolpe lence and child abuse. maximum sentence unless they gradu- and Stabenow leading, but neither Like Owen, Stabenow feels Michi- ate fromhigh school,remain drug-free, Jondahl nor Owen is far behind.