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10/14/98: SANTA FE
EDUCATION EVENT
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October 14, 1998
MEMORANDUM FOR THE FIRST LADY
FROM:
Craig T. Smith and Mona Pasquil
RE:
New Mexico Political Briefing
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS
1992
1996
Clinton/Gore
261,617
46%
Clinton/Gore
273,495
49%
Bush/Quayle
212,824
37%
Dole/Kemp
232,751
42%
Perot/Stockdale
91,895
16%
Perot/Choate
32,271
6%
Other
17,566
3%
MOST RECENT PRINCIPAL TRAVEL
YOU were in Las Cruces, New Mexico, on November 1, 1996, for a rally at New Mexico State
University.
The Vice President was in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on October 29, 1996, for a rally at the
University of New Mexico.
The First Lady was in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on June 21, 1998, to tour an Early Childhood
Development Center and attend an education rally at the University of New Mexico.
Mrs. Gore was in Albuquerque and Moriarty, New Mexico, on June 20, 1998, to attend a
domestic violence round table and GOTV rally.
POLITICAL CLIMATE
State Senator Phil Maloof's (D) loss to Rep. Heather Wilson (R) in the special election June 24
for late Rep. Steve Schiff's (R) seat in the first district came as a disappointment to Democrats,
who had hoped that the early win would provide momentum to carry them into the fall. Some
have placed the blame for the loss on Green Party candidate Bob Anderson, whom they accuse of
stealing votes from Maloof. If this is indeed the case, it would be the third time in four years that
a Green Party candidate has cost Democrats a major race.
The last election where the Green Party played a role was Rep. Bill Redmond's (R-03) defeat of
state Corporation Commissioner Eric Serna (D) last year for the seat vacated by Bill Richardson
(D), in a solidly Democratic district. The defeat was seen as a "wake-up" call for state
Democrats, whose factional party has seen blocs of traditional Democratic voters drift to the
Green Party (whose candidate received 17% of the vote and handed Redmond his victory).
The Democrats are also a party outmaneuvered in what some leaders call the "public relations
battle" by an energized and well-financed Republican Party on one side, and a party burdened by
what has come to be known as the "damaged goods" problem on the other side. Democrats have
also faced criticism for selecting "good ole boys" with political vulnerabilities for candidates.
1998 CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS
First District
After narrowly being defeated in the June special election, Phil Maloof (D) is again running for
governor. Maloof is a first-term state senator from a wealthy Albuquerque family with
businesses in banking, Nevada and Colorado casinos, professional sports teams, and a beer
distributorship. A strong candidate who has solid support among the district's Hispanics (38% of
the population) and Native Americans (2%), Maloof has been focusing his campaign on three
main issues: fighting crime through the hiring of additional police officers, improving education
by expanding funding to support the recruitment and retainment of more quality teachers, and
ensuring that New Mexico's first congressional district receives its fair share of funds for roads,
schools, and programs that help children, seniors, and working families. However, during the
special election, Maloof was criticized for being a "spoiled rich boy who is naive, inexperienced
and dishonest" with a limited grasp of issues facing Congress.
Maloof is currently in the process of rehabilitating his image. He blames his defeat in the special
election on the advice of "outsiders" who didn't know New Mexico. Voters, he noted, didn't
respond well to the negative tone of his campaign. Therefore, he is now, focusing his attention
on showing the voters "who he really is." He believes that his background, his record in the state
Senate and the issues he champions are in line with first district voters.
Maloof's opponent is Heather Wilson (R), a former Secretary of the New Mexico State Children,
Youth, and Families Department who won the special election in June to finish out the remainder
of the term for Rep. Steve Schiff (R), who lost his battle with skin cancer in March. Wilson, a
moderate, was a former Air Force officer, aide to the National Security Council under the Bush
administration, and Director of Health and Family Services in Governor Gary Johnson's (R)
administration. Wilson supports an increase in minimum wage, opposes public financing of any
abortions, and backs school vouchers. She focused her campaign on her experience in Johnson's
administration and the contrast between herself and Maloof.
The third candidate in this race is Bob Anderson (Green). Anderson's candidacy is believed
responsible for Maloof's defeat in the special election. He has been receiving pressure from
Democrats and "progressive" community leaders to drop out of the race. However, Anderson is
optimistic that his populist politics and blue-collar campaign style will get him elected.
All three candidates participated in a debate on October 3 for the National Association of Retired
Federal Employees. During the debate, Wilson criticized Maloof for an ad he aired accusing her
of voting against toxic waste cleanup funding. Maloof replied that the ad was factually correct
because he voted against an amendment for proposed EPA funding for cleanup of mercury
emissions. All three candidates said they would support retaining Social Security but gave
different opinions on education and abortion issues.
A Research and Polling, Inc. poll, conducted September 5-10, showed Wilson with a slight lead
over Maloof and Anderson trailing behind, 42%-36%-11%.
Second District
Former state Representative and 1996 congressional nominee E. Shirley Baca (D) is challenging
18-year incumbent Joe Skeen (R) again this fall. Baca's campaign in '96 "was the best any" Dem
has mounted, winning 44% in the general. Although this district is 42% Hispanic, it is not likely
that Skeen will be defeated. On paper, it is a swing district but usually votes Republican, though
Democrats were able to carry this district by 1% in 1992 and 1996.
A Research and Polling Inc. poll, conducted September 5-10, showed Skeen with a sizable lead
over Baca, 53%-36%.
Third District
State Attorney General Tom Udall (D), son of Stewart Udall, President Kennedy's Secretary of
the Interior, and the nephew of Morris "Mo" Udall (D), the former congressman from Arizona,
will challenge freshman Rep. Bill Redmond (R) in the fall. Udall served as the Chief Counsel of
the New Mexico Health and Environment Office from 1983-84, and was elected to serve as New
Mexico's Attorney General in 1990. This is Udall's third congressional campaign. Tom Udall
made his first bid for political office in 1982, when he lost a four-way Democratic primary in this
district to Rep. Bill Richardson (D). His second bid was a defeat by the late Rep. Steve Schiff
(R) in the First District. Udall is the first New Mexico Attorney General to serve two
consecutive terms. Udall holds moderate Democratic views on most issues, while describing
himself as a strong environmentalist.
Incumbent Rep. Bill Redmond (R) is running for his first full term. He narrowly defeated Eric
Serna (D) in last year's special election 43% to 40%. Redmond is an independent Christian
minister and marriage and family counselor who has been criticized for his anti-environment and
anti-labor stances. He recently received a 100 percent rating on the Christian Coalition's 1998
congressional scorecard. Redmond serves on three standing committees: National Security,
Banking and Financial Services, and Veterans Affairs. While he has made land grant legislation
his priority in DC, he is still very conservative on most other issues.
It remains to be seen what role health care consultant Carol Miller, the Green Party candidate,
will play in this election. She likes to remind voters that she is the only candidate of the three
that lives in a rural area and has spent most of her adult life addressing rural problems, such as
access to health care. Most believe that since Udall is strong on environmental issues, fewer
Democrats will stray over to the Green Party. Last year, Miller won 17% in the special election
to replace Rep.-turned-UN-Ambassador Bill Richardson (D). The results of June's First District
Special Election has the Green Party feeling optimistic about their chances. This race is expected
to be very close.
Recently, Miller took a strong stand against President Clinton, stating, "I wish the President had
resigned. I have a young daughter and dinner conversations have been really rough." Fellow
Green Party candidate for the 1st Congressional district, Bob Anderson, took an opposite stance,
saying the President's "personal deviations are being used by the Republican Party to advance a
reactionary agenda."
In a forum on September 27, Udall and Miller highlighted their differing opinions on Social
Security, the environment and how they would help New Mexico shed its ranking as the poorest
state in the country. Redmond was in Washington, D.C. and unable to attend the forum.
All three candidates do agree that the historic 95,000-acre Baca Ranch property, also known as
Valles Cladera, should be public land, however, they differ on how the federal government
should acquire the property.
The National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare recently endorsed Udall. The
group is a nonpartisan, nonprofit grassroots education and advocacy organization with 5.5
million members and supporters nationwide, including more than 33,000 in New Mexico.
Udall has accused Redmond of airing radio ads that contain false and misleading information.
Udall believes one of the ads exaggerates Redmond's role in bringing jobs to the region, while
the other is negative campaigning that Redmond had pledged to stay away from.
Redmond retaliated by criticizing Udall for distributing campaign literature that says Redmond
supports a bill that "helps a handful of wealthy families send their children to private school."
Redmond pointed out that the bill actually was designed to help low-income families send their
kids to private schools.
The League of Conservation Voters recently released an ad criticizing Redmond for his
environmental voting record. The ad shows the image of a mesa with a voiceover saying "New
Mexico's rugged beauty. It took nature millions of year to create." The problem with the ad is
that growing around the mesa are saguaros, a large cactus that grows in Arizona, southeastern
California and Mexico, but not in New Mexico. The ad was changed after the press premiere to
include New Mexico footage.
A Mason-Dixon/PMR poll, conducted October 7-8, showed Udall leading Redmond and Miller,
41%-37%-7%.
A Zogby poll, conducted September 29 for the NRCC, showed Redmond with a slight lead over
Udall and Miller, 49%-40%-6%.
1998 GUBERNATORIAL RACE
Governor Gary Johnson (R) is being challenged by Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez (D).
Chavez is known for elevating Albuquerque's mayorship to prominence with a very active
agenda during his three and half years in office. Supporters recall how Chavez entered office
with a list of big, important goals, which he pursued methodically, leaving the office with
virtually all of them accomplished or under way. Early on in his campaign for governor, Chavez
published an explicit and detailed list, in book form, of his goals for the state. Chavez has been
urging water conservation, highway improvements, regional transit authorities, a real corrections
system to replace today's revolving-door penitentiaries, and education initiatives including
cutting class sizes. Chavez' background as a state senator from 1989-1993 and as the first
Director of the New Mexico Workers' Compensation Administration in 1986 offers a strong
record of public service. Albuquerque businesswoman Dianne Denish (D) is Chavez's running
mate.
Rumors have been circulating, however, about a cover up by the Albuquerque police of a
domestic abuse incident involving the Mayor. It is the second time in three years police have
investigated the allegation. Although the Internal Affairs Unit has turned up no evidence that the
police department ever responded to a domestic abuse call, police still have no supporting
records to explain why three 911 calls were made from the Chavez home. Chavez has dismissed
the rumors of domestic violence as garbage.
On October 9, Chavez received an endorsement from the New Mexico Conservation Voters
Alliance, a major environmental group. While the group does not believe that either candidate is
environmentally friendly, it believes Johnson's record is worse than Chavez's.
Governor Johnson's (R) first term has been a volatile one. The state economy has noticeably
slowed down and his relationship with the Democratic-controlled Legislature could not be worse.
Johnson holds the record for vetoing passed bills and has vetoed more than 200 bills in the past
three years, none of which have been overridden. Johnson's attempts to conduct business
without the help of the legislature and his unilateral edicts have resulted in court intervention on
several occasions, during which he was slapped with charges of disregarding the constitutional
system of the separation of powers and checks and balances.
Specifically, Johnson has been reprimanded for entering into Indian gaming deals he had no
authority to sign, single-handedly rewriting a budget approved by the Legislature, and
unilaterally imposing a revised welfare system without legislative action. The latter resulted in
the Governor being sanctioned by the state Supreme Court for contempt, and the state facing a
potential loss of federal grant money. In a state where the poverty rate, 24%, is the highest in the
nation and, at 6.4%, unemployment is well above the nation's average of 4.9%, this does not
bode well. Income tax has also grown, while personal income, average annual income, and job
growth have dropped.
Johnson has been endorsed by David King, former Democratic state treasurer and nephew of
former Governor Bruce King. King praised Johnson for having no tax increases in four years,
and criticized Chavez for letting Albuquerque's city budget grow too much.
Johnson and Chavez differ on many issues, not the least of which is Indian gaming. Chavez
opposes casino-style gaming and has accused the casinos neighboring Albuquerque of draining
gross tax revenues from the city and contributing to its fiscal problems, while Johnson ignored
proper procedure to push through gaming compacts with tribes and was subsequently formally
reprimanded.
In a luncheon on October 7, the two candidates split sharply on the issue of concealed weapons.
Johnson believes New Mexico residents should be allowed to carry concealed, loaded guns if
they've taken a safety course and passed a firearms proficiency test. Chavez, however, strongly
opposes any such legislation. He believes concealed weapons are a threat to the lives of police
officers.
Recently, both candidates shared their interest in attracting high-tech industries to New Mexico.
To improve the business climate, Chavez is pushing for better education and improved staffing
of government agencies while Johnson is focusing on income tax cuts and reducing the size of
government.
A Mason-Dixon/PMR poll, conducted October 6-7, showed Chavez and Johnson in a dead heat,
45%-43%.
STATE LEGISLATURE
Democrats control the state House by a margin of 42 to 28 and the state Senate 25 to 17. The
Speaker of the House is Raymond G. Sanchez (D), the Majority Leader is Michael Olguin (D),
and the Minority Leader is Kip Nicely (R). The Senate Pro Tem is Manny M. Aragon (D), the
Majority Leader is Timothy Z. Jennings (D), and the Minority Leader is Raymond L. Kysar (R).
HOT ISSUES
Vigil
On Tuesday, October 13 there was a candlelight vigil held in Santa Fe in memory of a gay
University of Wyoming student who was killed on Monday, October 12. The student, 21 year
old Matthew Shepard, was beaten to death by two other students, who tied himn to a fence and
left him overnight in near freezing weather.
State Senator Pauline Eisenstadt (D-Corrales) said on Tuesday that she has drafted a bill that
would allow stiffer penalties to be imposed for crimes that target victims because of their race,
religion, color, national origin, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation or disability. Eisenstadt
noted however that while she has pursued such legislation in the past, Governor Johnson has
consistently vetoed it.
There will be another vigil held on Saturday, October 17, in Albuquerque.
Education
Albuquerque Public Schools negotiator and teáchers union officials have finally reached a deal
that could end a bitter five-month pay dispute. The district's more than 5,000 teachers had been
working without a contract since the first day of classes on August 17. The Albuquerque Public
Schools officials plan to use the district's entire emergency account and more than 20 percent of
its supply budget to grant teachers a 6.8 percent raise. The deal still requires the approval of
financial auditors from the state Department of Education since it relies on the district's
emergency reserves.
Next year, new teachers in New Mexico will have to take a new 12-hour licensing exam.
However, state officials are keeping in place a provision which allows 78 percent of those who
fail the written exam to receive a license anyway. The goal is to evaluate teachers on their
performance in the classroom, not just their score on a written test. The state has one of the
lowest cutoff points in the nation for a teacher-licensing test.
New Mexico State University's regents will soon be considering a proposal to offer health and
insurance benefits to the domestic partners of gay and lesbian employees. The University of
New Mexico currently offers similar benefits.
Indian Treaties
Senator Pete Domenici (R) and Rep. Bill Redmond (R) are pushing to create a commission to
sort out New Mexico land grant claims over the next 10 years. Under the 1848 Treaty of
Guadalupe Hidalgo, Congress pledged to honor the existing Spanish and Mexican land grants in
New Mexico and other territory in the United States acquired from Mexico.
While the Sioux are still pushing for the return of federal land in the Black Hills, members of the
tribe say there simply isn't enough money or land in the country to right all the wrongs of all the
broken treaties.
Dominici is pushing for passage of land-grant legislation by Election Day. The immediate
beneficiary would be Redmond, who would win over a certain number of Northern New
Mexico's Hispanic voters for his effort on their behalf. His bill and Dominici's would give
federal property back to the grantees, an action consistent with their anti-public lands philosophy.
Stocks
The New Mexico Index, a measure of more than 60 publicly traded companies either based in
New Mexico or with significant operations there, closed the third quarter slightly more than 14
percent lower than where it started the quarter.
Land Use
A Santa Fe conservation group has proposed a sweeping land-use plan that calls for preserving
7.6 million acres in the southern Rocky Mountains so that wildlife, including wolves and grizzly
bears that no longer exist there, can survive in the future. The plan, put forth by the Forest
Guardians of Santa Fe, includes steep reductions in logging and cattle grazing and doubling the
amount of land now set aside as wilderness. The New Mexico Public Lands Council, which
represents 4,500 ranchers who operate on federal and state trust lands in New Mexico, say that
reintroducing wolves and grizzly bears would create tremendous problems for ranchers.
Baca Ranch
The Baca ranch, an expanse of mountains, meadows and volcanic formation in Northern New
Mexico's Jemez Mountains may soon become national public lands. An agreement reached by
New Mexico congressional members and the White House would authorize the U.S. Forest
Service to acquire the 95,000-acre property. The bill, which won't be presented until the next
session of Congress, would create the Valles Caldera National Preserve and Trust to manage the
property.
Nuclear Waste
The U.S. Department of Energy and the New Mexico Environment Department are at a standstill
over the opening day of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. The debate has stalled over whether the
Energy Department can ship barrels of waste which are almost entirely composed of radioactive
materials before it gets its state license. The manager for the Plant has said they expect to receive
a final hazardous waste permit to open the underground nuclear burial site between July and
October of next year.
Cellular Tower
A controversial 250-foot cellular telephone tower built north of Santa Fe on land acquired by
Nambe Pueblo will remain standing despite Santa Fe County's efforts to have it removed. The
tower, which is visible for miles along the scenic Santa Fe-Pojoaque highway corridor, was put
on Indian land to avoid county zoning laws that require County Commission approval for any
structure over 24 feet high. This case has opened up a controversy over Indian sovereignty on
their tribal lands and County zoning authority.
POLITICAL DATA
Governor:
Gary E. Johnson (R)
49% in 1994
U.S. Senate:
Pete V. Domenici (R)
64% in 1996
Jeff Bingaman (D)
54% in 1994
U.S. House:
Heather Wilson (R-01)
44% in 1998
Joe Skeen (R-02)
56% in 1996
Bill Redmond (R-03)
43% in 1997
Electoral Votes:
5
STATEWIDE OFFICERS
Governor:
Gary Johnson (R)
Lt. Governor:
Walter D. Bradley (R)
Secretary of State:
Stephanie Gonzales (D)
Attorney General:
Tom Udall (D)
Treasurer:
Michael A. Montoya (D)
Auditor:
Robert E. Vigil (D)
NEW MEXICO AT A GLANCE
The 1996 estimated population was 1,713,000.
The population is 50.4% White, 38.2% Hispanic, 8.5% Native American, 1.8% African
American, and 1% Asian American.
11% of New Mexicans are 65 or older.
56% of New Mexico households are married couples, 29% with children.
Median household income is $24,087.
46% of New Mexicans have a college education.
55% of registered voters in 1996 were Democrats; 34% were Republicans 12% were
unaffiliated and minor parties.
OCT-15-1998 12:14
HERRERA LONG & POUND
P.02
Herrera, Long & Pound, P.A.
Attorneys ar Law
Judith C. Herrera
Nancy R. Long
John B. Pound
Eugene L Zamora
MEMORANDUM
To:
Mona Pasquil (via facsimile 202-456-7929)
Office of Political Affairs
From:
John B. Pound 9BP
Date:
October 15, 1998
Re:
First Lady's Visit
Mona:
I think perhaps the most useful information I can provide the First Lady deals not
with issues but with the competing philosophies of the candidates for the major offices
here in New Mexico. Thus, this memo will be philosophical in tone.
We have reached the point here where Republican candidates uniformly speak in
terms of money and essentially nothing else. They measure their claims of success in
dollars and cents. Gary Johnson, the Governor, boasts about having lowered taxes and
having set a record for the number of gubernatorial vetoes of legislative bills. His whole
approach to government is to reduce it. He sees it as being a universal evil, something
which stands in the way of business people being able to make as much money as they
can. The Republican candidates for Congress who are waging what I would call "active"
campalgns, Heather Wilson and Bill Redmond, seem to recognize that Governor Johnson
is apparently going to ride this horse until it collapses. They have picked up on the fact
that public sentiment today is not what it was four years ago, While the public here is
certainly still concerned about economy in government, there has been a swing back
toward interest in what you might call "human" issues. Thus, the average New Mexican
believes, as the President does, that we should reinvigorate the Social Security system
with the budget surplus. Heather Wilson has figured this out and, cleverly, one of her TV
commercials advocates spending "most of" the surplus toward that goal. Redmond, in
the meantime, has jumped on the bandwagon to use federal funds to acquire the Baca
Grande Ranch in Northern New Mexico. In addition, he has used the "land grant" issue
to cuddle up more closely to Hispanic voters in the north. The response has been warm
enough to cause Senator Bingaman to produce a bill of his own to compensate the heirs
of the land grants for trickery practiced against their ancestors.
2200 Brothers Road
P.O. Box 5098
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87502-5098
(505) 982-8405
Facsimile (505) 982-8513
[email protected]
OCT-15-1998 12:15
HERRERA LONG & POUND
P.03
The Governor's message, decoded, is that the state is too poor to improve its
social infrastructure. Marty Chavez' campaign slogan, "Yes we can", exposes Johnson's
fundamental lack of comprehension of the role government plays. In effect, the choice
we have for Governor is between Gary Johnson, who in his soul is a cost accountant, and
Marty Chavez, who recognizes that the serious social problems we are experiencing are
only going to become worse if government devotes its full energy to protecting the
pocketbooks of people who already have enough to educate their children, keep them
away from the drug scene, etc.
Since the First Lady will be here in Santa Fe, where Redmond is running against
Tom Udall, I think it would be useful, given the opportunity, for her to point out that
Redmond is running ads in which he criticizes Udall for supporting the President's national
educational initiative. Redmond's ad conjures up images of a bureaucrat from
Washington making educational decisions for New Mexico. The First Lady should point
out that what the President and Udall are really trying to do is to use national resources
as a means of reducing the size of New Mexico classrooms. If Redmond's fear of
government is so strong that it interferes with the education of New Mexico school
children, he is doing the district a disservice by seeking reelection. New Mexicans are
keenly aware that we are near the bottom of the totem pole nationally in public education,
no matter how you measure it. They think government should solve the problem.
I presume the First Lady will not really have much time to articulate herself on the
issues. Therefore, I would hope that she will find an opportunity to address the
importance of voting for Democratic candidates using these broader, philosophical
arguments. In essence, the Republican candidates are saying "No we can't" to all sorts
of things, either because they feel we don't have the money or because they have special
interest constituencies to answer to when it comes to the important issues of the day.
Just quickly, I feel the need to say something about the land grant issue, If the
First Lady can avoid discussing it, I think that would be smart. The whole idea is
intellectually dishonest because nothing can come of it. A lot of people in Northern New
Mexico are very pleased with Redmond's bill, however, and it seems to have taken on
a life of its own. If the question is put to her, I would suggest that the First Lady deal with
it by saying that any case of proven larceny should always be rectified. As a lawyer, she
knows that it is virtually impossible to prove larceny 100 years after the fact. This is a
nicety, however, that need not be gone into.
I have always admired the First Lady and I admire her more than ever these days.
I look forward to seeing her on Friday.
TOTAL P.03
UNITED STATES SENATOR
Jeff Bingaman
Democrat, New Mexico
703 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510 (202) 224-5521
BIOGRAPHY
Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) was born October 3, 1943, and was raised in Silver City,
New Mexico. The son of educators, Bingaman attended Silver City public schools. After
graduating from Western High School (now Silver High) in 1961, Bingaman attended
Harvard University and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in government in 1965. He
entered the Stanford University School of Law, graduating in 1968. Jeff served in the
Army Reserves from 1968 to 1974.
After a year as New Mexico Assistant Attorney General and nine years in private law
practice, Bingaman was elected Attorney General of New Mexico in 1978, and in 1982
he was elected to the U.S. Senate. Bingaman is married to Anne Kovacovich Bingaman.
They have one son, John. Ms. Bingaman, a graduate of Stanford and a longtime New
Mexico attorney, recently served as Assistant U.S. Attorney General for Antitrust.
BUILDING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND SECURITY THROUGH HIGH-WAGE
JOBS
Bingaman is committed to improving economic opportunity and economic security for
America's working families. Throughout his service in the Senate, he has been a leader in
the effort to enhance U.S. industrial competitiveness, improve the nation's trading
position in the world, and create high-wage jobs in the U.S. and New Mexico. Bingaman
is widely known for helping to launch a major expansion of dual-use" military and
commercial technologies. He was a prime author of the legislation creating SEMATECH
-- an innovative, public-private consortium that is credited with helping bring the
American semiconductor industry back from the doldrums of the 1980s. Bingaman also
fought hard for the creation and tough enforcement of the U.S.-Japan Semiconductor
Agreement in 1986. The successful conclusion of the agreement that year -- as well as in
1991 and 1996 -- and the creation of SEMATECH were major factors in Intel
Corporation's decision to expand, producing thousands of jobs in New Mexico.
As a natural extension of his efforts to create high-wage jobs, Bingaman is at the
forefront of efforts to make sure people are economically secure when they retire.
Bingaman is deeply troubled by the lack of retirement savings opportunities for American
workers, and he has made it a top priority to improve their ability to save. His landmark
initiative called Pension Pro-Save, aims to help make industry and government partners
in the effort to improve retirement security for American workers.
PREPARING AMERICA'S YOUTH FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
Bingaman has been called the "Education Senator" by one of New Mexico's leading
newspapers. As one of two U.S. Senators serving on the National Education Goals Panel,
Jeff is committed to a world-class educational system that challenges our students with
high academic standards and provides them with the resources to achieve their goals.
Bingaman was the first Senator to introduce legislation calling for national education
goals and academic standards. Bingaman also joined in introducing the Goals 2000:
Educate America Act, which establishes national content and performance standards in
core academic subjects such as math, English, and geography, and also encourages states
to develop their own academic standards.
Bingaman's Technology for Education Act provides schools in New Mexico and across
the nation with the vision and resources to utilize educational technologies, such as
computers and interactive television, to help prepare our students for the workplace of the
next century.
Bingaman is also the Senate's leading advocate for expanding access to the Advanced
Placement (AP) program -- a rigorous curriculum that enables students to obtain college
credit while still in high school. Bingaman has placed special emphasis on making AP
available to low-income students, believing that exposure to these demanding courses
will help raise academic standards for students from all economic backgrounds.
FIGHTING FOR SAFER COMMUNITIES AND A SAFER WORLD
Since his days as Attorney General of New Mexico, Bingaman has worked with the
police and the community to develop strategies to make America's streets, schools and
homes safer. In 1994, Jeff was a key supporter of the crime bill that has provided funds
for over 300 new police officers in New Mexico, as well as prisons and crime prevention
initiatives for youth.
Nationally, Bingaman's position on the Armed Services Committee places him at the
center of the debate over how to ensure a strong national defense in the post-Cold War
world. Bingaman has been an outspoken advocate for an effective, efficient and modern
fighting force. In New Mexico, Bingaman helped defend the state's three air force bases
through two base closure rounds by clearly demonstrating to Washington officials the
importance of these facilities to our national security.
Bingaman is known for his long-term approach to defense issues, and for his critical
thinking on issues of international concern. He has been a strong and consistent voice for
reducing the threat posed by nuclear, chemical and biological weapons worldwide. He
pushed hard for the ratification of the START II Treaty and Chemical Weapons
Convention, and believes that there is still much to do to reduce the threat posed by
weapons of mass destruction.
PROTECTING OUR NATURAL RESOURCES
Bingaman has introduced and supported significant legislation to protect and enhance
New Mexico's public lands, and vast natural and cultural resources.
In 1994, Bingaman wrote the law to establish a National Recreation Area to protect
57,000 acres of land in the Santa Fe National Forest and restore recreational, cultural,
ecological and wildlife resources in the Jemez Mountains.
As chairman of the Alliance to Save Energy, a non-profit coalition of business,
environmental and consumer leaders, Jeff is leading initiatives to develop lasting
solutions to our energy and environmental challenges.
PRESIDENT CLINTON AND VICE PRESIDENT GORE'S
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: New Mexico
EXPANDING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL
Unemployment Down to 6.4%: The unemployment rate in New Mexico has declined from 7.5% to
6.4% since 1993.
109,100 New Jobs: 109,100 new jobs have been created in New Mexico since 1993 -- an average of
19,540 jobs per year -- compared to an average of just 14,500 jobs per year during the previous
administration.
87,900 New Private Sector Jobs: Since 1993, 87,900 new private sector jobs have been created -- an
average of 15,743 jobs per year, compared to an average of just 10,675 private sector jobs per year
in the previous administration.
11,400 New Construction Jobs: 11,400 construction jobs have been created in New Mexico since
1993 -- an average of 2,042 jobs per year. In contrast, an average of only 425 construction jobs
were created each year during the previous administration.
83,000 Have Received a Raise: Approximately 35,000 New Mexico workers benefited from an
increase in the minimum wage -- from $4.25 to $4.75 -- on October 1, 1996. They, along with about
48,000 more received an additional raise --- from $4.75 to $5.15 --- on September 1, 1997.
A $500 Child Tax Credit to Help Families Raising Children: To help make it easier for families to
raise their children, the balanced budget includes a $500 per-child tax credit for children under 17.
Thanks to President Clinton, the Balanced Budget delivers a child tax credit to 177,000
families in New Mexico.
New Business Incorporations Up 0.4%: New business incorporations in New Mexico have
increased 0.4% per year since 1993.
Home Building Up 6.6%: New home building has increased an average of 6.6% after falling 1.5%
12 years ago.
3.6% Growth in Personal Income: Personal income in New Mexico has risen at an annual rate of
3.6% since 1993.
Over $25,000 of Reduced Federal Debt for Every Family of Four: The national debt will be $1.7
trillion lower in fiscal year 1999 than projected in 1993 -- that's $25,000 less debt for each family of
four in New Mexico next year.
EXPANDING ACCESS TO EDUCATION
Over $37 Million in Head Start Funding: In FY97, New Mexico received nearly $34 million in
Head Start funding benefitting over 7,100 children. This year, New Mexico will receive over $37
million, an increase of $3 million over 1997. President Clinton's FY99 budget proposal will
increase Head Start funding for New Mexico's children by an additional $2.5 million.
$3.6 Million in Goals 2000 Funding: This year [FY98], New Mexico receives $3.6 million in Goals
2000 funding. President Clinton's FY99 budget proposes to increase Goals 2000 funding by an
additional $100,000. This money is used to raise academic achievement by raising academic standards,
increasing parental and community involvement in education, expanding the use of computers and
technology in classrooms, and supporting high-quality teacher professional development.
$3.5 Million for Technology Literacy: This year [FY98], New Mexico receives $3.5 million for the
Technology Literacy Challenge Fund which helps communities and the private sector ensure that every
student is equipped with the computer literacy skills needed for the 21st century. President Clinton's
FY99 budget proposal will raise funding for technology literacy by $300,000 over FY98.
October 1998
$62.5 Million for Students Most in Need: New Mexico will receive $62.5 million in Title I grants (to
Local Educational Agencies) providing extra help in the basics for students most in need, particularly
communities and schools with high concentrations of children in low-income families [FY98]. President
Clinton's FY99 budget proposes to increase funding for Title I Grants by over $1 million to aid New
Mexico's students.
$61.3 Million in Pell Grants: This year [FY98], New Mexico will receive $61.3 million in Pell Grants
for low-income students going to college, an additional $11.9 million over last year. With this increase, a
total of 32,400 New Mexico students will benefit, 1,800 more than the previous year. And President
Clinton's FY99 budget proposal increases Pell Grant funding to $63.3 million.
Over 600 Have Served in New Mexico through AmeriCorps: Since the National Service program began
in 1993, over 600 AmeriCorps participants, working in 84 different programs, have earned money for
college while working in New Mexico's schools, hospitals, neighborhoods or parks. [through 3/98]
Tuition Tax Credits in Balanced Budget Open the Doors of College and Promote Lifelong Learning:
The balanced budget includes both President Clinton's $1,500 HOPE Scholarship to help make the first
two years of college as universal as a high school diploma and a Lifetime Learning Tax Credit for college
juniors, seniors, graduate students and working Americans pursuing lifelong learning to upgrade their
skills. This 20% tax credit will be applied to the first $5,000 of tuition and fees through 2002 and to the
first $10,000 thereafter. 40,000 students in New Mexico will receive a HOPE Scholarship tax credit
of up to $1,500. 49,000 students in New Mexico will receive the Lifetime Learning Tax Credit.
FIGHTING CRIME AND VIOLENCE
452 More Police: The President's 1994 Crime Bill has funded 445 new police officers to date in
communities across New Mexico. [through 9/98]
Reducing Crime with Drug Courts: Working to reduce drug-related crime in New Mexico, the Clinton
Administration has recently awarded Drug Court grants to the communities of Las Cruces and
Albuquerque. The Administration had previously awarded grants to a number of New Mexico
communities including: Santa Fe, Aztec, Gallup, Mescalero, San Juan Pueblo, and Taos. Drug courts
use the coercive power of the criminal justice system to combine drug testing, sanctions, supervision and
treatment to push nonviolent, drug-abusing offenders to stop using drugs and committing crimes.
Over $1.2 Million to Combat Domestic Violence: Through the Violence Against Women Act, New
Mexico receives $1,277,500 in federal funds this year [FY98] to establish more women's shelters and
bolster law enforcement, prosecution, and victims' services.
$400,000 in Grants for Battered Women: This year [FY98], New Mexico will receive $400,000 in
HHS's Family Violence Prevention Program grants to assist women and children fleeing domestic abuse.
President Clinton's FY99 budget proposal increases HHS's Family Violence Prevention Program grants
to $409,200.
Over $4 Million to Keep Drugs & Violence Out of New Mexico's Schools: New Mexico receives over
$4 million in FY98 for the Safe & Drug Free Schools Program, which invests in school security and drug
prevention programs.
MOVING NEW MEXICO RESIDENTS FROM WELFARE TO WORK:
22,141 Fewer People on Welfare: There are 22,141 fewer people on welfare in New Mexico now than
there were when President Clinton took office -- a 23% decrease. [through 6/98]
Child Support Collections Up 41%: Child support collections have increased by nearly $8 million -- or
41% -- in New Mexico since FY92. [through FY96]
October 1998
Breaking the Cycle of Dependency - Preventing Teen Pregnancy in New Mexico: Since 1993,
President Clinton has supported innovative and promising teen pregnancy prevention strategies, with
significant components of his strategy becoming law in the 1996 Personal Responsibility Act. The law
requires unmarried minor parents to stay in school and live at home or in a supervised setting; encourages
"second chance homes" to provide teen parents with the skills and support they need; and provides $50
million a year in new funding for state abstinence education activities. Efforts are making a difference,
adolescent pregnancy rates for teens aged 15-19 decreased between 1992 and 1995 and fewer teenagers
gave birth from 1991 to 1996. Teen abortion rates are also declining. Notably, between 1992 and 1995,
teen pregnancy rates declined 11 percent in New Mexico.
New Mexico Receives $9.7 Million in Welfare-to-Work Grants: In FY98, New Mexico is eligible to
receive $9.7 million in welfare-to-work state formula grants, helping New Mexico prepare welfare
recipients for work and to place them in jobs. Part of the President's comprehensive efforts to move
recipients from welfare to work, this funding is included in the $3 billion Welfare-to-Work Jobs
Challenge Fund signed into law in the 1997 balanced budget.
INVESTING IN NEW MEXICO'S HEALTH
Health Care for Uninsured Children: The balanced budget includes the largest single investment in
health care for children since the passage of Medicaid in 1965 -- an unprecedented $24 billion over five
years to cover as many as five million children throughout the nation. This investment guarantees the full
range of benefits -- from checkups to surgery -- that children need to grow up strong and healthy. It
ensures that prescription drugs, vision, hearing, and mental health coverage now offered at the state level
are extended to millions of uninsured children. To expand health coverage to more uninsured children
in New Mexico the balanced budget provides $57.7 million in 1998. This compares to the 1995
Republican plan vetoed by President Clinton that would have denied health care coverage to 6,800
children in New Mexico.
Helping New Mexico Women and Children with WIC: The Clinton Administration is committed to full
funding in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). Last
year in New Mexico, 3,460 more women and children in need received health and food assistance than in
1994.
More Toddlers Are Being Immunized: As a result of the President's 1993 Childhood Immunization
Initiative, childhood immunization rates have reached an historic high. According to the CDC, 90% or
more of America's toddlers in 1996 received the most critical doses of each of the routinely
recommended vaccines -- surpassing the President's 1993 goal. In New Mexico in 1996, 95% of two-
year olds received the vaccines for diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis; 92% received the vaccine for polio;
92% received the vaccine for measles, and 93% received the vaccine for Haemophilus influenzae B,
the bacteria causing a form of meningitis.
Increased Funding for HIV/AIDS Programs by 387%: In FY97, New Mexico communities received
$1.7 million in Ryan White formula and other HIV/AIDS program funds, a 387% increase over FY93
levels. This funding provides people living with HIV and AIDS medical and support services,
including the AIDS Drug Assistance Program which helps those without insurance obtain much needed
prescription drugs. [HHS, Health Resources and Services Administration, 4/98]
President's Tobacco Plan Will Cut Smoking and Premature Deaths by 44% in New Mexico: If the
Clinton Administration's tobacco proposal on youth smoking is enacted, by 2003, New Mexico will see
a 44% cut in youth smoking and resulting premature deaths. Over the next five years, 19,000 youth of
New Mexico will be kept from smoking and 6,000 will be spared a premature tobacco-related death.
[Treasury Dept., 3/23/98]
October 1998
540,000 Americans in New Mexico Cannot Be Assured They Have Patient Protections. Even if New
Mexico enacted all the protections in the Patients' Bill of Rights, 540,000 people in New Mexico cannot
be assured they have the comprehensive patient protections recommended by the President's Advisory
Commission. This is because the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) may preempt
state-enacted protections. That is why the President has called on Congress to pass a federally
enforceable patients' bill of rights so that everyone enrolled in managed care may have a basic set of
protections. Notably, 260,000 New Mexico women are in ERISA health plans and are therefore not
necessarily protected. Women are particularly vulnerable without these protections because they are
greater users of health care services, they make three-quarters of the health care decisions for their
families, and they have specific health care needs addressed by a patients' bill of rights.
PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
4 Toxic Waste Sites Cleaned Up: Since 1993, the EPA has completed Superfund toxic waste clean-ups
in Lemitar, Grants, Prewitt, and Albuquerque, New Mexico [through 8/98]. There were only two sites
cleaned up in New Mexico during the previous twelve years combined.
Revitalizing Brownfields Project In New Mexico: As part of the Clinton-Gore Administration's efforts
to clean up Brownfields, the EPA has awarded grants to Santa Fe and Bernalillo County for
environmental clean-up and economic revitalization. In addition, the State of New Mexico
Environment Department and the Rio Grande Council of Governments, TX & NM, which includes a
county in southern New Mexico, will benefit from Brownfields grants. This project is intended to
jump-start local clean-up efforts by providing funds to return unproductive, abandoned, contaminated
urban properties to productive use.
SPEARHEADING URBAN AND RURAL RENEWAL EFFORTS
$6 Million to Areas Across New Mexico: Albuquerque and Mora were designated as Enterprise
Communities in December, 1994 and awarded $3 million each to create more jobs, housing, and
economic opportunity for city residents.
Expanding the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Will Help Develop 1,300 To 1,600 New Affordable
Housing Units in New Mexico Over the Next 5 years: In January, the Vice-President announced the
Clinton-Gore Administration's proposed 40-percent expansion of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit.
If enacted, it will mean an additional 1,300 - 1,600 quality rental housing units for low-income American
families in New Mexico during the next five years.
EXPANDING FUNDS FOR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT
$858 Million in Federal Highway Aid: Since 1993, New Mexico has received $858 million in federal
highway aid. These funds have helped generate nearly 36,200,jobs. [through FY97]
Over $98.5 Million in Aviation Funds: From FY93-FY97 New Mexico received $98,570,000 in AIP
funds to help build and renovate airports, and, when necessary, to provide funds for noise abatement to
improve the quality of life for residents who live near airports.
Nearly $23.5 Million in Transit Funds: New Mexico has received a total of $23,470,000 in FTA funds
from 1993-1997.
October 1998
Early Education Event
Memorandum
To:
The White House
From:
Mo Elleithee, Udall Campaign
CC:
Chavez/Denish Campaign
Date:
October 15, 1998
Re:
Format/background for Education Event
I.
The Event
Date:
Friday, October 16
Location:
Santa Fe Community College
Early Childhood Development Center
Santa Fe, NM
Event Time: 5:30pm - 7:00pm
II.
Purpose
The event, billed as an Education Forum with the First Lady, is an opportunity
to 1) highlight Tom Udall's and Martin Chavez's/Diane Denish's commitment
to public education (K-12) and early childhood education (Head Start). This is
also an opportunity to highlight the Community College's Early Childhood
Development Center as a model for early childhood education.
III.
Background
Public Education in New Mexico
In the summer of 1998, the Children's Rights Council released a report that
ranked New Mexico as the worst state in the country for raising a child. The
report cited high rates of poverty, alcohol and drug induced deaths and crime
as factors which contributed to the ranking.
31% of New Mexico's children live in poverty. Half of those 31% live in
families of working poor - where at least one parent works 52 weeks a year.
According to the General Accounting Office, 29.9% of New Mexico's schools
have at least one building in need of extensive repair.
The GAO also reports that 63.2% of New Mexico's schools have "at least one
unsatisfactory environmental condition."
New Mexico has a serious problem with its high school drop-out rate. Recent
studies estimate that the drop-out rate for Hispanic students is approximately
30%.
New Mexico receives more than $30 million in Head Start funds from the
federal government. More than 7,000 children were enrolled in Head Start in
1997. Nationwide, Head Start serves only 40% of eligible children.
Public Education in Nortbern New Mexico (3rd CD)
Education consistently polls as a top concem for voters in New Mexico's Third
Congressional District.
As part of its "Operation Breakout" campaign, the NRCC has been running
weeks of ads attacking Tom Udall for supporting GOALS 2000. The ad claims
that, in supporting Goals 2000, Udall wants bureaucrats in Washington to
control our schools. The ad asks, "Education by the same people who brought
us the $600 toilet seat?" It S therefore vital that GOALS 2000 be promoted at
this event to undermine GOP attacks on Tom.
Tom and his opponent, Bill Redmond, have clashed on a few key educational
issues:
Vouchers. Redmond frequently touts his support of vouchers as a way
to give everyone the same educational choices that wealthy families have. Tom
resolutely opposes vouchers; they divert badly need funds from public schools
and, in rural Northern New Mexico, there are very few accessible private
schools. Even with vouchers, it is unlikely that many families in northern New
Mexico would be able to afford (much less transport) to send their children to
private schools.
"Dollars to the Classroom." Redmond voted for the Republican
"Dollars to the Classroom" legislation that abolishes 31 federal education
programs (including Goals 2000, school to work, and the Dwight D.
Eisenhower Professional Development Program) and puts money into block
grants for discretionary use by local school districts. The Department of
Education vehemently opposes this legislation. The Department of Education
estimates that this bill would reduce federal education dollars to New Mexico
by 9.8 million, or 37.5%. This legislation is devastating to public education in
New Mexico.
Santa Fe Community College and the Early Childhood Development Center
Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) was established in 1983 with a vision to
make higher education affordable and available in Northern New Mexico. It
provides educational opportunities for a diverse student population while also
serving as a resource for community and work force development. The
mission of the college is twofold: to promote student success and to serve the
community. The college offers, at low cost to students, educational
opportunities that strengthen and expand cultural, intellectual, physical and
social development and technical competence. The college's offerings include
a variety of technical/occupational, developmental education, university-
parallel, and continuing education programs.
SFCC's Division of Early Childhood, Family Studies and Teacher Education
began in 1988. The Early Childhood Development Center was opened in
1996. The mission of the division is to provide high-quality educational
training for personnel in Northern New Mexico leading to professional
credentials, a certificate, or a degree. In addition, the program is dedicated to
protecting children and supporting families through a variety of programs.
These programs continue today through a complex system of funding from
numerous sources, including the institution; federal, state, and local
governments; and private foundations.
Programs and services currently operating in the division include:
Instructional programs leading to a Child Development Associate (CDA)
credential, a certificate, associate's degree and transfer programs to a four-
year college;
A Child Care Training and Technical Assistance Project, funded from Child
Care and Development Block Grant funds, that coordinates and
disseminates information about training to local child-care providers and
provides free training through workshops and a course for entry-level
practitioners;
A NAEYC accredited Child Development Program which is gold licensed
by the State of New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department,
enrolling approximately 85 children from 2 months through 5 years of age
that serves as a model observation/participation site for early childhood
students and provides free or affordable care to a diverse group of children
of SFCC students, faculty/staff and community members (funding for
students' children is provided by Head Start and Early Head Start and state
child-care vouchers);
The Nosotros Therapeutic Intervention Program that provides free
intervention and education in a parent/child group model to families who
are at-risk, including many families who are court-mandated for abuse or
neglect issues (funded by the institution, the city, and a private foundation);
The Child Care Resource and Referral Project that provides information
about child-care options either in centers or family child-care homes, as well
as information about evaluating child care, to families searching for out-of-
home placements for their children (funded by a private foundation);
And family services, including a Toy Lending Center with toys and
equipment available for borrowing free of charge; a free Warm Line
telephone service in which parents can talk to specialists about their
concerns and questions; and an annual parenting conference co-sponsored
with the SFCC Division of Continuing Education, Prevent Child Abuse
Santa Fe, and Presbyterian Medical Services.
IV.
Panelists
Note: Rita Martinez Purson will moderate the forum - with Santa Fe Community College
Mrs. Clinton
Tom Udall, Congressional Candidate
Margaret Aragon Chavez, Wife of Gubernatorial Candidate Martin Chavez
Senator Jeff Bingaman
Dr. Lee Vargas, Superintendent of Santa Fe Public Schools
Nancy File, Director of Early Child Development Center, Santa Fe Community
College
Local High School Student
Sherrie Lopez, Student-Parent of child at the Early Child Development Center
V.
Sequence of Events
5:15pm
Arrive at Center. Met by Nancy File, Director of the Center.
Visit an Early Head Start classroom.
5:30pm
Forum Begins. President of the Community College welcomes
everyone to event.
5:35pm
SENATOR JEFF BINGAMAN: Welcomes guests, introduces
event message.
5:40pm
SHERRIE LOPEZ: Discusses the role that Head Start has had
on her and her children's lives.
5:45pm
DR. LEE VARGAS: Discusses the challenges public education
faces from an administrator's perspective.
5:50pm
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT: Discusses public education from
a student's perspective.
5:55pm
MARGARET ARAGON CHAVEZ: Discusses plans for early
childhood development and education from the community/state
perspective.
6:00pm
TOM UDALL: Discusses plans for public education from the
federal perspective.
6:05pm
NANCY FILE: Discusses the Early Childhood Development
Center as a model for success.
6:10pm
MRS. CLINTON: Discusses public education, Head Start. Why
Tom Udall and Margaret Chavez's opinions are so important.
Why these races are so important.
6:20pm
RITA MARTINEZ PURSONS: Takes 3 or 4 questions from the
audience. She will take questions from a local teacher, Patsy
Trujillo (state legislator who sits on the education committee), and
a local high school student. Additional questions will be taken if
time permits.
6:50pm
RITA MARTINEZ PURSONS: Concludes the event.
7:00pm
Motorcade departs for Airport
Bio for Tom udall
In 1990, at the age of 42, Tom Udall was elected New Mexico's Attorney General as the
Democratic Party's top vote-getter. He made an immediate and powerful impact with his tough
stands on environmental safety, drunk-driving. political corruption, campaign financing, and
abuses in the gasoline, tobacco, gambling and liquor industries. He attacked deceptive trade
practices, blocked public utility rate increases, demanded accountability for WIPP, and curbed
domestic violence.
Tom was re-elected in 1994 in a landslide, again leading the party ticket. Every daily
newspaper in the state endorsed him. In its editorial, the Santa Fe New Mexican declared that
"Tom Udall's performance as Attorney General is public service of an extremely high caliber; the
kind that makes even the toughest cynics proud of our democratic system."
Tom brings to public office the proud heritage of a family committed to public service, the
dedication of a responsible people's advocate, and the record of a fighter and winner. His roots
go deep in the Southwest. His great-grandfather led a wagon train of settlers into the territory in
1880s. His grandmother was born in Luna, New Mexico. His grandfather read the law and rose
to the position of chief justice of his state supreme court. Tom's father Stewart, now a Santa Fe
resident, was elected four times to Congress before being appointed Secretary of the Interior by
President John F. Kennedy. His uncle Morris ("Mo") served in Congress for 30 years and was a
major presidential contender in 1976.
Tom holds law degrees from Cambridge University in England and the University of New
Mexico Law School. He clerked for Chief Judge Oliver Seth of the 10th Circuit Court of
Appeals, served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for criminal prosecutions and protected New
Mexico's land, air, and water as Chief Counsel to the Health and Environment Department.
Later, in private practice, he became a partner and shareholder in the Miller Firm which has
offices in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Farmington and Las Cruces.
After two successful terms as Attorney General, Tom Udall is running for the United
States Congress from New Mexico's Third District. The agenda he'll bring to the House of
Representatives is the same one he fought for as the state's top law enforcement officer:
reforming campaign finances, preserving the environment, improving education, fighting crime,
safeguarding seniors and consumers, and strengthening New Mexico's communities. With his
reputation as a champion of the public interest and his record as a winner, Tom is the man to
carry the voice of Northern New Mexico to Washington.
Tom Udall is married to Santa Fe attorney and arts advocate Jill Z. Cooper. Their
daughter Amanda runs Tom's congressional campaign.
3rd District Candidate Comparison
Redmond believes that the federal government should have no role whatsoever
in public education. Redmond supports abolishing the Department of
Education and replacing it with block grants to the states. New Mexico
currently receives about $200 million a year in federal education funds. Udall
opposes abolishing the Department of Education.
Redmond supports using federal resources to subsidize private
education. In addition to supporting vouchers, Redmond voter for the
"Education Savings Account" bill which gives tax breaks to families saving
money for private school tuition. The bill would cost the federal government
an estimated $2 Billion over five years; it was vetoed. Udall opposes
vouchers.
Redmond voted for the House Republican Budget II, which would freeze
funding for Head Start. The freeze would result in underfunding of Head
Start by $536 million over the next five years. Udall supports Head Start,
and will fight efforts to cut it.
Redmond voted against a democratic proposal to provide funds to allow
schools to modernize their facilities and reduce class sizes. Udall
supports reducing class sizes.
Redmond recently cast a significant pro-bilingual vote, but he has voted a
few times against funding bilingual education in the supplemental
appropriations process in this Congress. Udall supports bilingual
education.
Redmond has voted against Democratic proposals to create national
academic performance standards. Udall supports a strong system of
standards to hold our schools accountable.
Redmond opposes internet capability in every classroom. Udall
supports it.
Redmond voted against putting 100,000 new teachers in public schools.
Udall would have voted for it.
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Martin J. Chavez
Biography
O
n December 1. 1997. Martin J. Chavez. 45. completed a four-year term as
mayor of Albuquerque. New Mexico's largest city with a population of
465,000. During his tenure. he pushed through initiatives to reduce crime.
crack down on gang violence. clean up graffiti, strengthen the city's partnership with
the public schools. conserve water, and foster spectacular job growth. in his last year
in office, Newsweek magazine featured Chavez as one of "America's 25 Most
Dynamic Mayors." Despite approval ratings which consistently hovered between
62% and 75%, Chavez decided not to run for re-election but instead chose to seek the
Democratic nomination for governor in 1998.
FIGHTING CRIME: At the close of Chavez's mayoral
FOSTERING JOB and ECONOMIC GROWTH:
term, the rate of serious crime in Albuquerque was in
Chavez's administration built an effective partnership
marked decline. In 1994, Chavez began the difficult
with the business community to lure dynamic new
transition to Community-oriented Policing, which gets
companies to the area. During his term. Time magazine
cops out of their cars and back onto neighborhood beats.
recognized the city as one of the top 10 in nation in job
The resulting collaboration between the Police
growth. He instituteda "one-stop-shop"to streamline the
Department and neighborhood associations has made
planning and permitting process for development.
citizens and cops partners in the effort to make the
making Albuquerque a business friendly location. A
community safe again.
permanent new home for Albuquerque's signature event,
When he took office, Chavez learned that the city was
the International Balloon Fiesta, was acquired during
unable to attract enough qualified people to bring the
this period.
Police Department up to authorized strength. He waged
A Ibuquerque confronted a major economic crisis in 1995
a successful battle to push through a 15% pay raise for
when the BRAC Commission recommended to the
police officers, a move that brought salaries up to the
Department of Defense that Kirtland Air Force -- with
regional average for city's of comparable Today, the
its 7,000 jobs - be targeted for "realignment." Chavez
Department is at full strength for the first time in years.
immediately formed the Kirtland Retention Task Force
Chavez also establishedthe Mayor's Council on Gangs,
composed of business and community leaders. Working
which developed a wide-ranging plan for countering the
closely with the congressionaldelegation. they succeeded
rise of youth violence. Closer collaboration between city
in marshaling such a powerful case for Kirtland that it
agencies and the public schools were a central com-
become one of only two bases in the entire nation to get
ponent of this effort. To give children something to say
a reprieve from the realignment and closure list.
"yes" to, he worked to restore athletics, arts and music in
PERSONAL: Martin J. Chavez is a native Albu-
Albuquerque's middle schools.
querquean. He earned a Bachelor's Degree from the
WIPING OUT GRAFFITI: Before Chavez took office in
University of New Mexico, and a law degree from
1993, Albuquerque was plagued with graffiti, a warning
Georgetown University in Washington D.C. In 1986, as
sign of growing gang activity. One of his first acts upon
the first Director of the new state Workers'
taking office was to rally the community in an all-out
Compensation Administration, he implemented reforms
effort to wipe out this blight. More than 5,000 volunteers
that saved a problem-plagued program and sharply
responded to his calls to participate in weekend Paint the
reduced costs to business. He served in the state senate
Town mobilizations. And the new Graffiti Hotline
from 1989 to 1993, where he sponsored bills for
allowed residents to report graffiti for speedy removal by
campaign and governmental ethics reform. Chavez is
city crews. Today, graffiti in the city is the exception, not
married to Margaret Aragon de Chavez. They have two
the rule. Albuquerque's program has become a
young children, Martinique and Ezequiel.
nationally-recognized model.
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prompted Chavez to launch an aggressive water
conservationcampaign. A city government water usage
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by 1997.
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Martin Chavez's Record as Mayor
As the mayor of Albuquerque, Martin Chavez in November 1996 was identified by Newsweek Magazine
as one of the top 25 "most dynamic" mayors in the country. Chavez is facing incumbent Republican
Gov. Gary Johnson in New Mexico's race for governor. The election will be held Nov. 3.
A recent poll by an Albuquerque television station showed Chavez with a slight edge over his opponent.
Altogether, 849 registered voters statewide were asked: "If the election were held today, whom would
you vote for?". The results:
Martin Chavez
45%
Gary Johnson
43%
Undecided
12%
(margin of error is +/- 5%)
Here's a look at some of Chavez's accomplishments as mayor:
Education and Youth
Established "Mayor's Council on Gangs" and "Student Advisory Group," which developed a wide-
ranging plan for countering the rise of youth violence.
Sponsored Youth Town Halls to talk directly with youth about issues of concern to them, including
gangs, teen pregnancy and drugs.
Obtained $115,000 from local businesses while working with the Albuquerque Public Schools to
strengthen the city's partnership with public schools and to establish a public-private partnership to
restore athletics, arts and music in Albuquerque's middle schools without raising taxes.
Sponsored Mayor's Summer Youth Jobs Initiative, which provided summer jobs for 888 youth,
including many "at-risk" youths and drop-outs.
Contracted with the Second Judicial District of New Mexico to operate a "teen court" holding teens
accountable for misdemeanor offenses with sentences determined by their peers. It was the only
teen court in the state implemented through the judicial branch.
Established the "Safe Summer Program" to expand youth and young-adult recreation opportunities
by extending hours at the community centers for late-night summer recreation. Most community
centers have continued to expand their hours throughout the fall.
Jobs and Economic Prosperity
Built an effective partnership with the business community to lure dynamic new companies such as
Sumitomo, Intel, America Online and others to the area.
Time Magazine recognized the city as one of the top 10 in the nation in job growth.
Instituted a "one-stop shop" to streamline the planning and permitting process for businesses,
making Albuquerque a business friendly location.
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Formed the Kirtland Retention Task Force, composed of business and community leaders, to help
Kirtland become one of only two bases in the nation to get a reprieve from the realignment and
closure list recommended in 1995 by the BRAC Commission.
The city's bond rating under Chavez's administration increased to its highest point in history.
Albuquerque today has one of the most diverse economies in the U.S. and a job-growth rate that is
the envy of mayors across the nation.
Chavez brought a pro-business, can-do attitude to government.
Launched "Good For You Campaign" to promote what's good about Albuquerque while working to
fix what is wrong. Helped spur economic growth by drawing attention to the city.
The Environment
Established the Albuquerque Clean Team, an anti-litter brigade that drafts volunteers to spruce up
city neighborhoods. Also drafted city department heads, managers and supervisors to join him in a
one-week weed war to get rid of weeds on medians and right-of-ways.
Expanded bike trails and sponsored and signed an ordinance to dedicate 5 percent of Public Works
Dept. funds to maintain trails and bike-ways.
Led the charge for water conservation with a computerized sprinkler system to cut water use in city
parks. Worked with the city to evaluate and implement ways to reuse treated wastewater and to
replenish the aquifer. Encouraged individual households to reduce water usage and increase
xeriscaping. Organized Town Hall meetings and an advisory committee to discuss water.
Conservation measures achieved and surpassed the city's goal, with a 21.5 percent reduction in
water usage during his term
Initiated a proposal for a quarter-cent tax to buy open space, which was subsequently approved
overwhelmingly by citizens in a public referendum.
Crime
Implemented community policing.
Opened nine police mini-substations to promote closer relationships between neighborhoods and the
Albuquerque Police Department (APD).
Added more officers to APD and successfully pushed for a 15 percent pay raise.
Sponsored major citywide anti-graffiti program featuring three "Paint the Town" days in which
citizens turned out to remove graffiti throughout the city. Also established a graffiti hotline allowing
residents to report graffiti for speedy removal by city crews. The program was so successful that it
eventually went statewide and became a nationally recognized model.
Sponsored an anti-hate crime bill along with City Councilor Sam Bregman.
Signed an order to impose a ban on anti-gay bias.
Gang prevention programs served 750 youth in 1996 fiscal year.
As a State Senator, sponsored and passed a bill outlawing spousal rape.
Community Improvement
Revived the Mayor's Charity Ball and raised more than $500,000 to benefit the homeless, the frail
elderly, victims of domestic violence and children and families in need.
Was the driving force that finally got the Montano Bridge built after 30 years of wrangling and court
battles in all three levels of the state's court system.
Created Department of Senior Affairs and started a Home Delivered Breakfast Program for the 800
frail elderly currently receiving lunch. In many instances these are the only hot meals the recipients
receive each day.
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Biography
"When you give
For her efforts Margaret was awarded the Youth
from the heart,,
Development Inc.'s Outstanding Youth Advocate Award in
you can truly make
1994 and 1995. and the Latino Peace Officers Association
1995 Community Service Award.
a difference."
FOSTERING COMMUNITY:
Margaret
devotes
much
of her time to serving on community boards, including the
Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Conunerce, and is a community
PERSONAL: A native of Albuquerque and a graduate of
advisor for the Albuquerque Board of Realtors. She is a former
West Mesa High School, Margaret continued her education at
advisor for the Junior League of Albuquerque and the UNM
UNM where she earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in
Education and a Master of Arts in Educational Administration.
Minority Graduate Student Retention Committee. As First Lady. she
During her professional career as an educator, Margaret
piloted a statewide anti-graffiti program - "Paint the State
pursued her desire to teach. nurture. and empower children at
patterned after Albuquerque's very successful "Paint the Town"
Carlos Rey, Chaparral, and Susie Rayos Marmon elementary
program. Margaret was a driving force in establishing the
schools. She then served as the first lay principal of Our Lady
Albuquerque Character Counts! Initiative. For community service,
of Fatima Catholic School where she established the school's
she received the Governor's Award for Outstanding New Mexico
first operating budget and implemented several innovative
programs. Leaving that position upon the birth of her second
Women two years in a row (1994 and 1995).
child, Margaret continued to pursue her commitment to the
RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS: Margaret has
community by assisting many worthwhile organizations, but
assisted worthwhile organizations by creating public awareness
remained focused on her most important role: raising daughter.
of critical issues, raising monies, and garnering public support
Martinique, and son, Ezequiel. When her husband, Martin
by serving as chairperson, honorary chair. and spokesperson.
Chavez, was elected Mayor of Albuquerque in 1993, Margaret
Through her work with March of Dimes, SOS Taste of the
established the Office of the First Lady to serve as a vehicle for
Nation, and other groups. Margaret has gained public attention
individuals. schools. and organizations to make their needs and
and support for efforts ranging from hunger relief to preventing
ideas known, and to assist them in obtaining support and
birth defects. In each of Margaret's personal. professional, and
resources from the community. During the time she served as
public roles she has utilized the opportunity to bring public
first lady of Albuquerque. Margaret also completed a course of
attention to the needs of women. children and families
study to become a licensed real estate consultant. and joined the
including making her radio show on KDEF and talk shows on
Vaughan Company Realtors in 1996.
GOV-TV and KASY-TV public forums to inform and educate
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY: A passionate concern for the
her audience. Because Margaret truly believes in the caring
heart of her community, she worked to see that those whom she
well-being of women. children and families has been the
calls "silent heroes" would be recognized. She is one of the
impetus for Margaret's efforts to give back to her community.
originators of a civic pride campaign called "Good for You.
Her lifelong belief that the road to self-esteem and fulfillment
Albuquerque!" which called upon citizens to report the good
is built by educating and empowering our children has been
deeds of everyday Albuquerqueans who are making nr
evident from her efforts as an educator, to her initiatives as first
extraordinary difference in our quality of life.
lady, to her current commitment to a number of community
boards and organizations. As an educator and administrator,
HONORS: Margaret was one of 20 women nationwide
Margaret promoted and implemented student support programs
selected as a 1995 Fellow of the National Hispana Leadership
such as Chapter I, student council, and hot lunch, as well as a
Institute from which she graduated that year. She has also
Professional Development School Proposal for her teachers,
completed the Institute of Public Policy Training at the John F
and educational presentations for parents.
Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. as well
Reviving the Mayor's Charity ball in 1994, Margaret raised
as the Leadership development program at the internationally
over a half-million dollars to assist women, families, the
recognized Center for Creative Leadership in San Diego. And
elderly and the homeless. The Annual Blue Jean Ball and the
in 1996, Margaret received a four-year appointment to the
First Lady's Christmas Drive for Children brought the
prestigious Executive Advisory Board of the Harvard Journal
community together to fill the shelves of "Santa's Shops" where
of Hispanic Policy.
parents could go privately and with dignity to select gifts for
their children to discover on Christmas morning. In 1997, the
number of families served tripled from the 600 served in 1996.
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PRESIDENT CLINTON'S PROPOSAL:
CHILD CARE THAT STRENGTHENS AMERICAN FAMILIES
January 7, 1998
"No government can raise or love a child. Mothers and fathers do. But
government can empower Americans with the tools they need to meet their most vital
responsibilities as parents and as workers. So today, I am proud to propose the single
largest child care investment in the history of our nation. It is a comprehensive and fiscally-
responsible plan to make child care more affordable and accessible, to raise the quality and
assure the safety of care for millions of American families. This is an issue that touches
nearly every family, one that should rise above politics and partisan interests."
President Bill Clinton
January 7, 1998
President Clinton announces an historic initiative to improve child care for America's working families. The
initiative proposes approximately $20 billion over five years for child care, including elements to help working
families pay for child care, build a good supply of after-school programs, improve the safety and quality
of care, and promote early learning.
ENSURING AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE, SAFE CHILD CARE. The President's child care initiative responds to the
struggles our nation's working parents face in finding child care they can afford, trust and rely on. The new
initiative:
Makes child care more affordable for working families. To help working families struggling to
meet the costs of child care, the initiative invests $7.5 billion over five years to double the number of
children receiving child care subsidies to more than two million by the year 2003. The initiative also
increases tax credits for child care for three million families and provides tax credits to businesses that
provide child care services to their employees.
Increases access to and promotes early learning and healthy child development. To improve
early learning, the initiative includes $3 billion over five years to establish an Early Learning Fund
that helps local communities improve the quality and safety of child care for children ages zero to
five. The initiative also increases investment in Head Start and doubles the number of children served
by Early Head Start to 80,000.
Improves the safety and quality of child care. To help ensure safe, quality child care, the initiative:
steps up enforcement of state health and safety standards in child care settings, facilitates background
checks on child care providers, increases scholarships and training for child care providers, and invests in
child care research and evaluation.
Expands access to safe after-school care. To help create safe, positive learning environments for the
more than five million school-age children who lack adult supervision during a typical week, the initiative
provides after-school care for up to half a million children a year and improves coordination of federal
after-school initiatives to help communities.
BUILDING STRONGER FAMILIES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. This initiative is an important part of the President's
agenda to strengthen America's families. Because of the President's leadership: federal funding for child care has
increased by nearly 70% since 1993; the 1996 welfare reform law increased child care funding by $4 billion over
six years; the Healthy Child Care America Initiative is ensuring that children in child care are in safe and healthy
environments; Head Start funding has increased more than 57% since 1993, serving more than 830,000 children
and their families; and the first ever White House conferences on child care and early development were held in
1997.
CHILD CARE: A CHALLENGE FOR AMERICA'S WORKING FAMILIES
January 7, 1993
fillions of Americans, struggling to be both good parents and good workers, rely on child care and after-
chool programs for part of each day. As the White House Conference on Child Care showed, America's
working families, more than ever, are pressed to find safe, affordable care for their children.
Millions of America's children are in child care. In 1995, of the approximately 21 million infants,
toddlers, and preschool children under the age of six in the U.S., more than 12.9 million children were in child
care. Forty-five percent of children under age one were in child care on a regular basis. [National Center for
Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education]
Children are in care for many hours each working day. In 1990, more than half of children under five
with mothers in the workforce were in child care 35 hours or more each week. [National Child Care Survey, 1990]
Families struggle to afford child care. Working parents who rely on child care often have a hard time
paying for it. In 1993, the average family with an employed mother and a child under five spent about $74
per week for child care for all preschoolers in the family. [U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1997]
Infant care is generally more expensive: in 1995, center-based care for infants averaged $112 per week. [Cost,
Quality and Child Outcomes in Child Care Centers, University of Colorado at Denver, 1995] For families with children
between three and five, child care is the second or third greatest household expense. [U.S. Department of
Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1997]
In 1993, families with annual incomes under $14,400 paying for child care for children under five years old
spent 25 percent of their income on child care, compared with six percent for families with incomes of
$54,000 or more. [What Does it Cost to Mind Our Preschoolers?, U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Pop. Reports, 1995]
Many children are in settings that are not healthy or safe and do not promote early learning and
development. Recent studies have raised concerns about the quality of care:
A four-state study of quality in child care centers found that only one in seven centers (14 percent)
were rated good quality. [Cost, Quality and Child Outcomes in Child Care Centers, University of Colorado at Denver,
1995]
According to another study, 13 percent of regulated and 50 percent of unregulated family child care
providers offer care that is inadequate. [The Study of Children in Family Child Care and Relative Care, Families
and Work Institute, 1994]
In the words of one well-respected report, "Many children living in poverty receive child care that, at
best, does not support their optimal development and, at worst, may compromise their health and
safety." [New Findings on Children, Families, and Economic Self-Sufficiency, National Research Council, 1995]
The quality of child care matters. Research shows that when children are in better quality child care
programs, they have have stronger language, pre-mathematics, and social skills; better relationships with their
teachers; and stronger self-esteem. In some instances, quality has even greater impact on children who are
typically at-risk. [Cost, Quality, and Child Outcomes in Child Care Centers, University of Colorado, 1995]
After-school programs are in short supply. The Bureau of the Census estimates that in 1997 38.8 million
children between the ages of five and 14 lived in the U.S., of whom 24 million had parents in the workforce
or school. [1994 SIPP data from the Bureau of the Census] Experts estimate that nearly five million school-age
children spend time as "latchkey kids". without adult supervision during a typical week. [National Institute for Out-
of-School Time at Wellesley College]
Good after-school programs matter. Constructive activities for children and youth are critical to enhancing
their development and keeping them out of trouble. Studies show that school-age children who are left alone
after school are at greater risk of truancy, risk-taking behavior, substance abuse, poor grades, and stress.
["Characteristics of Eighth-Grade Students Who Initiate Self-Care in Elementary and Junior High School, Pediatrics, 1990] Youth
between the ages of 12 and 17 are most likely to commit violent acts or be victims themselves between 2:00
pm and 6:00 pm. [OJJDP 1997]
udies also indicate that children under adult supervision in a formal program during after-school hours
NOW improved academic achievement and better attitudes toward school than their peers in self- or sibling-
care. [Miller and Marx, 1990, in Supplement to the National Assessment of Chapter 1]
PRESIDENT CLINTON'S PROPOSAL:
CHILD CARE THAT STRENGTHENS AMERICAN FAMILIES
"Not a single American family should ever have to choose between the job they
need and the child they love.
President Bill Clinton
State of the Union Address, January 27, 1998
President Clinton announced an historic initiative to improve child care for America's working
families. The initiative proposes over $20 billion over five years for child care -- to help working
families pay for child care, build a good supply of after-school programs, improve the safety
and quality of care, and promote early learning.
ENSURING AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE, SAFE CHILD CARE. The President's child care initiative
responds to the struggles our nation's working parents face in finding child care they can
afford, trust and rely on. The new initiative:
Makes child care more affordable for working families. To help working families
struggling to meet the costs of child care, the initiative invests $7.5 billion over five
years to double the number of children receiving child care subsidies to more than two
million by the year 2003. The initiative also invests $4.8 billion over five years to
increase tax credits for child care for three million families and provides a new tax
credit for businesses that offer child care services to their employees at a cost of $500
million over five years.
Increases access to and promotes early learning and healthy child development.
To improve early learning, the initiative includes $3 billion over five years to establish
an Early Learning Fund that helps local communities improve the quality and safety of
child care for children ages zero to five. The initiative also increases investment in
Head Start and doubles the number of children served by Early Head Start to 80,000.
Improves the safety and quality of child care. To help ensure safe, quality child care,
the initiative: steps up enforcement of state health and safety standards in child care
settings, facilitates background checks on child care providers, increases scholarships and
training for child care providers, and invests in child care research and evaluation.
Expands access to safe after-school care. To help create safe, positive learning
environments for American school-age children who lack adult supervision during a
typical week, the initiative increases the 21st Century Learning Center Program by $800
million over five years to provide after-school care for up to half a million children a year.
MAKES CHILD CARE MORE AFFORDABLE FOR WORKING FAMILIES
Doubles the Number of Children Receiving Child Care Subsidies to More than Two
Million. The President proposes to expand the Child Care and Development Block Grant to help
working families struggling to meet the costs of child care. This block grant is the primary federal
subsidy program to pay for child care, enabling low-income parents to work. Funds are
distributed by formula to the states to operate direct child care subsidy programs, as well as to
improve the quality and availability of care. The President's initiative will more than double the
number of children served from the one million served in FY 95 (the latest year for which data are
available). The President's budget will increase funding for the block grant by $7.5 billion (with a
match) over five years, which will enable states to provide subsidies for more than two million
children by 2003,
Increases Tax Credits for Child Care for Three Million Working Families. The Child and
Dependent Care Tax Credit provides tax relief to taxpayers who pay for the care of a child under
13 or a disabled dependent or spouse in order to work. The credit is equal to a percentage of the
taxpayer's employment-related expenditures for child or dependent care, with the amount of the
credit depending on the taxpayer's income. The President's proposal increases the credit for
families earning under $60,000, providing an additional average tax cut of $358 for these families
and eliminating income tax liability for almost all families with incomes below 200% of poverty
($35,000 for a family of four) that take the maximum allowable child care expenses under the law.
The President's budget will include $5.1 billion over five years to expand the Child and
Dependent Care Tax Credit for three million working families.
Provides New Business Tax Credits. The child care initiative includes a tax credit to businesses
that provide child care services for their employees, by building or expanding child care facilities,
operating existing facilities, training child care workers, or providing child care resources and
referral services to employees. The credit covers 25% of qualified costs, but may not exceed
$150,000 per year. The President's budget will include approximately $500 million over five
years for these tax credits.
PROMOTES EARLY LEARNING AND HEALTHY CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Promotes Early Learning. Research shows that children's experiences in the earliest years are
critical to their development and future success. The President's proposed Early Learning Fund
provides challenge grants to communities (distributed by states) to support programs to improve
early learning and the quality and safety of child care for children ages zero to five. Funds may be
used for. the following activities: providing basic training to child care providers (including first aid
and CPR); connecting individual child care providers to centers for education and support;
assisting child care providers to meet accreditation and licensing requirements; linking child care
providers with health professionals; reducing group sizes and child-to-staff ratios; and providing
home visits, parent education, and consumer education about child care.
The President's Early Learning Fund builds on state initiatives such as North Carolina's Smart
Start, which helps North Carolina's children enter school healthy and ready to succeed. Smart
Start funds a broad variety of local efforts, including improving staff-to-child ratios, health
linkages that have raised immunization rates, and parent education and mentoring programs to
give new parents support. The President's budget will include $3 billion over five years for this
fund.
Increases Investment in Head Start and Doubles the Number of Children Served by Early
Head Start. Head Start provides early, continuous and comprehensive child development and
family support services, preparing children for a lifetime of learning and development. The
President is committed to reauthorize Head Start and reach one million children by 2002. The
President's budget will invest $3.8 billion over five years to keep on track his commitment to
serving one million children by 2002, and to double the number of infants and toddlers in Early
Head Start to 80,000.
IMPROVES THE QUALITY OF CHILD CARE
Steps Up Enforcement of State Health and Safety Standards. Building on the military's
model child care program, this proposed initiative will fund state efforts to improve licensing
systems and enforce child care health and safety standards, including by increasing unannounced
inspections of child care settings. The President's budget will include $500 million over five years
for this program.
Facilitates Background Checks on Child Care Providers. On the day of the White House
Conference on Child Care, the President transmitted to Congress the National Crime Prevention
and Privacy Compact, which will facilitate effective background checks on child care providers by
eliminating state law barriers to sharing criminal history information for non-criminal purposes.
Although the vast majority of child care providers are dedicated to the teaching and nurturing of
children, one tragedy in child care is too many. Background checks are an important way to
ensure that the people watching our children are fit for this responsibility.
Increases Scholarships and Training for Child Care Providers. At the White House
Conference on Child Care, the President proposed establishing a Child Care Provider Scholarship
Fund to enable states to provide scholarship funds to students working toward a child care
credential. Eligible child care workers must commit to remaining in the field for at least one year
for each year of assistance received and will earn increased compensation or bonuses when they
complete their course work. The President proposed a federal investment of $250 million over
five years, which will support 50,000 scholarships per year. The President is also proposing to
expand the Department of Labor's Child Care Apprenticeship Program to fund the training of
child care providers.
Invests in Research. Because too little is known about our child care system, the President's
budget will increase support for data, research, and evaluation. This research fund will also
support a National Center on Child Care Statistics and a child care hotline that parents can call to
get information about how to find child care in their communities and how to identify appropriate,
quality care for their children. In addition, the research fund will support demonstration projects
to test approaches to help new parents who choose to stay home to care for their newborns or
newly adopted children. The President's budget will include $150 million over five years for this
fund.
EXPANDS AND STREAMLINES AFTER-SCHOOL CARE
An estimated five million school-age children spend time as "latchkey kids" without adult
supervision during a typical week. Research indicates that during these unsupervised hours
children are more likely to engage in at-risk behavior, such as crime, drugs, and alcohol use. To
meet this pressing demand, the President is proposing a dramatic expansion of after-school care.
Provides After-School Care for up to Half a Million Children a Year. The President proposes
a dramatic expansion of the 21st Century Community Learning Center Program to provide start-
up funds (with a local match) to school-community partnerships to establish or expand before-
and after-school programs for school-age children. The program increases the supply of after-
school care in a cost-effective manner primarily by funding. programs that use public schools and
their existing resources, such as computers, gymnasiums, and sports equipment. The program
also includes a set aside to fund programs run by community organizations. The President's
budget will request $800 million of entirely new money for this program, for a total of $1 billion
over five years.
Improves Coordination of Federal After-School Initiatives to Help Communities Make Best
Use of Existing Resources. The President will put in place a collaborative effort involving
numerous federal agencies to eliminate duplication and better coordinate federal funding for after-
school programs in three to five pilot cities, including the District of Columbia.
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton
Education Event Talking(Events
Santa Fe, New Mexico
October 16, 1998
Tom Udall has made education the central part of his campaign message.
His first priority in the Congress will be to work to ensure that every child in
America receives a first class education.
Bill Redmond believes that the federal government should have no role
whatsoever in public education. He supports abolishing the Department of
Education and replacing it with block grants to the states. New Mexico
currently receives about $200 million a year in federal education funds.
Tom is a strong proponent of early childhood education programs. He
knows that the first few years of a child's development are the most
important. Tom favors expanding access to Head Start and Early Head Start
so that every eligible child can get the support he/she needs to enter school
ready to learn.
Redmond supports using federal resources to subsidize private education. In
addition to supporting vouchers, Redmond voter for the "Education Savings
Account" bill which gives tax breaks to families saving money for private
school tuition. The bill would cost the federal government an estimated $2
billion over five years; it was vetoed.
Tom views Head Start as a model for federal-local partnerships in providing
programs for our children. Head Start requires local buy-in and is
administered locally, but receives substantial federal support and benefits
from federal guidance.
Redmond voted for the House Republican Budget II, which would freeze
funding for Head Start. The freeze would result in under funding of Head
Start by $536 million over the next five years.
Tom supports charter schools. We can foster innovation within the public
school system. We should not take a one-size fits all approach to public
education.
Redmond voted against a democratic proposal to provide funds to allow
schools to modernize their facilities and reduce class size.
Tom supports efforts such as Senator Bingaman's National Drop-out
Prevention Act which targets resources to address the drop-out crisis, and
offers support for alternative education programs designed to keep at risk
youth in school.
Redmond recently cast a significant pro-bilingual vote, but he has voted a
few times against funding bilingual education in the supplemental
appropriations process in this Congress.
Tom supports national standards for our schools. This does not mean
relinquishing local control of our schools. It does mean that we have a
strong system of standards to hold our schools accountable.
Tom will aggressively advocate for the national agenda of providing 100,000
teachers, providing financial support to local communities to rebuild and
refurbish their schools, and wiring our classrooms for the 21 st century.
Tom supports increased parental involvement. At a recent forum on
education held by Tom, teachers and administrators expressed a need for
help in the classroom.
Tom is a strong advocate for bilingual education. Tom supports bilingual
education not only to transition children from their first language to English,
but to reinforce their first language (whether it is Spanish or Native
American). Bilingualism is a vehicle for the preservation of New Mexico's
rich cultural diversity, and it is also a way to give children an advantage as
they enter the global job market.
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton
Talking Points
Marty Chavez (represented by Margaret Chavez)
October 16, 1998
When Margarget Chavez returned from the White House Conference on
Child Care last year, she convened a Summit in Albuquerque because she
and Marty care about the children of New Mexico.
Over the last year, Margaret and Marty met with groups throughout the state
to talk about how they can work together to support New Mexico's young
children and their families. From these conversations, they have developed a
comprehensive program called "BEST START."
BEST START will collect information to identify programs and services for
young children and families in New Mexico. One of the success stories
which blossomed in Albuquerque when Marty was mayor was the
development of the City Child Care Program.
There are now eleven city-run child care centers serving 600 low income
children, just like the one here at Santa Fe Community College.
Marty will continue to ensure that every child in New Mexico will have early
childhood development opportunities. BEST START will also restore the
Child Care Resource and Referral Service that was eliminated by the
Governor Johnson. He and Margaret know that some parents need help in
finding child care and child care providers. Child Care Resource and
Referral is especially important in helping welfare recipients find adequate
child care as they enter the work environment.
Marty Chavez will work tirelessly with the local, state and federal
governments andwith all New Mexicans to make sure that each child get the
BEST START in life.
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HEADLINE: First lady campaigns for Udall, Chavez at education forum
BYLINE: By DEBORAH BAKER, Associated Press Writer
DATELINE: SANTA FE
BODY:
The talk was of education, but the focus was on the election when Hillary Rodham Clinton visited
Santa Fe on Friday.
With the general election less than three weeks away, Mrs. Clinton showcased candidates for two seats
the Democrats desperately want to win.
Congressional candidate Tom Udall and gubernatorial nominee Martin Chavez joined the first lady for
her visit to Santa Fe Community College.
"If (voters) put education first, they will elect Tom Udall and Marty Chavez," Mrs. Clinton told an
enthusiastic crowd of about 150 invited guests.
She also sent a get-out-the-vote message that the Democratic Party hopes could make a difference in the
two tight contests.
Udall is running against Republican Rep. Bill Redmond, who won the seat in the heavily Democratic
3rd District in a special election last year. Chavez is challenging GOP Gov. Gary Johnson.
Mrs. Clinton wedged the Santa Fe stop in between visits to Las Vegas, Nev., and Madison, Wis.,
stumping and raising money for candidates.
There was a small, private fund-raiser for the two New Mexico candidates after the school visit.
Chavez has made education the central theme of his campaign, echoing the Clinton adminstration's call
for lower class sizes and promoting full-day kindergarten.
"We can point to many parts of the country that have made tremendous progress because a governor has
made education a priority," Mrs. Clinton said.
And she said the Clinton administration has unfinished business in Congress and needs Udall's vote on
school issues.
"We need more Democrats in Congress who will really support public education," she said.
The federal budget agreement reached Thursday sets aside $ 1.2 billion for teachers next year - the
equivalent of a year's salary of $ 25,000 for 48,000 teachers. New Mexico will get about $ 9.6 million of
that.
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Mrs. Clinton criticized the Republican majority in Congress for ignoring the president's education
initiatives until, "for political reasons, for election reasons, they began to look at some of the proposals."
"It should not be an issue that was dealt with in a couple of days. It should have been a priority of this
Congress," she said.
Mrs. Clinton was on an evening panel that also included Udall, Chavez's wife, Margaret Aragon de
Chavez, U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., and Santa Fe Schools Superintendent Lee Vargas.
The first lady also paid a brief visit to a classroom in the school's 2-year-old, $ 5.7 million early
childhood education center. Ten toddlers - the youngest of them eight months old - crawled around on
the carpeted floor and played with toys as part of a new Early Head Start program.
The program provides day care for parents who are students at the community college, and gives student
teachers an opportunity to get experience.
Mrs. Clinton stroked the cheek of 10-month-old Erick Coca, whose mother, Sherie Lopez, was also a
panelist.
"I'd be tired, too. It's time to go home, isn't it," she murmured.
Lopez, a single mother of two, told the audience early childhood programs help children make the
transition to school. And they have freed her to go to classes at the two-year community college to study
early childhood education, she said.
"You're comfortable going to school knowing your children are in a safe place," Lopez said.
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HEADLINE: Hillary Talks Education in N.M.
BYLINE: Jeannie Johnson And S.U. Mahesh Journal Staff Writers
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Student Input Tops Santa Fe Discussion
First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton sat in a rocking chair late Friday afternoon, leaning over and
stroking the face of 10-month-old Erick Coca at the Early Childhood Development Center at Santa Fe
Community College.
"I'm delighted to be here in this beautiful community college and childhood development center," she
said. "It would be the envy of anyone who could see it."
The first lady's visit to the center was part of a forum on education presented by Clinton and
Democratic Congressional candidate Tom Udall. A panel of educators and students joined Clinton in
discussing education issues for New Mexico and the nation. She was particularly interested in hearing
what the students had to say.
Sherie Lopez, a student at the community college, has two children in the college's Head Start program
-- one of them in the Early Head Start for children under age 3. Without the program, she wouldn't be
able to go to college.
"I want you to know how important early childhood education is to my education as well as my kids,"
she told Clinton. "It makes it much more comfortable for me to go to school knowing my kids are in a
safe place. By being in this program it also will be easier for them to make the transition to public
schools because they have been with so many different children and teachers."
Clinton told Lopez she understands how important that peace of mind is for parents and wished her luck
in furthering her education SO she could support her children.
Santa Fe High School student body president Eric Roybal asked the first lady to take back to
Washington three key points in making education a success for high school students, especially in New
Mexico. He asked her to help fund technology, support bilingual education and help educate teens on
the hazards of tobacco use.
"Bilingual education has been very important to me," Roybal told Clinton. "I live in Santa Fe, and
Spanish is the language we speak among our families. My grandparents only speak Spanish, so I have to
know Spanish in order to talk back to them."
Nancy File, head of the early education program at the college, said educators who work with infants
and toddlers need to be paid a living wage. "Early childhood professionals need to make wages
comparable to those people who work with older children in the public schools."
In addition to programs, Clinton said providing safe schools has to be a priority for the nation.
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"One of the things that didn't pass in Congress this year was funding for the modernization and repair of
schools. I've seen schools where roofs are leaking, windows are broken and plaster is falling from the
ceilings," she said.
"I've seen districts that have grown so fast there are more portables than permanent classrooms. We need
to pass that legislation so local districts will have the resources they need to provide the best learning
environment for our children."
Before the late afternoon forum in Santa Fe, Clinton had been scheduled to visit an elementary school in
Las Vegas, Nev.
Clinton arrived at the Santa Fe County Municipal Airport about 5 p.m. on a U.S. Air Force Boeing 757,
part of the president's fleet.
Dressed in a dark suit, she was greeted on the tarmac by Udall and Democratic gubernatorial candidate
Martin Chavez, their wives, U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman and a few other dignitaries, including a delegation
from Santa Fe Community College and Santa Fe Public Schools Superintendent Lee Vargas.
Jay Myers, an employee of the Santa Fe Airport Grill and Restaurant, said he had met the first lady
twice when he was in Washington, D.C., between 1993 and 1995 when he was part of a music group
that performed at the White House.
His wife, Mary Hayes Myers, said she came out to the airport just to see the first lady.
"She looked like a star. She was very graceful," she said.
Andrea Lewis, an employee at the Hertz Rental Co. at the airport, said security was pretty tight and
Secret Service agents were there all afternoon to be sure everything was safe.
"She seems to have it pretty well together given the situation she's going through," Lewis said.
Before flying out of Santa Fe at about 7:30 p.m., Clinton spent about 20 minutes in the offices of Santa
Fe Jet at the airport, talking to Chavez, Udall, Bingaman and other local Democratic leaders.
A small group of people yelled "Hillary" as she and her staff members started walking to her plane.
Clinton climbed up the stairs, turned back and waved.
The group applauded her.
Caught for a comment as Clinton's plane taxied down the runway, Chavez said, "She really liked New
Mexico. The Clintons have always liked New Mexico."
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teacher Mary Ann Nothwang, who is also holding Erick Coca. The children are in the Early Head Start
program at Santa Fe Community College.
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She came to Santa Fe on Friday to talk about early childhood development, but first lady Hillary
Rodham Clinton quickly made it clear she also came to help two high-profile New Mexico Democrats
get elected.
Just 90 seconds into her opening statements at Santa Fe Community College, Clinton urged a heavily
partisan audience of about 80 people to vote for gubernatorial candidate Martin Chavez and 3rd
Congressional District hopeful Tom Udall.
"If everybody in New Mexico votes for their own best interests, then they will put education first. And
if they put education first, they will elect Tom Udall and Martin Chavez," Clinton said, spurring
thunderous applause from the audience of about 80 educators and political supporters.
Throughout the forum, Clinton continued to tie education issues to her support for Udall and Chavez.
Chavez, Albuquerque's former mayor, is challenging Republican incumbent Gary Johnson in the
gubernatorial race. New Mexico Attorney General Udall is trying to unseat Republican Congressman
Bill Redmond in the 3rd District.
Udall and U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman joined Clinton on Friday's early childhood development panel.
Chavez's wife, Margaret Aragon de Chavez, a former educator, also sat on the panel, while Martin
Chavez sat in the audience with his daughter.
Clinton said the current Republican-controlled Congress has tried to stifle President Clinton's efforts to
provide federal funding to help reduce classroom size, put more teachers in the classroom and repair
dilapidated schools. She said sending Udall to Congress could help Clinton win some battles on
education.
"Those in the majority in Congress did everything they could to prevent the president's agenda from
going forward," Clinton said. "We need more Democrats in Congress who will really support education
and I know Tom will do that."
Udall thanked Clinton for her support and vowed to support the president's efforts to establish national
goals for education and strive for student proficiency in math, foreign languages and science.
"What I hope is we have people in positions of leadership" to accomplish those goals, Udall said.
Clinton also stressed the need for strong Democratic leadership at the state level.
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"When I look at education around the country, it makes a big difference who the governor of a state is,"
Clinton said. "We've been going to many parts of the country that have made real progress in education
because the governor made it a priority.
"Here in New Mexico, you have a candidate for governor who has put education in the forefront,"
Clinton said.
Clinton urged audience members to get themselves, their families, their friends and their colleagues to
the polls Nov. 3.
"There are people who, for some reason I don't fully understand, think their vote is not important,"
Clinton said. "It really matters.
"We can't have Tom in Congress and we can't have Marty in the governor's office unless people vote."
Later as Clinton was leaving the Santa Fe County Municipal Airport, Chavez voiced admiration for the
first lady and her ideas on education.
"She's an incredibly charming lady and very smart," Chavez said. "I was very impressed with her grasp
of the issues."
Bingaman, who also accompanied Clinton to the airport, said "she knows how important it is to have
people in office who support public education."
Journal Staff Writer S.U. Mahesh contributed to this report.
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EDUCATION EVENT
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Memorandum
To:
The White House
From:
Mo Elleithee, Udall Campaign
CC:
Chavez/Denish Campaign
Date:
October 15, 1998
Re:
Format/background for Education Event
I.
The Event
Date:
Friday, October 16
Location:
Santa Fe Community College
Early Childhood Development Center
Santa Fe, NM
Event Time: 5:30pm - 7:00pm
II.
Purpose
The event, billed as an Education Forum with the First Lady, is an opportunity
to 1) highlight Tom Udall's and Martin Chavez's/Diane Denish's commitment
to public education (K-12) and early childhood education (Head Start). This is
also an opportunity to highlight the Community College's Early Childhood
Development Center as a model for early childhood education.
III.
Background
Public Education in New Mexico
In the summer of 1998, the Children's Rights Council released a report that
ranked New Mexico as the worst state in the country for raising a child. The
report cited high rates of poverty, alcohol and drug induced deaths and crime
as factors which contributed to the ranking.
31% of New Mexico's children live in poverty. Half of those 31% live in
families of working poor- - where at least one parent works 52 weeks a year.
According to the General Accounting Office, 29.9% of New Mexico's schools
have at least one building in need of extensive repair.
The GAO also reports that 63.2% of New Mexico's schools have "at least one
unsatisfactory environmental condition."
New Mexico has a serious problem with its high school drop-out rate. Recent
studies estimate that the drop-out rate for Hispanic students is approximately
30%.
New Mexico receives more than $30 million in Head Start funds from the
federal government. More than 7,000 children were enrolled in Head Start in
1997. Nationwide, Head Start serves only 40% of eligible children.
Public Education in Northern New Mexico (3rd CD)
Education consistently polls as a top concern for voters in New Mexico's Third
Congressional District.
As part of its "Operation Breakout" campaign, the NRCC has been running
weeks of ads attacking Tom Udall for supporting GOALS 2000. The ad claims
that, in supporting Goals 2000, Udall wants bureaucrats in Washington to
control our schools. The ad asks, "Education by the same people who brought
us the $600 toilet seat?" It S therefore vital that GOALS 2000 be promoted at
this event to undermine GOP attacks on Tom.
Tom and his opponent, Bill Redmond, have clashed on a few key educational
issues:
Vouchers. Redmond frequently touts his support of vouchers as a way
to give everyone the same educational choices that wealthy families have. Tom
resolutely opposes vouchers; they divert badly need funds from public schools
and, in rural Northern New Mexico, there are very few accessible private
schools. Even with vouchers, it is unlikely that many families in northern New
Mexico would be able to afford (much less transport) to send their children to
private schools.
"Dollars to the Classroom." Redmond voted for the Republican
"Dollars to the Classroom" legislation that abolishes 31 federal education
programs (including Goals 2000, school to work, and the Dwight D.
Eisenhower Professional Development Program) and puts money into block
grants for discretionary use by local school districts. The Department of
Education vehemently opposes this legislation. The Department of Education
estimates that this bill would reduce federal education dollars to New Mexico
by 9.8 million, or 37.5% This legislation is devastating to public education in
New Mexico.
Santa Fe Community College and the Early Childhood Development Center
Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) was established in 1983 with a vision to
make higher education affordable and available in Northern New Mexico. It
provides educational opportunities for a diverse student population while also
serving as a resource for community and work force development. The
mission of the college is twofold: to promote student success and to serve the
community. The college offers, at low cost to students, educational
opportunities that strengthen and expand cultural, intellectual, physical and
social development and technical competence. The college's offerings include
a variety of technical/occupational, developmental education, university-
parallel, and continuing education programs.
SFCC's Division of Early Childhood, Family Studies and Teacher Education
began in 1988. The Early Childhood Development Center was opened in
1996. The mission of the division is to provide high-quality educational
training for personnel in Northern New Mexico leading to professional
credentials, a certificate, or a degree. In addition, the program is dedicated to
protecting children and supporting families through a variety of programs.
These programs continue today through a complex system of funding from
numerous sources, including the institution; federal, state, and local
governments; and private foundations.
Programs and services currently operating in the division include:
Instructional programs leading to a Child Development Associate (CDA)
credential, a certificate, associate's degree and transfer programs to a four-
year college;
A Child Care Training and Technical Assistance Project, funded from Child
Care and Development Block Grant funds, that coordinates and
disseminates information about training to local child-care providers and
provides free training through workshops and a course for entry-level
practitioners;
A NAEYC accredited Child Development Program which is gold licensed
by the State of New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department,
enrolling approximately 85 children from 2 months through 5 years of age
that serves as a model observation/participation site for early childhood
students and provides free or affordable care to a diverse group of children
of SFCC students, faculty/staff and community members (funding for
students' children is provided by Head Start and Early Head Start and state
child-care vouchers);
The Nosotros Therapeutic Intervention Program that provides free
intervention and education in a parent/child group model to families who
are at-risk, including many families who are court-mandated for abuse or
neglect issues (funded by the institution, the city, and a private foundation);
The Child Care Resource and Referral Project that provides information
about child-care options either in centers or family child-care homes, as well
as information about evaluating child care, to families searching for out-of-
home placements for their children (funded by a private foundation);
And family services, including a Toy Lending Center with toys and
equipment available for borrowing free of charge; a free Warm Line
telephone service in which parents can talk to specialists about their
concerns and questions; and an annual parenting conference co-sponsored
with the SFCC Division of Continuing Education, Prevent Child Abuse
Santa Fe, and Presbyterian Medical Services.
IV.
Panelists
Note: Rita Martinez Purson will moderate the forum - with Santa Fe Community College
Mrs. Clinton
Tom Udall, Congressional Candidate
Margaret Aragon Chavez, Wife of Gubernatorial Candidate Martin Chavez
Senator Jeff Bingaman
Dr. Lee Vargas, Superintendent of Santa Fe Public Schools
Nancy File, Director of Early Child Development Center, Santa Fe Community
College
Local High School Student
Sherrie Lopez, Student-Parent of child at the Early Child Development Center
V.
Sequence of Events
5:15pm
Arrive at Center. Met by Nancy File, Director of the Center.
Visit an Early Head Start classroom.
5:30pm
Forum Begins. President of the Community College welcomes
everyone to event.
5:35pm
SENATOR JEFF BINGAMAN: Welcomes guests, introduces
event message.
5:40pm
SHERRIE LOPEZ: Discusses the role that Head Start has had
on her and her children's lives.
5:45pm
DR. LEE VARGAS: Discusses the challenges public education
faces from an administrator's perspective.
5:50pm
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT: Discusses public education from
a student's perspective.
5:55pm
MARGARET ARAGON CHAVEZ: Discusses plans for early
childhood development and education from the community/state
perspective.
6:00pm
TOM UDALL: Discusses plans for public education from the
federal perspective.
6:05pm
NANCY FILE: Discusses the Early Childhood Development
Center as a model for success.
6:10pm
MRS. CLINTON: Discusses public education, Head Start. Why
Tom Udall and Margaret Chavez's opinions are so important.
Why these races are so important.
6:20pm
RITA MARTINEZ PURSONS: Takes 3 or 4 questions from the
audience. She will take questions from a local teacher, Patsy
Trujillo (state legislator who sits on the education committee), and
a local high school student. Additional questions will be taken if
time permits.
6:50pm
RITA MARTINEZ PURSONS: Concludes the event.
7:00pm
Motorcade departs for Airport
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FORMAT:
-The First Lady tours Room 13, Bilingual
transitional 3rd grade classroom, accompanied by
Lore Carrillo, Principal.
-The First Lady and Lore Carrillo tour Room 6,
Monolingual 1st grade classroom. POOL PRESS
-The First Lady and Lore Carrillo tour Room 36, a
speech and language learning disabled bilingual
class.
-The First Lady and Lore Carrillo proceed to
courtyard.
CONTACT: Lindsay Lewis 702/732-4422
NOTE: The following event is outdoors
11:20 am-
DROP-BY in Courtyard with students
11:30 am
Courtyard
Halle Hewetson School
Hold: Principal's Office
Phone: 702/799-7896
Fax: 702/799-8526
POOL PRESS/NEVADA DEMOCRATIC PARTY PHOTO
FORMAT:
-Lore Carrillo, Principal, introduces the First
Lady.
-The First Lady makes brief remarks.
-The First Lady departs.
SCHEDULE FOR HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1998
PARTICIPANTS: 800 students
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CONTACT: Lindsay Lewis 702/732-4422
11:35 am-
EDUCATION EVENT
12:35 pm
Multi-Purpose Room
Halle Hewetson School
Hold: Principal's Office
Phone: 702/799-7896
Fax: 702/799-8526
OPEN PRESS
FORMAT:
-Paul Henry, State Democratic Party Chair,
announces the First Lady, Shelly Berkley, and
Mayor Jan Laverty Jones into the room.
-Senator Richard Bryan Makes brief remarks and
introduces Shelly Berkley.
-Shelly Berkley, candidate for Congress, makes
brief remarks and introduces Mayor Jan Laverty
Jones, candidate for Governor of Nevada.
-Mayor Jones makes brief remarks and introduces
the First Lady.
-The First Lady makes remarks.
-The First Lady has the option of working a
ropeline on departure.
PARTICIPANTS: 400 guests expected.
CONTACT: Lindsay Lewis 702/732-4422
12:40 pm
DEPART Halle Hewetson School
EN ROUTE Chin's Restaurant
[drive time: 15 minutes]
12:55 pm
ARRIVE Chin's Restaurant
GREETERS:
Marcia Suksangasophon, Co-owner, Chin's Restaurant
SCHEDULE FOR HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1998
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1:00 pm-
PHOTO RECEIVING LINE
1:25 pm
Chin's Restaurant
Fashion Show Mall
Hold: Holding Room
Phone: 702/733-8899
Fax: 702/733-5849
Staff Hold: same
CLOSED PRESS/NEVADA DEMOCRATIC PARTY PHOTO
PARTICIPANTS: 60 guests/50 photos
1:30 pm-
JONES/BERKLEY CAMPAIGN EVENT
2:00 pm
Chin's Restaurant
Fashion Show Mall
Hold: Holding Room
Phone: 702/733-8899
Fax: 702/733-5849
Staff Hold: same
OPEN PRESS
FORMAT:
-The First Lady, Mayor Jan Laverty Jones, and
Shelly Berkley are announced into the room.
-Paul Henry, Nevada State Democratic Party Chair,
makes welcoming remarks and introduces Shelly
Berkley.
-Shelly Berkley makes brief remarks and
introduces Mayor Jones.
-Mayor Jones makes remarks and introduces the
First Lady.
-The First Lady makes remarks.
-The First Lady has the option of working a
ropeline on departure.
PARTICIPANTS: 180 guests
CONTACT: Lindsay Lewis 702/732-4422
SCHEDULE FOR HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1998
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2:05 pm
DEPART Chin's Restaurant
EN ROUTE McCarron International Airport
[drive time: 15 minutes]
2:20 pm
ARRIVE McCarron International Airport
2:30 pm
WHEELS UP Las Vegas, Nevada
EN ROUTE Sante Fe, New Mexico
[flight time: 1 hour, 20 minutes, +1 hour]
4:50 pm
WHEELS DOWN Sante Fe Municipal Airport, Sante Fe,
New Mexico
CLOSED PRESS
GREETERS:
Senator Jeff Bingaman
Tom Udall
Jill Cooper, Tom Udall's wife
Margaret Chavez, wife of Marty Chavez
Larry Delgado, Mayor, Sante Fe
5:00 pm
DEPART Sante Fe Municipal Airport
EN ROUTE Sante Fe Community College
[drive time: 15 minutes]
5:15 pm
ARRIVE Sante Fe Community College
INSIDE GREETERS:
Nancy File, Director, Early Childhood Division
John Pacheco, President, Sante Fe Community
College
HALLWAY GREETERS:
7 parents of children in the classroom
5:20 pm-
TOUR Head Start Classroom
5:30 pm
The Early Head Start Classroom
Early Childhood Development Center
Sante Fe Community College
Hold: The Adult Classroom #18
Phone: 505/428-1354
Fax: 505/428-1611
SCHEDULE FOR HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1998
Staff Hold: same
POOL PRESS/UDALL & CHAVEZ PHOTO
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PARTICIPANTS:
The First Lady
Tom Udall
Senator Jeff Bingaman
Margaret Chavez
CONTACT: Mo Elleithee 505/982-7078
5:30 pm
MEET Forum Participants in Foyer
5:35 pm-
FORUM ON EARLY EDUCATION
6:35 pm
Multipurpose Room
Sante Fe Community College
Hold: The Adult Classroom #18
Phone: 505/428-1354
Fax: 505/428-1611
Staff Hold: same
OPEN PRESS
FORMAT:
-John Pacheco, President, Sante Fe Community
College, announces the First Lady and
participants onto stage.
-The First Lady makes opening remarks and
discussion begins.
-The First Lady takes 3 questions from the
audience identified by the moderator, Rita
Martinez-Person.
-The First Lady makes closing remarks.
-The First Lady has the option of working a
ropeline on departure.
PARTICIPANTS: 140 guests
CONTACT: Mo Elleithee 505/982-7078
6:40 pm
DEPART Sante Fe Community College
EN ROUTE Sante Fe Municipal Airport
[drive time: 15 minutes]
SCHEDULE FOR HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1998
6:55 pm
ARRIVE Sante Fe Municipal Airport
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7:00 pm-
PHOTO-RECEIVING LINE
7:30 pm
Jet Center
Sante Fe Municipal Airport
Hold: Pilot's Lounge
Phone: 505/471-2525
Fax: 505/438-0671
Staff Hold: same
CLOSED PRESS/UDALL & CHAVEZ PHOTO
PARTICIPANTS: 30 guests
CONTACT: Mo Elleithee 505/982-7078
7:40 pm
WHEELS UP Sante Fe, New Mexico
EN ROUTE Madison, Wisconsin
[flight time: 2 hour, 20 minutes, +1 hour]
11:00 pm
WHEELS DOWN Dane County Municipal Airport,
Madison, Wisconsin
GREETERS:
Michael Verveer, Chief of Staff, Baldwin for
Congress
11:10 pm
DEPART Dane County Municipal Airport
EN ROUTE Sheraton Madison
[drive time: 20 minutes]
11:30 pm
ARRIVE Sheraton Madison
RON
Sheraton Madison
Madison, WI
WEATHER FORECAST FOR LAS VEGAS, NEVADA: Sunny. High 76. Low 48.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR SANTE FE, NEW MEXICO: Sunny. High 62. Low
36.
SCHEDULE FOR HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1998
WEATHER FORECAST FOR MADISON, WISCONSIN: Showers. High 70. Low
53.
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October 15, 1998
DATE:
Friday, October 16, 1998
LOCATION:
Halle Hewetson Elementary School
Las Vegas, Nevada
EVENT TIME: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
FROM:
Denise Cardinal
I. Purpose
To explain the need for vision and guidance (as can be provided by
Gubernatorial candidate Jan Jones and congressional candidate Shelley
Berkley) in Nevada's education system. To point out how classroom
overcrowding can be helped with the Federal Government (and the plan just
proposed by President Bill Clinton). To Highlight how Jan Jones is the
ONLY candidate with the experience, vision and right priorities to build up
Nevada's education system.
II. Background
Nevada's current education system:
Nevada has the highest dropout rate in the country. Some of the lowest per-
pupil expenditures in the country. Test scores are okay - about average. But
there is obviously a need to get students in school and get them graduated.
Overcrowding:
A big issue, because the state has been the fastest-growing state (and Las
Vegas is the fastest-growing city) in the country, is overcrowding. There are
900 portable classrooms in the Clark County School District alone, the 9th-
largest school district in the country, the one that services Las Vegas.
Governor Bob Miller recognized this problem and implemented a class-size
reduction plan that Jan wants to expand. Right now, it's only for grades 1-3,
and because there aren't enough physical classrooms, it's really a ratio of 2
teachers to 30 students, rather than the mandated 1 to 15. Jan wants to
expand the program to kidergarten and also look at actually building the
classrooms.
Federal assistance for this expansion is key, because by Nevada law, you
can't use money for capital expenditures of schools without a bond passed
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by a ballot initiative. So, if the public doesn't vote for it, the schools don't
get built. It's been a problem for schools in the North (Northern Nevada) as
well.
Halle Hewetsen
This overcrowding/funding situation is best exemplified with Halle
Hewetson. It's a year-round school with 10 portable classrooms. It's on a
track system so that the school isn't too crowded. Students are divided into
different "tracks" where they take four-week breaks every three months.
There are 1,025 students in the school, but only 800 attending at a given
time.
The school has 71 percent Hispanic population, and is in what is considered
"inner city" Las Vegas. Estimations are that the state will have a 25 percent
Hispanic population by the year 2002. The school has a strong Bilingual
program. Many of the students families, however, are low income.
Jan's Education Plan:
Jan is proposing a plan called SMART schools - it's an overall look at what
the state's school system needs.
First, it's safe schools. Jan wants to give teachers authority to pull disruptive
students out of their classrooms and call in parents in a conference on first
offenses. She also wants to make sure the buildings themselves are safe -
studies show nicer buildings have higher test scores with students.
Then it's making sure that proper, achievable and reasonable standards are
set for students, and teachers, so there's no "teaching from the test."
She also wants to increase the attendance at schools. She would institute a
dropout Czar - a direct line to the governor's office to coordinate with
different school district programs to make sure that students aren't falling
through the cracks - and that there are safety nets in place to catch them if
they do.
Reducing class size - obviously a big issue. She will work with providing
more funding for schools, and finding alternate ways to fund their building/
Investing in Teachers, Tools and Technology is the basic difference she
wants to make. In the past, when there's a bump in the road with the budget,
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school programs are the first to be cut. Jan would not let that happen, and
will make the education of our state's youth a top funding priority for the
state.
Jan's opponent:
Kenny Guinn claims he can help the school system because of his
experience. Yet he has no definitive plan (other than to put kids with guns in
boot camps). And when he was Superintendent he decreased math
requirements, allowed kids to miss school for hunting, roller skating and
skiing. Test scores at the time plummeted and the number of students per
teacher skyrocketed.
III. PARTICIPANTS
Mrs. Clinton
Jan Jones
Senator Richard Bryan - Democratic Senator from Nevada worked with
Senator Reid to lobby for Education funds for Nevada. When he was
Governor he was known as the Education Governor because of his
commitment to education in Nevada. Former governor who has made it a
priority.
Bonnie Bryan - Senator's wife. They have three children. She knows
more about Nevada, its communities and its people than probably any
other resident. A real historian and really concerned with the state and its
needs.
Mrs. Landra Reid - She is the mother of five children and 6
grandchildren, Is the wife of U.S. Senator Harry Reid. is involved in
adult literacy programs. She's done many women's health issues like
eating disorders and breast cancer.
NOTE: the following women are on what has been dubbed the Estrogen
Ticket - they are all women and all democratic candidates for the highest
offices in the state. There's been some musing that the state can't handle
that many women at once - good opportunity for a joke about how men
have messed up government long enough, it's time to get some women in
there..
Shelley Berkley - Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative. A big
supporter of education and women's rights, including health care access.
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Rose McKinney-James- Democratic Candidate for Lieutenant Governor.
Would be first black woman elected to any statewide office. She has long
been active in state politics and served on several governor's boards
including the public service commission, head of department of business
and industry. She has a husband and two younger sons. Also a great
singer.
Frankie Sue Del Pappa - Democratic Candidate for Attorney General, is
the current Attorney General and is well-known in the state for kicking
out a lot of telemarketing scams, especially those against the elderly.
Mary Sanata (like Sonata) - Democratic Candidate State Comptroller A
CPA for a firm in Carson City. Overly-qualified for the position.
IV.
Sequence of events:
11:00
arrive at school
11:05
tour classrooms
11:25
Lore (pronounced Lori) Carrillo, Principal, addresses students,
gives award to Mrs. Clinton with Priscilla Rocha (Roach-a), a
bilingual teacher.
Mrs. Clinton address students
11:40
Sen. Bryan introduces Jan
Jan introduces Mrs. Clinton
11:43
Mrs. Clinton addresses 250 assembled parents, teachers,
administrators and local officials
12:00
Depart Halle Hewetson
October 14, 1998
MEMORANDUM FOR THE FIRST LADY
FROM:
Craig T. Smith and Mona Pasquil
RE:
Nevada Political Briefing
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS
1992
1996
Clinton/Gore
189,148
37%
Clinton/Gore
203,974
44%
Bush/Quayle
175,828
35%
Dole/Kemp
199,244
43%
Perot/Stockdale
132,580
26%
Perot/Choate
43,986
9%
Other
15,831
2%
Other
17,130
4%
Presidential election results for Clark County
1992
1996
Clinton/Gore
124,586
41%
Clinton/Gore
127,963
48%
Bush/Quayle
97,403
32%
Dole/Kemp
103,431
39%
Perot/Stockdale
76,364
25%
Perot/Choate
23,177
9%
Other
5,409
2%
Other
10,515
4%
MOST RECENT PRINCIPAL TRAVEL
YOU were in in Las Vegas on January 28, 1994, for a fundraiser for Governor Bob Miller.
The President was in Las Vegas on March 18, 1998, for a reception and meeting with the AFL-
CIO Executive Council, and toured the Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship Training Center.
The Vice President was in Las Vegas on October 10, 1998, to attend a rally at the Carpenter's
Hall, and a luncheon at the Stardust Hotel for Las Vegas Mayor and gubernatorial candidate Jan
Jones.
Mrs. Gore was in Las Vegas on July 31, 1998, to attend a Women's Health Forum at the
University of Nevada at Las Vegas (UNLV) and a luncheon for Sen. Harry Reid at the home of
Brian and Myra Greenspun.
1998 SENATE RACE
In what is one of the most targeted races in the nation, Senator Harry Reid (D) is seeking a third
term against Republican candidate Rep. John Ensign (R-01). Reid was elected in 1986, defeating
Jim Santini (R) 50% to 45%, and reelected in 1992, defeating Demar Dehl (R) 51% to 40%.
Ensign was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1994, by a margin of 1,500 votes,
defeating incumbent Rep. Brian Bilbray (D). In 1996, he was reelected in another closely fought
race, defeating state Senator Bob Coffin (D) by a margin of 50% to 44%.
This race promises to be the most expensive in Nevada history, easily eclipsing the $3.9 million
spent in the 1994 Senate race between Senator Richard Bryan (D) and Hal Furman (R), as the
candidates have amassed a combined cache of $1.9 million on-hand ($1.3 million for Reid and
$650,000 for Ensign). Republicans have deemed this seat as one of the five most vulnerable
Democratic seats in the country and have used this designation as a gimmick to persuade out-of-
state Republican donors to contribute to Ensign.
Reid had been looking forward to a very hostile and damaging Republican primary battle
between the moderate Ensign and Bruce James (R), a wealthy conservative businessman and
right wing activist who had vowed to spend $6 million to secure the seat. However, on February
9, after spending $1.2 million of his own money, James abruptly withdrew from the race,
acknowledging that the only way he would defeat Ensign was to run an expensive and negative
race. The decision not only strengthened Ensign's campaign by allowing him to play "to the
center" of his party, but likely saved him $1 million by avoiding a primary fight.
On September 27, Reid and Ensign held a heated first debate. The usually soft-spoken Reid
attacked Ensign on everything from his former job as a veterinarian to his voting record. Reid
read off some of Ensign's past statements such as, "Social Security is a terrible idea," and
"Government can't protect us from everything." Reid's sharp-edged comment that Ensign "was
a vet who also worked in casinos and who shouldn't be interpreting the Constitution," received
boos from the 600 Sun City attendees. Only roughly one-third of the crowd were Reid
supporters. Reid also stressed all he has done for Nevada, including passing more legislation
than any Senator in the history of the country. Ensign retaliated by emphasizing that as a
member of the Republican majority he could make a much bigger difference in the Senate.
On September 23, the League of Conservation Voters announced that it will target Ensign as part
of its "Dirty Dozen" list and will target his candidacy with a $2 million campaign in the weeks
before the election.
A J. Moore Methods poll for the state Democratic Party, conducted September 28-October 4,
shows Reid leading Ensign, 49% to 42%.
A Mason-Dixon poll, conducted September 25-28, shows an almost even match between Reid
and Ensign, 45% to 44%.
1998 GUBERNATORIAL RACE
Governor Bob Miller (D) is term-limited this year after serving a total of 10 years in office.
Second-term Las Vegas Mayor Jan Laverty Jones (D) is the Democratic candidate to replace
Miller, and will face former UNLV president and businessman Kenny Guinn (R). Jones, who
recently completed chemotherapy for breast cancer, won the Democratic primary with 60% of
the vote by defeating state Senator Joe Neal (D) from Las Vegas. Attorney General Frankie Sue
del Papa (D), Speaker of the House Joe Dini (D) and Senate Minority Leader Dina Titus (D) had
given the race serious consideration but declined to run.
Mayor Jan Laverty Jones was first elected in May 1991, and governs the fastest growing city in
the country. The mayor has devoted great effort to diversify the economy beyond
gaming. She has established shelters for the homeless and victims of domestic violence.
Additionally, she has effectively utilized public/private partnerships to benefit both
business and social services.
Mayor Jones has been a leader in the discussion of sustainable growth in Southern
Nevada. It is the mayor's goals to sustain the quality of life that has fueled the
phenomenal growth of Las Vegas Valley. She has consistently been a proponent of strong
regional planning in Southern Nevada for infrastructure needed to accommodate growth.
Jones recently released a plan to help local jurisdictions manage growth while maintaining their
autonomy. The plan calls for tax breaks for businesses that build in designated central city areas.
It also would give local governments more authority to levy higher impact fees on new
development. Jones wants to protect neighborhoods from casino sprawl and encourages the
development of economic diversity.
Guinn has responded claiming that Jones' votes to approve new development projects have
created the sprawl she now wants to curb.
Kenny Guinn (R). won the Republican primary with 58% of the vote. Guinn, 60, has spent the
past two years campaigning and raising an impressive war chest of $3.8 million., and has the full
support of the state's gaming industry. A middle-of-the-road, pro-choice Republican, appeared
over the last year to be reasonably strong with unions. However, his standing as the clear
frontrunner was shaken by as Las Vegas Review Journal/KNTV-13 poll released on August 8
which showed his 14-point lead shrinking to a 5-point lead. Additionally, Jones was able to
secure the endorsement of the state AFL-CIO despite Guinn's two year courtship of labor.
A Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin & Associates poll for the state Democratic Party conducted
October 12-13, showed Jones closing the gap with Guinn, 45% to 42%.
A Mason-Dixon poll, conducted September 25-28, showed Guinn with a sizeable lead over
Jones, 51% to 35%.
OTHER STATEWIDE RACES
Lieutenant Governor
Rose McKinney-James (D) is the current president and CEO of Corporation for Solar
Technology and Renewable Resources. Mrs. McKinney-James is the former director of the
state's largest agency, the Department of Business and Industry, as well as a former member of
the Nevada Public Services Commission. Prior to her service in state government, she served as
the Chief of Staff and Director of Intergovernmental Relations for the city of Las Vegas.
McKinney-James will face Lorraine Hunt (R), a Clark County Commissioner. If elected, she
will be the first African American elected Lt. Governor of Nevada.
An internal poll conducted by the state Democratic Party last month showed Rose leading with a
significant undecided margin, 42% to 18% to 40%.
Attorney General
Frankie Sue del Papa (D) is seeking reelection and will likely defeat attorney Scott Scherer (R).
An internal poll conducted last month by the state Democratic Party showed del Papa with a
significant lead over her Republican opponent, 60% to 30%.
State Controller
Mary Sanada (D), a civil servant in the State Controller's Office, will likely be defeated by state
Rep. Kathy Augustine (R).
FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
One of the best chances for Democrats to recapture the seat being vacated by Rep. John Ensign
(R-01), who is running for the Senate, is with University Regent and former Las Vegas state
Assemblywoman Shelley Berkley (D). Berkley is proving to be a formidable candidate -- raising
$1 million to date.
However, earlier this year, Berkley was investigated by the Nevada Ethics Commission and
reprimanded for her actions for a May 1997 tape recording, where Berkeley told an unidentified
person that she urged Las Vegas Sands, Inc. Chairman Sheldon Adelson to offer Clark County
Commissioner Erin Kenny's uncle a job and give Commissioner Yvonne Atkinson-Gates a
daiquiri concession to win their support for the Venetian hotel. Berkley, who was fired by
Adelson, confirmed the conversation immediately after the story: hit the press. Until disclosure
of the tape, Berkley was seen as the clear favorite to succeed Ensign. The National Republican
Congressional Committee has seized the disclosure to renew its efforts to keep the seat in GOP
hands and NRCC Chairman John Linder has called for Berkley to withdraw. Berkley has
apologized for her "ill-chosen" words and still retains the support of Democrats and some non-
partisan organizations in Nevada. Despite her bump in the road, she is still ahead in the polls and
continues to raise money. Berkeley's support from minority communities and labor, law and
medical organizations is on the rise.
Late last year, Berkeley was diagnosed with osteoporosis. She has responded well to 10 months
of treatment but she has learned that few health insurance plans cover the cost of the simple bone
scan that could detect osteoporosis in its earliest stages, when treatment can make a difference.
Berkeley plans on using her experience to highlight the need for serious reforms to the nation's
health care system.
Berkeley's opponent will be District Judge Don Chairez (R), who changed his registration from
Democrat a few hours before he filed his candidacy. Ensign and failed GOP gubernatorial
candidate Aaron Russo have thrown their support behind Chairez. Chairez does not have a
campaign organization to speak of; however, the state Republican Party has purchased $233,000
of negative television ads for the first three weeks of September, and will most likely purchase
another $500,000 this month. Fortunately for Berkley, she has the fundraising ability to counter
the GOP television buys.
Last week, Chairez and a Clark County prosecutor called on Berkeley to retract a new campaign
ad that they say contains misleading information. The ad claims Chairez was soft on criminals
when he was a district judge. Berkeley has said she will not retract the commercial.
A Mellman Group (D) poll, conducted September 26-30, showed Berkeley with a sizable lead
over Chairez, 40%-28%. However, 32% of those polled were undecided.
A Mason-Dixon poll, conducted September 28-29, showed Berkeley with a slight lead over
Chairez, 43%-38%.
SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
The incumbent Representative James Gibbons (R) does not have a Democratic challenger and
will likely be reelected. His only challenger is Independent American candidate Christopher
Horne.
STATE LEGISLATURE
The Democrats hold a 25-17 majority in the Assembly and are led by Speaker Joe Dini (D), who
has held the post for the past 14 years. While it appears safe that they will retain their majority in
1998, the Republicans are aiming to narrow the majority by a few seats. The Senate currently
has 11 Democrats and 12 Republicans. There is a good chance that the Democrats can gain two
seats and take control of the state Senate this year. Senator Dina Titus (D) has served as the
Senate Minority Floor Leader since 1993.
HOT ISSUES
Las Vegas Growth
No other issue seems to permeate the headlines as does the growth of the Las Vegas region,
which seems to be angling for the permanent title of "fastest growing city in the nation."
Between 1990 and 1996, the Las Vegas metro area has added more than 348,000 new residents --
a jump of 40.9%. The rate of growth far out paces that of any other city in the nation, and the
trend continues. The area gained another 60,000 new residents in 1997. Every month,
approximately 5,000 people move into Las Vegas Valley, and several rural areas are
experiencing unprecedented growth.
Clark County, that includes Las Vegas, ranks among the top growing counties in the nation. In
March, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that Clark County was the third-fastest growing county
in the nation in 1997, trailing only Maricopa County, Arizona (Phoenix), and Los Angeles
County, in California. Since 1990, Clark County trails only Maricopa County in growth, with its
population increasing 49.2 percent. Even more significantly, Nevada's Nye County grew by
more than 27,000 people (8.3 percent) in 1997, ranking it fifth nationally. Nearly all of that
growth occurred around Pahrump, an unincorporated town 63 miles west of Las Vegas, which is
feeding on Clark County's growth. Officials attribute the growth to the reasonable commute into
Las Vegas, as well as its attractive location for retirees.
Maintaining state infrastructure in the face of this rapid growth has become a critical issue.
Experts believe that Southern Nevada is about 10 years behind in construction of infrastructure to
support the area's growth. As a result, the construction industry is being asked to pay even more
to fund government's growth-related expenses -- costs that are then passed on to the consumer.
Approximately $25,000 to $30,000 of the price of a new home in Las Vegas represents the costs
of building government-mandated infrastructure such as streets, plus taxes, fees and licenses. It
is estimated that all forms of construction contribute more than $1 billion annually in public
infrastructure improvements for the community.
In March, the Southern Nevada Strategic Planning Authority heard what impact rapid growth is
having on education in this part of the state during a bi-monthly meeting. It was told that since
the 1989-90 school year, the Clark County School District has grown from 111,482 students to
190,822 this year and is expected to have a student enrollment of 330,023 by 2007. Since 1986,
the district has built 112 new schools and will need another 86 by 2008. The Community
College of Southern Nevada is experiencing equally phenomenal growth, jumping from 16,000
students to 26,700 in one two-year span and is growing at a 10 percent rate each year. The
school estimates a student population of 52,000 by 2004.
While Democratic legislators have been extremely aggressive in advocating responsible growth
management as well as finding solutions for immediate problems created by rapid growth, they
have hit several obstacles along the way: Republicans, the construction industry, and the
Chamber of Commerce. At issue is the local government's role in managing growth. Longtime
residents are clamoring for a development slowdown and cite the air quality problems, traffic
congestion, crowded schools, and strained water resources that plague the area. Others believe it
is not the county's responsibility to control growth, but rather to accommodate growth as it
occurs.
Last year, Senate Minority Leader Dina Titus (D) created a regional planning commission for
Southern Nevada, a school construction funding bill which increased room and real estate
transfer taxes, and legislation limiting neighborhood casinos. The legislation did not win final
passage but became the center point of all discussion on growth management that was sponsored
by Senate Minority Leader Dina Titus (D). Her Ring-Around-the-Valley Bill, which would have
imposed a physical growth boundary around Las Vegas Valley and required infrastructure impact
statements for new developments, will probably be reintroduced next session.
California Indian Gaming Initiative (Proposition 5)
The California Indian Self-Reliance Initiative could determine Nevada's gaming industry future.
If the measure is approved by California voters in November, it could mean the loss of as much
as $300 million in yearly gaming revenues in Southern Nevada. An estimated 8.5 million
visitors from California travel to Las Vegas annually, representing $1.5 billion in revenue. The
measure will likely reduce trip frequency by 30 to 50 percent.
The initiative is expected to be the most expensive in American history outside of a presidential
campaign, with the Nevada gaming industry putting up tens of millions of dollars to oppose it.
The Nevada casino-industry supported Coalition Against Unregulated Gambling is spending
more than one million dollars to air a new commercial on California TV stations in opposition to
Proposition 5. The commercial features the tribal chairman of the Pala Band of Mission Indians,
whose tribe has already made a deal with California Governor Pete Wilson to legalize gambling
on their lands. The Coalition hopes to show voters that the tribes are split on this issue and that
the proposition could lead to the spread of Indian gaming that is insufficiently regulated and
taxed.
According to the latest campaign finance reports, California's American Indian tribes have spent
$36 million since January in support of the initiative, nearly twice as much as the casino
Coalition.
Ted Binion
On September 17, Ted Binion, a former casino magnate and Las Vegas legend, died at age 55 of
an apparent drug overdose. It has been controversial in the news for the last few weeks because
of the circumstances surrounding his death. Within two days of Binion's death, three of Binion's
associates were arrested for taking part in a plot to steal a vault of silver that had belonged to
Binion. One of the men, Richard Bennett Tabish, was hired by Binion three months ago to bury
the silver. The men claim they were doing what Binion wanted them to do when he died. Tabish
was also reported to be having an affair with Binion's girlfriend, Sandra Murphy. Murphy has
claimed that she is the beneficiary of Binion's $1 million life insurance policy, but officials have
not confirmed that the policy exists.
Proposed Expansion of the Las Vegas City Council
Over the past year, Las Vegas officials have examined whether to enlarge the City Council. On
October 12, they appointed a seven member committee to study if the City Council should be
expanded and whether its members should be full time. The increase in size would allow
minorities to have more influence over Las Vegas politics. In a 1996 redistricting, the bulk of
the city's black and Hispanic populations were lumped into one ward, which reduced their
influence. State Senator Joe Neal (D-North Las Vegas), who ran against Mayor Jones in the
gubernatorial primary, has said he is prepared to force the council to expand through state
legislation. Councilman Larry Brown (R), who represents northwest Las Vegas, said his primary
concern in expanding the council is the possible two hundred thousand dollar a year cost to
taxpayers.
Las Vegas NAACP
The Las Vegas NAACP elections planned for December may not occur because regional official
Edward Lewis confiscated the local branch's financial and membership records last month and is
now responsible for all of its monetary dealings. While some members were surprised, Lewis
said that national NAACP officials warned of this possibility more than a year ago when local
branch officers were suspended for not filing a year-end financial report and paying money owed
from fund-raisers. Lewis has stated that the NAACP branch will be reconstituted when the
financial reports and membership rolls are cleared.
Many of the Las Vegas branch members boycotted the organization's three-day regional
conference at Bally's because of the national officials' inability to give the troubled branch
direction.
Black Bear Hunting
The Nevada Wildlife Commission voted 8-1 on September 26 against establishing a hunting
season for black bears. Wildlife Division officials estimate that there are 200 to 300 black bears
in Nevada. All but a few reside in the Carson Range of the Sierra Nevada. None are in
Southern, central or eastern Nevada. The commission believes they need a more viable
population before they can allow hunting. The commission also voted 5-4 to investigate whether
the Wildlife Division should trap and transport bears to other parts of the state where the habitat
may be better.
Water Issues
Recently Southern Nevada Water Authority officials have accused California of making
unreasonable demands for future water allocations from the Colorado River. Currently,
California uses more Colorado River water than its allotment, but has been under increasing
pressure from other river states to reduce its dependency. Nevada officials are concerned about
Nevada's ability to meet its future water needs. Secretary Babbitt has been working closely with
all parties to address water allocation issues between the river states. If asked, you should say
that Secretary Babbitt is working with all states involved, and that Nevada is a full partner in
these discussions.
New Casino
On October 15, Mirage Resorts will open its newest casino, Bellagio. The $1.6 billion resort on
the Strip will be the most expensive gambling hall ever and will feature a world-class art
collection, a show of fountains synchronized to move with music, luxury shops and restaurants.
POLITICAL DATA
U.S. Senate:
2D
U.S. House:
2R
State Senate:
9D/12R
House:
25D/17R
Electoral Votes:
4
Democrats in Clark County continue their majority at 243,605 to 212,519 for Republicans.
There are 547,199 voters registered in Clark County.
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION
Senator Harry Reid (D)
Senator Richard H. Bryan (D)
Rep. John Ensign (R-01)
Rep. Jim Gibbons (R-02)
CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS
Governor:
Bob Miller (D)
Lt. Governor
Lonnie L. Hammargren, M.D. (R)
Secretary of State
Dean Heller (R)
Attorney General
Frankie Sue Del Papa (D)
State Controller
Darrel Daines (R)
Treasurer
Robert L. Seale (R)
LEGISLATIVE LEADERSHIP
Senate President
Lt. Gov. Lonnie Hammargren (R)
Senate President Pro Tempore
Lawrence Jacobsen (R)
Senate Majority Leader
William Raggio (R)
Senate Majority Whip Leader
Jon C. Porter (R)
Senate Minority Leader
Dina Titus (D)
Senate Minority Whip Leader
Michael A. Schneider (D)
House Speaker
Joe Dini (D)
House Speaker Pro Tem
Jan Evans (D)
House Majority Leader
Richard Perkins (D)
House Majority Whip Leader
Wendell Williams (D)
House Minority Leader
Lynn Hettrick (R)
House Minority Whip Leader
Deanna Braunlin (R)
LAS VEGAS AT A GLANCE
The 1995 population of the City of Las Vegas is 414,002, however the population
of the greater Las Vegas metro area is 1.2 million. In 1970, the population of the
city was 125,000 and the metro area was 273,000.
20.9% residents are 55 years of age or older and that is expected to grow to 23%
within 5 years.
Average age of a resident is 41.2 years and the average income is $36,357.
More than 30 million people visited Las Vegas in 1997, spending a total of $22.5
billion.
The region is 73% White, 12% Hispanic, 10% African American and 4% Asian.
Gaming revenue in Las Vegas in 1996 is $4.6 billion.
NEVADA STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY and the COORDINATED CAMPAIGN
Paul Henry is the State Chair of the Nevada State Democratic Party, Carol Cox is Vice Chair,
and Brooks Stratmore is the Executive Director. In the last two years, the Democratic Party has
worked to minimize the voter registration gap. In 1996, Democratic registration was down
15,000 to the Republicans statewide. Through their hard work, Democratic registration is down
1,110 to the Republicans statewide.
http://www.state.nv.us/gov/gov_bio.htm
Nevada Governor Bob Miller
Biographical
information
Bob Miller began his second elected term as the 26th Nevada Governor on January 2,
1995. He was first elected Governor in 1990, after serving two years as Acting Governor. He was elected
Lieutenant Governor in 1986, and was the first Clark County District Attorney in modern history to be
re-elected, serving from 1979 to 1986.
Gov. Miller, 51, currently is the chairman of the National Governors' Association. He was the
association's vice-chair from July 1995 to June 1996. He has chaired National Governors' Association
committees on transportation, natural resources, legal affairs and public safety. In addition, Gov. Miller
has served on executive committees for NGA and the Democratic Governors' Association.
Throughout his tenure, Gov. Miller has made significant strides in improving education, reducing and
preventing crime, and maintaining Nevada's financial affairs. He has improved public education to
Nevada's schoolchildren by reducing the ratio between students and teachers in the early grades and
increasing funds to schools. Gov. Miller sponsored powerful legislation, which became law in 1995,
aimed at enacting tougher penalties for violent offenders - adult and juvenile. As Governor of the
fastest-growing state in the nation, Miller has maintained Nevada's financial standing by luring
businesses which offer high-paying jobs and keeping Nevada's tax burden the third lowest in the nation.
Throughout a life of public service, Gov. Miller has been chosen as a leader by his peers. He is past
chairman of the Western Governors' Association and he is the former President of the National District
Attorneys' Association.
Gov. Miller also served as Las Vegas Justice of the Peace, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Legal
Advisor, Deputy District Attorney, and Deputy Sheriff.
He is a pioneer in the field of victims' assistance, and was appointed to President Ronald Reagan's Task
Force on Victims of Crime. Gov. Miller is currently serving on national boards overseeing emergency
management and intergovernmental relations at the appointment of President Bill Clinton.
Throughout his distinguished career, Gov. Miller has made making time for family his first priority. The
Governor and First Lady Sandy Miller were married 22 years ago and are parents of Ross, 20, Corrine,
18, and Megan, 6.
Gov. Miller is a graduate of Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, University of Santa Clara in
California, and Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. He completed six years reserve duty with the Army
and Air Force with the rank of E-6. Bob has devoted much time and energy to the American Cancer
Society.
Born in Chicago, Gov. Miller moved to Las Vegas at the age of 10. He is the son of the late Ross and
Coletta Miller. Bob loves to compete at basketball, is working on his golf game as time permits, and is a
sports enthusiast in general.
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Talking Points
Governor Bob Miller
October 16, 1998
During the ten years Bob Miller has been your Governor, he has led Nevada
in phenomenal and unprecedented growth. When his tenure ends in January,
Gov. Miller will have been the longest serving Governor in the history of the
state.
For many years of his administration, Nevada has been the fastest growing
state in the nation, and currently more than 5,000 people each month make
the Silver State their home.
Despite challenges this remarkable growth has posed to state's infrastructure,
Gov. Miller has made great strides in making Nevada a better place to live,
work, do business, and raise families.
His commitment to education is unparalleled. Gov. Miller championed (1)
class- size reduction in early grades, (2) technology in schools by providing
$35 million toward putting computers in every Nevada classroom, and (3)
helped establish tough new academic standards for students.
Here at Halle Hueutteson (Hal-ee Hu-et-son) School, you're seeing the
results of Gov. Miller's efforts. I understand that just last week a computer
was delivered to every one of your classrooms, and two years ago your
computer lab was also funded by the state. Your school has added portable
classrooms to reduce teacher-to-student ratios in first through third grades,
and offers bi-lingual classes, thus ensuring every student gets the individual
attention he or she needs.
I also need to mention First Lady Sandy Miller, who created a public
awareness program called "Take the Time to Teach" that encourages adults
to spend quality time with children. Its guiding philosophy is that despite
our busy schedules, we have opportunities every day to help our children
learn. Information on this program is available in both English and Spanish
statewide, sending the important message that educating our children is the
job of all our communities.
The Federal Government supports Nevada's education initiatives and vision.
Just this past August, the US Dept. of Education announced $513,000 to be
released to Nevada under the Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration
Program. These monies will underwrite costs for schools to raise academic
standards, strengthen student performance, and enhance accountability.
Equally important, these federal monies provide crucial financial support for
Nevada's long-term school construction and renovation needs by helping to
fund new school construction and to modernize crumbling and overcrowded
schools.
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ROSE MCKINNEY- JAMES
Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
Rose McKinney- James is uniquely qualified to serve as Nevada's
Lieutenant Governor. The President and CEO of the Corporation for Solar
Technology and Renewable Resources (CSTRR), McKinney- James has
extensive managerial and regulatory experience in with the public and
private sectors.
When Gov. Miller reorganized Nevada state government in 1993, he
Recruited McKinney- James as the first director of the state's largest agency,
The Department of Business and Industry. With a budget of $65 million,
She oversaw more than 600 employees and 29 state regulatory agencies,
boards and commissions. A "hands- on" administrator, McKinney- James
actively participated in the legislative process defending and reforms.
As a former member of the Nevada Public Service Commission,
McKinney- James earned a national reputation dealing with the complex
issues of public utilities, alternative energy resources and transportation.
Her responsibilities included advocacy efforts before federal regulatory
bodies.
Prior to her service in state government, McKinney- James served the
City of Las Vegas as Chief of Staff and Director of Intergovernmental
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Relations where she spearheaded its legislative initiatives. McKinney- James
also served as project manager for the Nevada Economic Development
Company.
A graduate of Antioch School of Law in Washington, D.C.,
McKinney- James worked on Capitol Hill for New York Congresswoman
Shirley Chisholm. She also received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Olivet
College in Michigan.
Married to CPA Fred James, they are the parents of the two sons,
Erick and Avery. Her many awards include Minority Small Business
Advocate of The Year (1993), Woman of Achievement Award for
Excellence in Government (1989), and elected class spokesperson for
Leadership Las Vegas (1988).
Professionally, McKinney-James serves as part of a coalition of
nationally prestigious CEO's advising the Clinton Administration on
business- friendly environmental solutions. She also serves on the Board of
Directors of Women Executives in State Government, the Nevada Test Site
Development Corporation, and chaired the National Advisory Committee for
Transportation of Hazardous Materials. She recently received a
commendation from the Federal Energy Management Program for leader-
ship in Solar Energy Technology.
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An active member of her community, McKinney- James serves on the
Board of Directors of United Way of Southern Nevada, CASA Foundation,
Black Business Council, National Conference of Christians and Jews, and
Ronald McDonald House.
Campaign Address:
Committee to Elect Rose McKinney- James Lt. Governor
407 S. Decatur Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89107
Phone- 702-240-8501 Fax- 702-240-8513
PRESIDENT CLINTON AND VICE PRESIDENT GORE'S
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Nevada
EXPANDING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL
Unemployment Down to 4.2%: The unemployment rate in Nevada has declined from 7.3% to 4.2%
since 1993.
282,400 New Jobs: 282,400 new jobs have been created in Nevada since 1993 -- an average of
50,579 jobs per year -- compared to an average of just 23,450 jobs per year during the previous
administration.
255,400 New Private Sector Jobs: Since 1993, 255,400 new private sector jobs have been created --
an average of 45,743 jobs per year, compared to an average of just 19,025 private sector jobs per
year in the previous administration.
15,000 New Manufacturing Jobs: 15,000 manufacturing jobs have been created in Nevada since
1993 -- an average of 2,687 jobs per year. In contrast, an average of only 675 manufacturing jobs
were created each year during the previous administration.
49,400 New Construction Jobs: 49,400 construction jobs have been created in Nevada since 1993 --
an average of 8,848 jobs per year. In contrast, only 75 construction jobs were created under the
previous administration.
56,000 Have Received a Raise: Approximately 24,000 Nevada workers benefited from an increase
in the minimum wage -- from $4.25 to $4.75 -- on October 1, 1996. They, along with about 32,000
more received an additional raise -- from $4.75 to $5.15 -- on September 1, 1997.
$500 Child Tax Credit to Help Families Raising Children: To help make it easier for families to
raise their children, the balanced budget includes a $500 per-child tax credit for children under 17.
Thanks to President Clinton, the Balanced Budget delivers a child tax credit to 170,000
families in Nevada.
New Business Incorporations Up 16%: New business incorporations in Nevada have increased
16% per year since 1993, after increasing only 4.2% per year during the previous administration.
Home Ownership Has Increased in Nevada: Home Ownership in Nevada increased from 55.1% to
62.3% since 1992.
Home Building Up 13.5%: Home building has increased by an average of 13.5% per year since
1993, after falling over 13.4% per year during the previous four years.
6.3% Growth in Personal Income: Personal income in Nevada has risen at an annual rate of 6.3%
since 1993.
17.5% Growth in Total Bank Loans and Leases: Nevada has seen a 17.5% average growth rate
in total bank loans and leases per year since 1993, after falling over 10.3% per year during the
previous administration.
Bank Lending Up Over $12.3 Billion: Bank lending has increased $12.3 billion -- an average of
nearly $3 billion per year. In contrast, bank lending decreased an average of over $1 billion per
year during the previous administration.
Over $25,000 of Reduced Federal Debt for Every Family of Four: The national debt will $1.7
trillion lower in fiscal year 1999 than projected in 1993 -- that's $25,000 less debt for each family
of four in Nevada next year.
October 1998
EXPANDING ACCESS TO EDUCATION
Over $11 Million in Head Start Funding: In FY97, Nevada received $9.9 million in Head Start
funding benefitting over 2,000 children. This year (FY98), Nevada receives over $11 million, an
increase of $1.1 million over 1997. President Clinton's FY99 budget proposal will increase Head
Start funding for Nevada's children by an additional $920,000.
Nearly $2 Million in Goals 2000 Funding: This year [FY98], Nevada receives over $1.9 million in
Goals 2000 funding. President Clinton's FY99 budget proposes to increase Goals 2000 funding by
an additional $90,000. This money is used to raise academic achievement by raising academic
standards increasing parental and community involvement in education, expanding the use of
computers and technology in classrooms, and supporting high-quality teacher professional
development.
$2.1 Million for Technology Literacy: This year [FY98], Nevada receives $2.1 million for the
Technology Literacy Challenge Fund which helps communities and the private sector ensure that
every student is equipped with the computer literacy skills needed for the 21st century. President
Clinton's FY99 budget proposal will raise funding for technology literacy by $250,000 over FY98.
Over $22 Million for Students Most in Need: Nevada will receive over $20 million in Title I grants
(to Local Educational Agencies) providing extra help in the basics for students most in need,
particularly communities and schools with high concentrations of children in low-income families
[FY98]. President Clinton's FY99 budget proposes to increase funding for Title I Grants by $1.4
million to aid Nevada's students.
$15.2 Million in Pell Grants: This year [FY98], Nevada will receive $15.2 million in Pell Grants
for low-income students going to college, an additional $3 million over last year. With this increase,
a total of 8,600 Nevada students will benefit, 500 more than the previous year. And President
Clinton's FY99 budget proposal increases Pell Grant funding to $15.7 million.
Over 850 Have Served in Nevada through AmeriCorps: Since the National Service program began
in 1993, over 850 AmeriCorps members have worked in 109 different Nevada programs, serving their
communities while earning money for college by working in Nevada's schools, hospitals,
neighborhoods or parks. [through 3/98]
Tuition Tax Credits in Balanced Budget Open the Doors of College and Promote Lifelong
Learning: The balanced budget includes both President Clinton's $1,500 HOPE Scholarship to help
make the first two years of college as universal as a high school diploma and a Lifetime Learning Tax
Credit for college juniors, seniors, graduate students and working Americans pursuing lifelong
learning to upgrade their skills. This 20% tax credit will be applied to the first $5,000 of tuition and
fees through 2002 and to the first $10,000 thereafter. 28,000 students in Nevada will receive a
HOPE Scholarship tax credit of up to $1,500. 34,000 students in Nevada will receive the
Lifetime Learning Tax Credit.
FIGHTING CRIME AND VIOLENCE
220 More Police: The President's 1994 Crime Bill has funded 220 new police officers to date in
communities across Nevada. [through 9/98]
Reducing Crime with Drug Courts: Working to reduce drug-related crime in Nevada, the Clinton
Administration has awarded a Drug Court grant to the community of Las Vegas. Drug courts use the
coercive power of the criminal justice system to combine drug testing, sanctions, supervision and
treatment to push nonviolent, drug-abusing offenders to stop using drugs and committing crimes.
Over $1.2 Million to Combat Domestic Violence: Through the Violence Against Women Act,
Nevada receives $1,233,500 in federal funds this year [FY98] to establish more women's shelters and
bolster law enforcement, prosecution, and victims' services.
October 1998
$400,000 in Grants for Battered Women and Children: This year [FY98], Nevada will receive
$400,000 in HHS's Family Violence Prevention Program grants to assist women and children fleeing
domestic abuse. President Clinton's FY99 budget proposal increases HHS's Family Violence
Prevention Program grants to $409,200.
$2.6 Million to Keep Drugs & Violence Out of Nevada's Schools: Nevada receives $2.6 million in
FY98 for the Safe & Drug Free Schools Program, which invests in school security and drug
prevention programs.
MOVING NEVADA RESIDENTS FROM WELFARE TO WORK
9,428 Fewer People on Welfare: There are 9,428 fewer people on welfare in Nevada now than there
were at the beginning of 1993 -- a 27% decrease. [through 6/98]
Child Support Collections Up 76%: Child support collections have increased by over $24 million --
or 76% -- in Nevada since FY92. [through FY96]
Breaking the Cycle of Dependency - Preventing Teen Pregnancy in Nevada: Since 1993, President
Clinton has supported innovative and promising teen pregnancy prevention strategies, with significant
components of his strategy becoming law in the 1996 Personal Responsibility Act. The law requires
unmarried minor parents to stay in school and live at home or in a supervised setting; encourages
"second chance homes" to provide teen parents with the skills and support they need; and provides
$50 million a year in new funding for state abstinence education activities. Efforts are making a
difference, adolescent pregnancy rates for teens aged 15-19 decreased between 1992 and 1995 and
fewer teenagers gave birth from 1991 to 1996. Teen abortion rates are also declining. Notably,
between 1992 and 1995, teen pregnancy rates declined 6.3 percent in Nevada.
Nevada Receives $3.4 Million in Welfare-to-Work Grants: In FY98, Nevada is eligible to
receive $3.4 million in welfare-to-work state formula grants, helping Nevada prepare welfare
recipients for work and to place them in jobs. Part of the President's comprehensive efforts to
move recipients from welfare to work, this funding is included in the $3 billion Welfare-to-
Work Jobs Challenge Fund signed into law in the 1997 balanced budget.
INVESTING IN NEVADA'S HEALTH
Health Care for Uninsured Children: The balanced budget includes the largest single investment in
health care for children since the passage of Medicaid in 1965 -- an unprecedented $24 billion over
five years to cover as many as five million children throughout the nation. This investment
guarantees the full range of benefits -- from checkups to surgery -- that children need to grow up
strong and healthy. It ensures that prescription drugs, vision, hearing, and mental health coverage
now offered at the state level are extended to millions of uninsured children. To expand health
coverage to more uninsured children in Nevada the balanced budget provides $30.4 million in
1998. This compares to the 1995 Republican plan vetoed by President Clinton that would have
denied health care coverage to 11,600 children in Nevada.
Helping Nevada Women and Children with WIC: The Clinton Administration is committed to full
funding in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). Last
year, in Nevada, 10,195 more women and children in need are receiving health and food assistance
than in 1994.
More Toddlers Are Being Immunized: As a result of the President's 1993 Childhood Immunization
Initiative, childhood immunization rates have reached an historic high. According to the CDC, 90%
or more of America's toddlers in 1996 received the most critical doses of each of the routinely
recommended vaccines - surpassing the President's 1993 goal. In Nevada in 1996, 91% of two-
year olds received the vaccines for diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis; 87% received the vaccine for
October 1998
polio; 86% received the vaccine for measles, and 89% received the vaccine for Haemophilus
influenzae B, the bacteria causing a form of meningitis.
Increased Funding for HIV/AIDS Programs by 455%: In FY97, Nevada communities received
$4.1 million in Ryan White formula and other HIV/AIDS program funds, a 455% increase over
FY93 levels. This funding provides people living with HIV and AIDS medical and support services,
including the AIDS Drug Assistance Program which helps those without insurance obtain much
needed prescription drugs. [HHS, Health Resources and Services Administration, 4/98]
President's Tobacco Plan Will Cut Smoking and Premature Deaths by 41% in Nevada: If the
Clinton Administration's tobacco proposal on youth smoking is enacted, by 2003, Nevada will see a
41% cut in youth smoking and resulting premature deaths. Over the next five years, 17,000 youth of
Nevada will be kept from smoking and 6,000 will be spared a premature tobacco-related death.
[Treasury Dept., 3/23/98]
860,000 Americans in Nevada Cannot Be Assured They Have Patient Protections. Even if Nevada
enacted all the protections in the Patients' Bill of Rights, 860,000 people in Nevada cannot be assured
they have the comprehensive patient protections recommended by the President's Advisory
Commission. This is because the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) may preempt
state-enacted protections. That is why the President has called on Congress to pass a federally
enforceable patients' bill of rights so that everyone enrolled in managed care may have a basic set of
protections. Notably, 400,000 Nevada women are in ERISA health plans and are therefore not
necessarily protected. Women are particularly vulnerable without these protections because they are
greater users of health care services, they make three-quarters of the health care decisions for their
families, and they have specific health care needs addressed by a patients' bill of rights.
PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
Revitalizing Brownfields Project in Nevada: As part of the Clinton-Gore Administration's efforts to
clean up Brownfields, the EPA has awarded grants to the communities of Las Vegas and Ely
Shoshone Tribe for environmental clean-up and economic revitalization. This project is intended to
jump-start local clean-up efforts by providing funds to return unproductive, abandoned,
contaminated urban properties to productive use.
SPEARHEADING URBAN RENEWAL EFFORTS
$3 Million to Las Vegas: Las Vegas was designated an Enterprise Community in December, 1994
and was awarded $3 million to create more jobs, housing, and economic opportunity for area
residents.
Expanding the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Will Help Develop 1,300 To 1,600 New Affordable
Housing Units in Nevada Over the Next 5 years: In January, the Vice-President announced the
Clinton-Gore Administration's proposed 40-percent expansion of the Low-Income Housing Tax
Credit. If enacted, it will mean an additional 1,300 - 1,600 quality rental housing units for low-
income American families in Nevada during the next five years.
EXPANDING FUNDS FOR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT
$64 Million in Federal Highway Aid: Since 1993, Nevada has received $64 million in federal
highway aid. These funds have helped generate nearly 27,000 jobs. [through FY97]
Over $226 Million in Aviation Funds: From FY93-FY97 Nevada received $226,580,000 in AIP
funds to help build and renovate airports, and, when necessary, to provide funds for noise
abatement to improve the quality of life for residents who live near airports.
$130 Million in Transit Funds: Nevada has received a total of $130 million in FTA funds since
1993.
October 1998
Education Event
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October 15, 1998
DATE:
Friday, October 16, 1998
LOCATION:
Halle Hewetson Elementary School
Las Vegas, Nevada
EVENT TIME:
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
FROM:
Denise Cardinal
I.
Purpose
To explain the need for vision and guidance (as can be provided by
Gubernatorial candidate Jan Jones and congressional candidate Shelley
Berkley) in Nevada's education system. To point out how classroom
overcrowding can be helped with the Federal Government (and the plan just
proposed by President Bill Clinton). To Highlight how Jan Jones is the
ONLY candidate with the experience, vision and right priorities to build up
Nevada's education system.
II. Background
Nevada's current education system:
Nevada has the highest dropout rate in the country. Some of the lowest per-
pupil expenditures in the country. Test scores are okay - about average. But
there is obviously a need to get students in school and get them graduated.
Overcrowding:
A big issue, because the state has been the fastest-growing state (and Las
Vegas is the fastest-growing city) in the country, is overcrowding. There are
900 portable classrooms in the Clark County School District alone, the 9th-
largest school district in the country, the one that services Las Vegas.
Governor Bob Miller recognized this problem and implemented a class-size
reduction plan that Jan wants to expand. Right now, it's only for grades 1-3,
and because there aren't enough physical classrooms, it's really a ratio of 2
teachers to 30 students, rather than the mandated 1 to 15. Jan wants to
expand the program to kidergarten and also look at actually building the
classrooms.
Federal assistance for this expansion is key, because by Nevada law, you
can't use money for capital expenditures of schools without a bond passed
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by a ballot initiative. So, if the public doesn't vote for it, the schools don't
get built. It's been a problem for schools in the North (Northern Nevada) as
well.
Halle Hewetsen
This overcrowding/funding situation is best exemplified with Halle
Hewetson. It's a year-round school with 10 portable classrooms. It's on a
track system so that the school isn't too crowded. Students are divided into
different "tracks" where they take four-week breaks every three months.
There are 1,025 students in the school, but only 800 attending at a given
time.
The school has 71 percent Hispanic population, and is in what is considered
"inner city" Las Vegas. Estimations are that the state will have a 25 percent
Hispanic population by the year 2002. The school has a strong Bilingual
program. Many of the students families, however, are low income.
Jan's Education Plan:
Jan is proposing a plan called SMART schools - it's an overall look at what
the state's school system needs.
First, it's safe schools. Jan wants to give teachers authority to pull disruptive
students out of their classrooms and call in parents in a conference on first
offenses. She also wants to make sure the buildings themselves are safe -
studies show nicer buildings have higher test scores with students.
Then it's making sure that proper, achievable and reasonable standards are
set for students, and teachers, so there's no "teaching from the test."
She also wants to increase the attendance at schools. She would institute a
dropout Czar - a direct line to the governor's office to coordinate with
different school district programs to make sure that students aren't falling
through the cracks - and that there are safety nets in place to catch them if
they do.
Reducing class size - obviously a big issue. She will work with providing
more funding for schools, and finding alternate ways to fund their building/
Investing in Teachers, Tools and Technology is the basic difference she
wants to make. In the past, when there's a bump in the road with the budget,
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school programs are the first to be cut. Jan would not let that happen, and
will make the education of our state's youth a top funding priority for the
state.
Jan's opponent:
Kenny Guinn claims he can help the school system because of his
experience. Yet he has no definitive plan (other than to put kids with guns in
boot camps). And when he was Superintendent he decreased math
requirements, allowed kids to miss school for hunting, roller skating and
skiing. Test scores at the time plummeted and the number of students per
teacher skyrocketed.
III. PARTICIPANTS
Mrs. Clinton
Jan Jones
Senator Richard Bryan - Democratic Senator from Nevada worked with
Senator Reid to lobby for Education funds for Nevada. When he was
Governor he was known as the Education Governor because of his
commitment to education in Nevada. Former governor who has made it a
priority.
Bonnie Bryan - Senator's wife. They have three children. She knows
more about Nevada, its communities and its people than probably any
other resident. A real historian and really concerned with the state and its
needs.
Mrs. Landra Reid - She is the mother of five children and 6
grandchildren, Is the wife of U.S. Senator Harry Reid. is involved in
adult literacy programs. She's done many women's health issues like
eating disorders and breast cancer.
NOTE: the following women are on what has been dubbed the Estrogen
Ticket - they are all women and all democratic candidates for the highest
offices in the state. There's been some musing that the state can't handle
that many women at once - good opportunity for a joke about how men
have messed up government long enough, it's time to get some women in
there..
Shelley Berkley - Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative. A big
supporter of education and women's rights, including health care access.
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Rose McKinney-James - Democratic Candidate for Lieutenant Governor.
Would be first black woman elected to any statewide office. She has long
been active in state politics and served on several governor's boards
including the public service commission, head of department of business
and industry. She has a husband and two younger sons. Also a great
singer.
Frankie Sue Del Pappa - Democratic Candidate for Attorney General, is
the current Attorney General and is well-known in the state for kicking
out a lot of telemarketing scams, especially those against the elderly.
Mary Sanata (like Sonata) - Democratic Candidate State Comptroller A
CPA for a firm in Carson City. Overly-qualified for the position.
IV. Sequence of events:
11:00
arrive at school
11:05
tour classrooms
11:25
Lore (pronounced Lori) Carrillo, Principal, addresses students,
gives award to Mrs. Clinton with Priscilla Rocha (Roach-a), a
bilingual teacher.
Mrs. Clinton address students
11:40
Sen. Bryan introduces Jan
Jan introduces Mrs. Clinton
11:43
Mrs. Clinton addresses 250 assembled parents, teachers,
administrators and local officials
12:00
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JAN
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MAYOR JAN LAVERTY JONES
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR, NEVADA
PERSONAL BIOGRAPHY
Jan Laverty Jones became the 15th Mayor of the City of Las Vegas in May 1991,
following a landslide victory in the primary election. She was sworn in on June 19, 1991
as the first female elected official in the city and was re-elected in another primary victory
in May, 1995.
Jan Jones is one of the most dynamic and popular officeholders in the nation. She has led
Las Vegas, the fastest growing city in the fastest growing state for the past seven years.
With an estimated 6,000 new residents moving to Las Vegas each month, the area is
undergoing a period of astonishing expansion.
For seven years, Jones has been a decisive and creative mayor of Las Vegas, taking clear,
courageous positions on issues from education and civil rights to diversifying the
economy and protecting the environment. Jones has been recognized locally and
nationally for her tenacious efforts to diversify the economy and broaden its Tax base,
which currently relies heavily on the gaming industry. Efforts to diversify the economy
have resulted in the creation of 5,000 non-gaming jobs in the city. OUTLOOK magazine
has recently ranked Las Vegas third in the nation for business climate and quality of life.
Strides made in economic diversification were a key factor in this high ranking for Las
Vegas.
She also has spearheaded efforts to consolidate services, cut costs, expand transit to
alleviate congestion and provide equitable and adequate funding for schools. Jones
reduced the number of administrative employees, increased the workweek for city
employees and cut red tape to improve efficiency and growth. In 1997, the city became
the first local entiry to cut property taxes for local homeowners by almosi 10 percent, due
TO increased efficiency and growth.
To fight crime, Jones has added hundreds of new police, expanded jail space and
launched recreational programs to prevent crime among at-risk youth. "I believe fighting
crime requires a comprehensive program of punishment and prevention," Jones says. She
supports early intervention for at-risk youth, including gang prevention and advocates
expanding community-involved policing statewide.
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To help families break the cycle of poverty, Jones has worked with county officials to
consolidate services for the homeless through the Mobilized Assistance and Shelter for
the Homeless (MASH) Crisis Intervention Center, which houses 30 social service
agencies under one roof. Jones also worked with the governor to stan Nevada Partners, a
non-profit organization that provides life-skills training to disadvantaged citizens. "]
support programs that train people to become self-sufficient," she says.
Jones helped establish a public-private partnership in Las Vegas to provide affordable
child care for government and private sector employees. To help families juggle
competing demands of work and family, Jones supports expanding child care options and
family leave. To help families, especially seniors and parents of young children,
increase access to quality health care, Jones proposing establishing a Patients Rights
ombudsman.
Jones will make improving the quality of education her top priority as Governor. Jones is
committed to finding creative ways to hire teachers, buy books, and expand classrooms in
light of the states' massive growth and evolving tax base. She supports tough
performance standards for students and teachers and increased parental involvement.
Jones opposes school vouchers but lends "cautious and qualified" support to charter
schools.
Jones has been a staunch and outspoken opponent of plans to bury the nation's nuclear
waste in Nevada's Yucca Mountain, and vows to continue that fight as governor. She is a
leading proponent of mass transit to alleviate traffic congestion and reduce carbon
monoxide emissions. Noting that 10 percent of the cars on the road cause half the carbon
monoxide problems, Jones pledges as governor to improve the state's smog check
program.
Jones supports a fair and equitable tax policy and says unless government can
demonstrate it is using revenues efficiently, "we are not entitled to raise additional taxes."
Jan Jones is the only candidate for governor with the experience and background
necessary to take on and solve the important issues facing- the people of Nevada. As an
elected official, wife and mother, Jones has dealt with the biggest challenges facing our
citizens, namely, education, health care, economic growth and safe neighborhoods. As
Governor, these will be her top priorities. Jones says. "my goal is to make Nevada the
best state in the nation to live, work and raise our children."
Southern Campaign Office:
Northern Campaign Office:
2575 Maryland Parkway South
527 Lander Street
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Reno, NV 89509
Phone: 702-732-4422
Phone: 702-324-0202
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SHELLEY
BERK
EY
DEMOCRATEOR CONGRESS
SHELLEY BERKLEY
Candidate for Congress, Nevada First District
Overview: A Life of Public Service and
Community Involvement
Shelley Berkley has lived in Las Vegas for over 35 years. She has a deep sense of
commitment to give back to the community that opened the doors of opportunity
for her. She hasn't forgotten that her family headed west seeking a better life, and
found it in Las Vegas. Shelley completed junior high and high school in Las
Vegas, then went on to become the first member of her family to attend college
when she enrolled at UNLV. Graduating with honors from UNLV, she then
earned her law degree and returned to Las Vegas to begin her career. Now, more
than two decades later, her achievements in the business world, combined with a
distinguished record of service to her community, establish Shelley Berkley as the
most qualified, most committed candidate to represent southern Nevada in
Congress.
Elective Offices
Shelley Berkley is Vice Chair of the University and Community College
System Board of Regents. Appointed to the Board of Regents in 1990, she has
since been elected twice and is completing the final year of her current term in
1998. She has worked to keep tuition affordable and to make higher education
more accessible to all qualified students.
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Elected to the Nevada State Assembly in 1982 and serving through 1984, she
championed consumer protection for car buyers and mobile home owners.
She helped pass tough laws against drunk drivers and criminals who victimize
seniors. She also founded the Senior Law Project.
Working for a Stronger Community
Shelley Berkley has devoted her energies to charitable and civic efforts since
she was a teenager. Shelley's hard work and ideas have contributed greatly to
many of southern Nevada's success stories. Among her accomplishments:
* past President, Las Vegas Public Broadcasting System
affiliate KLVX Channel 10
*Nevada Advisory Committee Member, U.S. Civil Rights
*Director Emeritus, National Conference of Christians and Jews
*Advisory Board Member, Clark County School District
"Partners in Progress" Committee
*Founder and President, Southern Nevada Assn. of Women
Attorneys
*Coordinator, Clark County Bar Assn. Pro Bono Project
Professional Career
Shelley Berkley has held key positions with major corporations and trade
groups during a career in the private sector that spans nearly a quarter
century.
*former Vice President of Government and Legal Affairs,
Sands Hotel
*former Chair, Board of the Nevada Hotel and Motel Assn.
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*current Member, Board of Trustees of Sunrise-Columbia
Hospital (an unpaid position)
*former in-house counsel for Southwest Gas Corp.
*former Deputy Director, Nevada State Commerce Dept.
Her affiliations with business and professional organizations include:
*member, county, state and national Bar Associations
*former National Director of the American Hotel-Motel Assn.
*served as a Delegate to the White House Conference on
Tourism
Active in the Political Process
Shelley Berkley believes in personal involvement to make our political system
responsive to the needs of voters. Her achievements include:
*National Committee Woman of the Democratic Party
*former President, Women's Democratic Club of Clark County
*Paradise Democratic Club Outstanding Democrat of the Year
*three-time delegate to the County, State and National
Democratic Conventions
Awards and Honors
Shelley Berkley has been widely recognized by her fellow southern Nevadans
for her community service and commitment. Of the many awards she has
received, some of the most notable are:
*Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce "Woman of Achievement"
*Las Vegas "Business and Professional Woman of the Year"
*Clark County Mother of the Year, 1994
*Anti-Defamation League Public Service Award
*Las Vegas Review Journal's "Outstanding Women in Clark
County" Award
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*UNLV "Distinguished Alumnus of the Year"
Education
A graduate of the public school system in Clark County, Shelley Berkley
earned her B.A. in political science at UNLV, with honors, in 1972. She was
student body President, 1971-72. She received her law degree from the
University of San Diego School of Law in 1976.
Family Life
Shelley is the proud mother of two sons. Max is a high school junior and Sam
is a middle school student. Shelley is an avid reader of historical fiction and
non-fiction and enjoys preparing gourmet meals at home.
Paid for by Shelley Berkley for Congress, Linda Goldberg Treasurer
http://www.senate.gov/~bryan/bio.htm
Biography
Richard Bryan
Senator Bryan has a long and successful career of public service in Nevada. His service began in the law
enforcement field, serving as Clark County Deputy District Attorney in 1964. Senator Bryan later went
on to be Clark County's first public defender. His first elected position came with the Clark Country
voters sending him to the State Assembly in 1968, where he served until 1972. That year, he was elected
to the State Senate.
Bryan's law enforcement background served him well as Nevada's Attorney General. First elected in
1978, Bryan served as Nevada's chief law enforcement officer until 1982. The veteran prosecutor and
lawmaker was elected by the people of Nevada to be Governor in 1982 and was re-elected in 1986.
Bryan ran and won his seat in the United States Senate in 1988 and was re-elected to his second term in
1994.
EDUCATION AND MILITARY SERVICE
University of California, Hastings Law School, San Francisco, 1963
University of Nevada, Reno, 1959
Las Vegas High School, 1955
Second Lieutenant, United States Army, 1959-1960
FAMILY
Senator Bryan is married to the former Bonnie Fairchild, whom he met while they both attended the
University of Nevada, Reno. They married while Bryan attended University of California, Hastings
College of Law in San Francisco.
Bonnie has been a full partner in Senator Bryan's career in public service. Bonnie devotes her time and
energy to many charitable organizations throughout Nevada.
Back in Washington, she is actively involved with Spouses of the Senate. She is also active in the
Congressional Club.
The Bryans have three children, Richard Jr., a cardiologist in Reno, Leslie, an attorney in Las Vegas, and
Blair, a third grade teacher in Reno.
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First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton
Talking Points for Education Event for
Jan Jones (D), candidate for Governor,
Shelley Berkeley, candidate for the 1st Congressional district,
and Harry Reid, candidate for U.S. Senate
October 16, 1998
Jan Jones
Jan wants to reduce class size. Governor Bob Miller (D) has done
a wonderful job of cutting down class size in grades 1 to 3. Jan
wants to extend the class size reduction program to kindergarten
because giving our children a good start in education offers them a
great start.
Though she had no direct power over or about education funding
when she was Mayor, Jan Jones worked with the Clark County
School District to lobby for necessary funds and was a key partner
with Governor Bob Miller on his class size reduction plan and
helped get more computers in the classroom.
Jan wants safe schools. In the classroom, she will give teachers the
right to remove disruptive students, and get parents involved on a
first offense. She'll also make sure that school buildings
themselves are safe. Studies have shown that students in school
buildings that were in poor condition had achievement 6 percent
below students in schools with fair condition, and 11 percent
below students in schools in excellent condition (from the White
House small class proposal).
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Jan Jones wants kids to go to school - and graduate. She'll put in
place a dropout Czar, someone who has a direct line to the
Governor's office and can work with school districts throughout
the state to find out why kids aren't going to school and what can
be done to make sure they do.
Jan wants the schools of Nevada to have the Teachers, Tools and
Technology to inspire young minds. She wants to make sure that
children have the necessary skills to excel throughout their lives.
Shelley Berkeley
Here in Clark County we must build the equivalent of one
elementary school a month to keep up with growth -- and that
doesn't count what must be done to renovate our older schools.
Shelley Berkeley supports the efforts in Congress to provide
funding for school construction and renovation in school districts
like ours.
Our schools are struggling to keep up with the new technology,
and teachers need training to be effective instructors in its use.
Shelley Berkeley supports a national plan to provide internet
access to schools, hardware and software for each classroom, and
training support for our teachers.
Shelley Berkeley believes access to higher education provides the
best opportunity for every American to gain better employment
and a better quality of life. She worked her way through college
and knows how important student loans and grants can be. That's
why she supports Hope Scholarships and the Pell Grants
administered through the Department of Education.
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Harry Reid
Fixing Crumbling Schools: To help Nevada deal with the need
for school construction and repair, Senator Reid has supported The
Partnership to Rebuild America's School Act. This proposal
would help spur State, local, and private efforts to ensure adequate
school facilities for all our nation's schools. The bill would
provide $5 billion to leverage State, local, and private costs on
bonds or other financing mechanisms used to pay for school
construction and renovation. This way, States and communities
can determine the specific projects to be funded. This bill is
expected to spur $20 billion in construction.
Each year more than 500,000 students drop out before graduating
high school, which translates into close to 3,000 students a day.
Senator Reid, in an effort to curb these alarming numbers, is
working to create a national dropout prevention strategy. His plan
would create a national "Dropout Czar," who would be appointed
to oversee programs aimed at keeping students in the classroom
and off the street. His plan would also make it easier for schools
with high dropout rates to make structural changes in the way they
run their classes.
Fighting for Student Loans: Senator Reid has consistently
supported student loan funding, opposed Republican cuts, and
strongly supported giving all people the opportunity to attend
college. He recognizes the vital importance of having these loans
available to students, and will continue to use his leadership to
ensure they continue for future generations.
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Richard Bryan
Like all of you here today who care about your children's
education and their future opportunities, Senator Richard Bryan
has spent a career in public service looking to the future, working
for your children and for future generations. He was known as an
"education governor" during his two terms as governor of Nevada,
so much so that there is an elementary school named after him- the
Richard H. Bryan Elementary School- right here in Las Vegas.
Throughout his public service career- as a state legislator, attorney
general, governor, and now in the US Senate- Senator Bryan has
consistently and strongly supported the funding for the highest
quality educational opportunities for children. He is currently
supporting legislation to provide funding for 100,000 new school
teachers throughout the nation, and for school modernization and
construction.
He has lead the fight to protect your children while they are on the
Internet with his "Children's On-line Privacy Solution Act". We
all know the Internet is a wonderful tool for teachers and students,
but their are dangers associated with using it, including strangers
who will invade your family's privacy by asking information from
kids while they are on-line. Of 212 children's web sites surveyed
by the Federal Trade Commission recently, only 1% of those sites
requested parental permission before asking children for
information about themselves, their families, and even their
families finances. Senator Bryan's bill will prevent web site
operators from asking your children for information without
parents' consent.
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Senator Bryan is also serving on the Social Security Task Force,
trying to help save the Social Security system for the future, and
make sure that it is there for your children and their children.
The Senator has also been working on Capitol Hill for the future of
the state's natural resources. He recently passed the Southern
Nevada Public Land Bill, a great victory for the entire state. As
you all know, much of the land surrounding Las Vegas is owned
by the federal government. In the past, when the government
wanted to turn this land over to a private buyer, the proceeds went
back to Washington and into the federal treasury. Now, those
lands will be sold at a public auction to the highest bidder and
those dollars will stay right here in Nevada. 5% of the revenues
will go directly to public education in the state, and the rest will go
to buy environmentally sensitive lands to protect them for the
enjoyment of future generations of Nevadans.
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton
Talking Points
Las Vegas Mayor and Candidate for Governor Jan Jones (D)
October 16, 1998
Jan Jones cares about issues that matter to Nevada and that includes
education. Nevada is know for its world-class hotels, world-class casinos
and world-class recreation. Jan wants Nevada to be known for its world-
class education system.
Overcrowded classrooms are a big issue in Nevada. There are 900 portable
classrooms in the Clark County School District and, under Nevada law, the
only way to fund new schools (besides using federal funds) is for Clark
County voters to pass countywide school bonds. If the bonds don't pass, the
classrooms become more and more crowded. That's why President
Clinton's plan would benefit Nevada's schoolchildren.
Jan wants to reduce class size. Governor Bob Miller (D) has done a
wonderful job of cutting down class size in grades 1 to 3. Jan wants to
extend the class size reduction program to kindergarten because if we give
our children a good start in education we offer them a great start.
When Kenny Guinn was the Superintendent of Clark County Schools, he
unable to handle growth issue. Class size jumped from 24.9 students per
instructor in 1969 to 34.6 students to one instructor in 1977.
Even when Mayor, though she had no direct power over or about education
funding, Jan Jones worked with the Clark County School District to lobby
for necessary funds, and was a key partner with Governor Bob Miller on his
class size reduction plan and getting more computers in the classroom.
When Kenny Guinn was the Superintendent of Clark County Schools, he
decreased the budget for instruction by 10% while increasing his
administration budget.
Jan Jones' education plan for the state is an all-inclusive plan. She has the
foresight, experience and vision to realize that you can't just fix one part of
an education system, you need to look at all of it.
Jan wants safe schools. In the classroom, she will give teachers the right to
remove disruptive students, and get parents involved on a first offense.
She'll also make sure that school buildings themselves are safe. Studies
have shown that students in school buildings that were in poor condition had
achievement 6 percent below students in schools with fair condition and 11
percent below students in schools in excellent condition (from the White
House small class proposal).
Kenny Guinn claims his "educational background will bring a sense of
creativity and common sense to the challenge of improving our schools."
Yet during the 70's when he was actually in responsible for improving
education, he lowered the graduation requirements. In 1976, students were
required to take only 19 credits, nine of them were electives.
Jan Jones wants measurable teaching standards. She wants everyone
involved in finding the best system and testing procedures for measuring
Nevada's student progress.
Jan Jones wants kids to go to school - and graduate. She'll put in place a
dropout Czar, someone who has a direct line to the Governor's office and
can work with school districts throughout the state to find out why kids
aren't going to school, and what can be done to make sure they do.
Kenny Guinn opposed the 70% attendance rule and defended excused
absences - including hunting trips, roller skating, ice skating, and skiing -
leading to teacher complaints about student discipline.
Jan wants the schools of Nevada to have the Teachers, Tools and
Technology to inspire young minds. She wants to make sure that children
have the necessary skills to excel throughout their lives.
Jan has always been a champion of the education system. As Governor,
she'll be an advocate for students, teachers and parents. And she'll make
sure Nevada's kids get the education they deserve.
SHELLEY
BERK EY
DEMOCRATFOR CONGRESS
EDUCATION: The difference between Shelley Berkley and Don Chairez
Shelley Berkley is the mother of two sons and a Regent for Nevada's University and
Community College System. She supports lower class size and applauds the work
Governor Miller and the Democrats have done in Nevada. She is pleased to see the
Republican Congress finally agreed with the President and will help by hiring 100,000
more teachers to give our students a head start in life.
Don Chairez has yet to take a public position.
Here in Clark County we must build the equivalent of one elementary school a month to
keep up with growth-and that doesn't count what must be done to renovate our older
schools. Shelley Berkley supports the efforts in Congress to provide funding for school
construction and rennovation in school districts like ours.
Don Chairez has yet to take a public position.
Shelley Berkley knows that a decent education will provide today's children with the tools
and opportunities to successfully solve their own problems tomorrow. She supports
bilingual education to bring children from other cultures into the American mainstream.
Don Chairez says he doesn't believe bilingual education works, but he has offered no
alternatives.
Our schools are struggling to keep up with the new technology, and teachers need training
to be effective instructors in its use. Shelley Berkley supports a national plan to provide
internet access to schools, hardware and software for each classroom, and training support
for our teachers.
Don Chairez has yet to take a public position.
Shelley Berkley believes access to higher education provides the best opportunity for
every American to gain better employment and a better quality of life. She worked her
way through college and knows how important student loans and grants can be. That's
why she supports Hope Scholarships and the Pell Grants adminstered through the
Department of Education.
Don Chairez wants to eliminate the Department of Education.
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First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton
Talking Points
US Senator Richard Bryan
October 16, 1998
Like all of you here today who care about your children's education and their
future opportunities, Senator Richard Bryan has spent a career in public
service looking to the future, working for your children and for future
generations. He was known as an "education governor" during his two terms
as governor of Nevada, so much so that there is an elementary school named
after him- the Richard H. Bryan Elementary School- right here in Las Vegas.
Throughout his public service career- as a state legislator, attorney general,
governor, and now in the US Senate- Senator Bryan has consistently and
strongly supported the funding for the highest quality educational
opportunities for children. He is currently supporting legislation to provide
funding for 100,000 new school teachers throughout the nation, and for
school modernization and construction.
He has lead the fight to protect your children while they are on the Internet
with his "Children's On-line Privacy Solution Act". We all know the
Internet is a wonderful tool for teachers and students, but their are dangers
associated with using it, including strangers who will invade your family's
privacy by asking information from kids while they are on-line. Of 212
children's web sites surveyed by the Federal Trade Commission recently,
only 1% of those sites requested parental request before asking children for
information about themselves, their families, and even their families
finances. Senator Bryan's bill will prevent web site operators from asking
your children for information without parents' approval.
Senator Bryan is also serving on the Social Security Task Force, trying to
help save the Social Security system for the future, and make sure that it is
there for your children and their children.
The Senator has also been working on Capitol Hill for the future of the
state's natural resources. He recently passed the Southern Nevada Public
Land Bill, a great victory for the entire state. As you all know, much of the
land surrounding Las Vegas is owned by the federal government. In the
past, when the government wanted to turn this land over to a private buyer,
the proceeds went back to Washington and into the federal treasury. Now,
those lands will be sold at a public auction to the highest bidder and those
dollars will stay right here in Nevada. 5% of the revenues will go directly to
public education in the state, and the rest will go to buy environmentally
sensitive lands to protect them for the enjoyment of future generations of
Nevadans.
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton
Talking Points
US Senator Harry Reid (not attending)
October 16, 1998
Despite tireless attempts by the Republican majority to slash education
programs, Senator Harry Reid has stood strong with his Democratic
Colleagues to protect these programs, such as Head Start and the Safe and
Drug Free Schools Act, which provide valuable opportunities and resources
for children in Nevada and across the nation. Federal education dollars
support underprivileged students and innovative projects, as well as the
college loan program. While the majority of education dollars come from
the local level, federal dollars play an invaluable role in providing targeted
assistance to those who need it most.
Fixing Crumbling Schools: To help Nevada deal with the need for school
construction and repair, Senator Reid has supported The Partnership to
Rebuild America's School Act.
As school enrollments have risen steadily over the last decade, school
budgets have been constrained. The basic maintenance needs of the
country's schools have been neglected. In thousands of school districts
across the country, officials have been struggling to cope with the financial
burdens imposed by larger student bodies and the need to supply their
schools with modern equipment such as computers, with the result that in
many cases funds have not been available for keeping school facilities
themselves in proper condition.
After an extensive study of the nation's public schools, the GAO has
determined that:
1/3 of the nation's public schools have at least one building which
needs extensive repair or replacement;
60% of all schools nationwide need at least one building in need of
major repair; (major repairs include roofs, plumbing systems,
exterior walls, windows, doors, floors, or electrical systems)
Another 58% of the nation's schools have at least one unsatisfactory
environmental condition (poor ventilation, heating, cooling, poor
lighting, asbestos, lead in the water, lead-based paint, or radon.)
The GAO has estimated that $112 billion is needed to repair or
upgrade crumbling schools.
In Nevada:
23.2% of schools in Nevada have at least one building in need of
extensive repair (US average 33%);
39.5% of schools in Nevada have at least one unsatisfactory
environmental condition (US average 58%)
To help Nevada deal with the need for school construction and repair,
Senator Reid has supported The Partnership to Rebuild America's School
Act. This proposal would help spur State, local, and private efforts to ensure
adequate school facilities for all our nation's schools. The bill would
provide $5 billion to leverage State, local, and private costs on bonds or
other financing mechanisms used to pay for school construction and
renovation. This way, States and communities can determine the specific
projects to be funded. This bill is expected to spur $20 billion in
construction.
Dropout Prevention: Senator Reid is a sponsor of the Dropout Prevention
Bill, to create a national dropout prevention program.
Each year more than 500,000 students drop out before graduating high
school, which translates into close to 3,000 students a day. Senator Reid, in
an effort to curb these alarming numbers, is working to create a national
dropout prevention strategy. His plan would create a national "Dropout
Czar", who would be appointed to oversee programs aimed at keeping
students in the classroom and off the street. His plan would also make it
easier for schools with high dropout rates to make structural changes in the
way their classes are run.
Protecting Head Start: Reid has always fought to ensure full-funding for
Head Start, which has benefited 13 million children of families who cannot
afford pre-school.
Head Start provides underprivileged children with health, nutrition, and
social services while teaching them the basic skills they need for school
success. Research indicates that the first three years of a child's life are the
most important in forming the brain for future learning capacity. Head Start
works to provide enriching experiences for those children in families that
cannot afford pre-school or other enrichment tools.
Putting Safety First on School Buses: Senator Reid successfully added
legislation to the 1992 transportation package to amend the Commercial
Motor Vehicle Safety Act to require school systems to conduct
preemployment, reasonable suspicion, random and post-accident testing of
the operators for unlawful use of alcohol or controlled substances.
Previously, testing was required of other public transportation drivers but not
school bus drivers. Senator Reid believes that children are the most precious
cargo on the road and deserve to be protected.
Fighting for Student Loans: Senator Reid has consistently supported
student loan funding, opposed Republican cuts, and has been a vocal
supporter of giving all people the opportunity to attend college. He
recognizes the vital importance of having these loans available to students,
and will continue using his leadership to ensure they continue for future
generations.
Just last year, Reid supported the HOPE scholarship, to make higher
education more accessible and affordable for American families. The
$1,500 HOPE scholarship will make the first two years of college
universally available. For students in the first two years of college (or other
eligible post-secondary training), taxpayers will be eligible for a tax credit
equal to 100% of the first $1,000 of tuition and fees and %50 of the second
$1,000 (the amounts are indexed for inflation after 2001). The credit will be
available on a per-student basis for net tuition and fees (less grant aid) paid
for college enrollment after December 31, 1997. The credit is phased out for
joint filers between $80,000 and $100,000 of income, and for single filers
between $40,000 and $50,000 (indexed after 2001). The credit can be
claimed in two taxable years with respect to any individual enrolled on at
least a half-time basis for any portion of the year.
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HEADLINE: Hillary Clinton pitches education, Democratic candidates
BYLINE: By ANGIE WAGNER, Associated Press Writer
DATELINE: LAS VEGAS
BODY:
First lady Hillary Clinton on Friday toured a fitting place to tout educational issues - a first-grade
classroom with 31 students and two teachers.
"Hello, Mrs. Clinton," the students at Halle Hewestson Elementary School called out, showing her signs
they made in honor of her arrival. One first-grader asked Mrs. Clinton to open her glue for her.
Mrs. Clinton spent the afternoon in Las Vegas pitching educational issues and urging Democrats to
support gubernatorial candidate Las Vegas Mayor Jan Jones and congressional candidate Shelley
Berkley.
The first lady talked about how important education is to growing cities like Las Vegas and stressed
that electing candidates like Berkley, a university regent, would help put more teachers in classrooms.
"We need people who can understand education at the state level and the national level. It is a very
important challenge for us to face up to and understand how we're going to accommodate all these needs
of our children," she said during a speech at the school.
Mrs. Clinton said Jones and Berkley were "two of the best candidates running for office in the entire
country."
She said Jones would be a good governor because of her record of getting things done and her ideas
about the education system in Nevada.
"She knows that overcrowded classrooms are a big issue in Nevada. We have to make it possible for
teachers to have more individual time with individual students," Mrs. Clinton said.
Because of Nevada's transient population, the state has the highest dropout rate in the country, Mrs.
Clinton said, adding that Jones has a plan to hire a dropout czar to monitor student attendance.
Later, at a $ 500-a-plate luncheon, Clinton again asked Democratic supporters to vote for Jones and
Berkley, and also Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., who did not attend the luncheon.
"I love Harry Reid," Mrs. Clinton said. "I love him because there's no pretense. He didn't go get a
makeover anywhere. He has such a wonderful way of bringing people together."
Mrs. Clinton said she was frustrated that the Republican Congress chose not to hold a hearing on
education because "it was not important enough."
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President Clinton and Democrats wanted the hiring of 100,000 new teachers, but the budget agreement
on Thursday provides enough money to hire only about 30,000. Democrats also didn't get the tax
subsidy they sought to help build new schools or repair old ones.
"You have so many students in your school system here in Clark County that you're going to have to
deal with this," Mrs. Clinton said.
The Clark County School District is the ninth-largest in the nation and the fastest growing.
About 230 children and their parents gathered outside the school to protest a recent 9th U.S. Circuit
Court of Appeals decision to void the work permits of thousands of aliens who face possible deportation.
At least 18,000 Nevada families - 80,000 people - are being affected by the decision.
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October 17, 1998 Saturday, FINAL EDITION
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HEADLINE: First lady calls Democrats candidates for education
BYLINE: Lisa Kim Bach
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Inside Hewetson Elementary School, Hillary Rodham Clinton said a vote for Nevada's Democratic
ticket was a vote for education and asked the select audience for its support.
Outside the school, hundreds of Hispanic Las Vegans facing deportation because of a change in
immigration law implored Clinton for her support, asking her to take their case to the president.
The two scenes had little in common Friday, except that both generated a wave of goodwill for the
troubled first lady, whose husband faces an impeachment inquiry connected to his affair with former
White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
Clinton's speech brought an audience of school, union and party members to its feet. And her departure
to a fund-raiser that earned $ 100,000 for gubernatorial candidate Jan Jones sparked a rousing chant of
'Hillary! Hillary! Hillary!' from the flag-waving crowd of immigrants in the street.
'Thank you all,' Clinton said, when greeted by a prolonged standing ovation inside the school at 701 N.
20th St. 'I am deeply honored and personally delighted to be here.'
She accepted no questions from reporters and made no reference to the political and personal turmoil
caused by her husband. A report by independent counsel Kenneth Starr indicated that President Clinton
engaged in phone sex with Lewinsky while the first lady canvassed Las Vegas in 1996 for votes to
support his re-election.
Instead, Hillary Clinton focused on the state of education and what it needs to be to assure children of
a bright future.
She praised the efforts of Jones who is running behind in the polls against Republican Kenny Guinn in
the race for governor and congressional contender Shelley Berkley, who faces Republican Don
Chairez in the 1st District.
'Jan wants schools in Nevada to have the teachers, the tools and the technology to do the job,' Clinton
said. 'I can't think of anyone better prepared than Jan is to make sure that education is the priority it
should be.'
Berkley earned similar praise from Clinton, who lampooned Republicans for opposing the president's
education initiatives. An attempt to provide zero-interest bonds for school construction and renovation
failed because of the Republican Congress, Clinton said. She said congressional Republicans also
initially opposed a proposal to put 100,000 additional teachers into U.S. classrooms, saying that shows
the GOP's feeble commitment for improving education nationwide.
'That's totally unfair,' Dan Burdish, executive director of the Republican Party of Nevada, said later. 'Our
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main opposition to those plans were the federal controls that would have been placed on local school
districts. Our position is that the more local control schools and communities have, the better off they
are.'
Republicans support education, Burdish said, just not Clinton's vision for what it should be.
'At the state and national level, Republicans support vouchers, school choice and charter schools,' he
said. 'But the Democrats are opposed to them.'
It wasn't education that brought out Clinton's biggest group of supporters at Hewetson. Activists Malena
Burnett and Helena Garcia wanted the first lady to see the effects of the Illegal Immigration Reform and
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.
Because the act revoked the amnesty granted to about 350,000 illegal aliens across the nation, people
who have lived in the United States for years and have had children born here are faced with deportation.
Letters written by those opposed to the law suggest that an executive order from President Clinton or
Attorney General Janet Reno could rescind the deportation threat.
'She took our letter and said that she would follow up on it,' said Garcia, who plans to go to Washington,
D.C., next week to lobby for the cause. 'Now we have to wait and see.'
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SCHEDULE FOR HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1998
FINAL
BOSTON, MA/ PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND/ WASHINGTON, D.C.
TRAVELING PARTY:
THE FIRST LADY
SENATOR JACK REED (RHODE ISLAND-D.C.) (T)
KAREN TRAMANTANO (RHODE ISLAND-D.C.)
MOLLY BURFORD
MARSHA BERRY
KELLY CRAIG HEAD
RALPH ALSWANG
(b)(7)e [001]
BOSTON
LEAD ADVANCE:
CHERI STOCKHAM
PARK PLAZA HOTEL
ROOM 1578
617/426-2000
PHONE
617/426-5545
FAX
202/395-2101
CELL
WHCA SKYPAGER
BOSTON
SITE ADVANCE:
KAREN MARCUS
MARK STAD
MICHAEL O'MARY
BOSTON
PRESS ADVANCE:
RICHARD STRAUSS
PROVIDENCE
LEAD ADVANCE:
JACK MURRAY
BILTMORE HOTEL
ROOM 741
401/421-0700
PHONE
401/455-3050
FAX
800/800-7759
PAGER
401/965-0383
CELL
PROVIDENCE
SITE ADVANCE:
NELSON PEACOCK
ROOM 626
401/965-0344
CELL
MICHAEL HERNON
ROOM 1416
401/965-0343
CELL
PROVIDENCE
PRESS ADVANCE:
DAVID PRESSMAN
401/290-2535
PHONE
401/965-0370
CELL
SCHEDULER:
WENDY ARENDS
202/456-7007
PHONE
202/456-5340
FAX
202/518-8209
HOME
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New York City, New York
SCHEDULE FOR HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1998
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8:00am
DEPART Waldorf Astoria Hotel
VIA Motorcade
EN ROUTE La Guardia International Airport
[Drive time: 35 minutes]
8:35am
ARRIVE La Guardia International Airport
8:50am
WHEELS UP La Guardia International Airport
EN ROUTE Logan International Airport
[Flight time: 40 minutes]
9:30am
WHEELS DOWN Logan International Airport
FBO: Signature
CLOSED PRESS/CLOSED PUBLIC
9:45am
DEPART Logan International Airport
VIA Motorcade
EN ROUTE Edgerly Education Center
6 Bonair Street
Sommerville, MA
[Drive time: 30 minutes]
10:15am
ARRIVE Edgerly Education Center
GREETERS:
Mayor Michael Capuano
Frank Ferraro, Principal
Scott Harshbarger, Gubernatorial Candidate
Judy Stevenson
10:15am
PROCEED to Cafeteria for drop-by
10:20am-
DROP-BY overflow area
10:30am
Cafeteria
Edgerly Education Center
CLOSED PRESS/CAMPAIGN PHOTO
FORMAT:
-
The First Lady has the option to make
informal remarks to 300 children, ages
four through six.
PARTICIPANTS: 300 students
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1998
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10:30am
PROCEED upstairs to the Gymnasium
GREETERS (BACKSTAGE) :
Thomas Birmingham, President of the Senate
Dr. Albert Argenziano, Superintendent
Joan Menard, Chair, Massachusetts State
Democratic Party
Vicki Kennedy
10:30am-
CLASSROOM SIZE EVENT
11:15am
Gymnasium
Edgerly Education Center
HRC Hold: Library
Phone: 617/625-6600 (switchboard)
Fax: 617/628-7294
Staff Hold: Library
OPEN PRESS/CAMPAIGN PHOTO
FORMAT:
-
The First Lady, accompanied by Vicki Kennedy,
Scott Harshbarger, Attorney General, Mayor
Capuano, Joan Menard, Chair,
Massuchesetts State Democratic Party, and
Thomas Birmingham, President of the Senate,
is announced onto stage by Dr. Albert
Argenziano, Superintendent and proceeds to
her seat.
-
Dr. Albert Argenziano, Superintendent, makes
welcoming remarks and introduces Thomas
Birmingham, President of the Senate.
-
Thomas Birmingham makes remarks and
introduces Mayor Michael Capuano.
-
Mayor Capuano makes remarks and introduces
Joan Menard, Chair, Massachusetts State
Democratic Party.
-
Joan Menard makes remarks and introduces
Vicki Kennedy.
-
Vicki Kennedy makes remarks and introduces
Scott Harshbarger, Attorney General.
SCHEDULE FOR HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1998
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-
Scott Harshbarger makes remarks and
introduces the First Lady.
-
The First Lady makes remarks.
-
Upon conclusion, the First Lady is presented
with flowers by students TBD and has the
option to work a ropeline.
-
The First Lady departs.
PARTICIPANTS: 200 guests
11:25am
DEPART Edgerly Education Center
VIA Motorcade
EN ROUTE Private Residence
[Drive time: 30 minutes]
11:55am
ARRIVE Private Residence
132 Yarmouth Road
Chestnut Hill, MA
GREETERS (CURBSIDE) :
Elaine Schuster
Jerry Schuster
Grandchildren TBD
GREETERS (INSIDE) :
Cynthia Friedman
Carol Pensky
12:00pm-
WLF LUNCHEON
1:05pm
Private Residence
HRC Hold: Bedroom
Phone: 617/738-4055
Fax: 617/738-4770
Staff Hold: Bedroom
CLOSED PRESS/WLF PHOTO
FORMAT:
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The First Lady, accompanied by Elaine
Schuster, mixes and mingles with 60 guests.
-
The First Lady proceeds to the living room
for the speaking program.
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1998
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Angela Menino, spouse of Mayor Menino, makes
welcoming remarks and introduces Vicki
Kennedy.
-
Vicki Kennedy makes remarks and introduces
Elaine Schuster.
-
Elaine Schuster makes remarks and introduces
the First Lady.
-
The First Lady makes remarks.
-
Upon conclusion, the First Lady departs.
PARTICIPANTS: 60 guests
1:10pm
DEPART Private Residence
VIA Motorcade
EN ROUTE Stadium Theater
Woonsocket, Rhode Island
[Drive time: 1 hour]
2:15pm
ARRIVE Stadium Theater
Woonsocket, Rhode Island
GREETERS:
Senator Jack Reed
Representative Bob Weygand
Mayor Susan Menard
Myrth York, Gubernatorial Candidate
Jeff Polucha, President, Board of Directors,
Stadium Theater
Note: Mayor Menard will present the First Lady
with a basket of Woonsocket-made goods.
2:20pm-
SENIORS EVENT with Representative Kennedy
3:20pm
Stadium Theater
HRC Hold: Dressing Room #1
Phone: 401/762-4545
Fax: N/A
Staff Hold: Dressing Room #1
OPEN PRESS/CAMPAIGN PHOTO
SCHEDULE FOR HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1998
3: 50pm
PROCEED to Room 216 for Meet and Greet
3: 50pm-
MEET AND GREET
4: 00pm
Room 216
North Providence High School
CLOSED PRESS/YORK PHOTO
FORMAT:
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The First Lady proceeds to a photo receiving
line with 20 guests.
-
Sarah Bolanti presents the First Lady with a
painting.
PARTICIPANTS: 20 guests
4: 00pm
PROCEED to Auditorium
4:05pm-
CLASSROOM SIZE EVENT with Myrth York
4: 40pm
Auditorium
North Providence High School
HRC Hold: Room 212
Phone: 401/233-1150
Fax: 401/233-1166
Staff Hold: Room 212
OPEN PRESS/CAMPAIGN PHOTO
FORMAT:
-
The First Lady, accompanied by Mayor Mollis
and Myrth York, is announced onto stage by
Christopher Bizzacco, President of the Senior
Class.
-
Christopher Bizzacco makes welcoming remarks
and introduces Mayor Mollis.
I
Mayor Mollis makes remarks and introduces
Myrth York.
-
Myrth York makes remarks and introduces the
First Lady.
-
The First Lady makes remarks.
SCHEDULE FOR HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1998
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-
Upon conclusion, Mayor Mollis presents the
First Lady with the Key to the City and
Christopher Bizzacco presents the First Lady
with a sweatshirt.
-
The First Lady has the option to work a
ropeline.
-
The First Lady departs.
PARTICIPANTS: 700 guests
4: 40pm
PROCEED to Gymnasium
4: 45pm-
DROP-BY overflow area
4: 55pm
Gymnasium
North Providence High School
CLOSED PRESS/YORK PHOTO
FORMAT:
-
Mayor Mollis makes brief informal remarks
and introduces Myrth York.
-
Myrth York makes brief informal remarks and
introduces the First Lady.
-
The First Lady makes brief informal remarks.
PARTICIPANTS: 300 guests
5: 05pm
DEPART North Providence High School
VIA Motorcade
EN ROUTE Biltmore Hotel
[Drive time: 15 minutes]
5:20pm
ARRIVE Biltmore Hotel
PROCEED to Hold
GREETERS:
Dennis Landry, General Manager
Paul Bachinger, Director of Conference
Services
Mrs. Weygand (T)
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FORMAT:
-
The First Lady, accompanied by Senator Jack
Reed, Representative Patrick Kennedy,
Representative Bob Weygand, Myrth York and
Mayor Susan Menard, is announced onto stage
by Bill Lynch, Director, Rhode Island State
Democratic Party.
-
Mayor Susan Menard makes welcoming remarks
and introduces Representative Bob Weygand.
-
Representative Weygand makes remarks and
introduces Senator Jack Reed.
-
Senator Reed makes remarks and introduces
Myrth York.
-
Myrth York makes remarks and introduces
Representative Patrick Kennedy.
-
Representative Kennedy makes remarks and
introduces the First Lady.
-
The First Lady makes remarks.
-
Upon conclusion, the First Lady has the
option to work a ropeline.
-
The First Lady departs.
PARTICIPANTS: 1000 guests
3:25pm
DEPART Stadium Theater
VIA Motorcade
EN ROUTE North Providence High School
[Drive time: 20 minutes]
3:45pm
ARRIVE North Providence High School
PROCEED to Hold
GREETERS:
Mayor Ralph Mollis
Dr. Maureen Macera, Principal
Christopher Bizzacco, President of Senior Class
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1998
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5:25pm
PROCEED upstairs to Grand Ballroom
5:25pm-
RECEPTION for Myrth York
6:00pm
Grand Ballroom
Biltmore Hotel
HRC Hold: Suite, 16th Floor
Phone: 401/421-0700
Fax: 401/455-3050
Staff Hold: Suite, 16th Floor
OPEN PRESS/YORK PHOTO
FORMAT:
-
The First Lady, accompanied by Senator Jack
Reed (T), and Myrth York, is announced onto
stage by Bill Lynch, Director, Rhode Island
State Democratic Party.
-
Senator Reed (T) makes welcoming remarks and
introduces Myrth York.
-
Myrth York makes remarks and introduces the
First Lady.
-
The First Lady makes remarks.
-
Upon conclusion, the First Lady has the
option to work a ropeline.
-
The First Lady departs.
PARTICIPANTS: 400 guests
6:05pm
DEPART Biltmore Hotel
VIA Motorcade
EN ROUTE Private Residence
[Drive time: 10 minutes]
6:15pm
ARRIVE Private Residence
(b)(6)
PROCEED to Office
SCHEDULE FOR HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1998
PAGE 10
GREETERS:
(b)(6)
6:20pm-
RECEPTION for Rhode Island Democratic Party
7:10pm
Private Residence
HRC Hold: Bedroom
(b)(6)
Fax: N/A
Staff Hold: Bedroom
CLOSED PRESS/CAMPAIGN PHOTO
FORMAT:
-
The First Lady does a photo receiving line
with 125 guests/50 photos.
-
The First Lady proceeds to the living room
for speaking program.
PARTICIPANTS: 125 guests
7:15pm
DEPART Private Residence
VIA Motorcade
EN ROUTE Green Airport
[Drive time: 20 minutes]
7:35pm
ARRIVE Green Airport
7:55pm
WHEELS UP Providence, Rhode Island
EN ROUTE Andrews Air Force Base
[Flight time: 1 hour]
[Meal: Dinner]
8:55pm
WHEELS DOWN Andrews Air Force Base
9:10pm
DEPART Andrews Air Force Base
VIA Motorcade
EN ROUTE South Portico
[Drive time: 20 minutes]
9:30pm
ARRIVE South Portico
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MASSACHUSETTS EDUCATION EVENT
DATE:
October 20, 1998
LOCATION: Edgerly Education Center
6 Bonair Street
East Somerville, Massachusetts
TIME:
10:15 AM-11:30 AM
FROM:
Chris Lavery
I.
PURPOSE
The purpose of your visit to Edgerly (Edge-jur-lee) Education Center is to highlight education for
gubernatorial candidate Attorney General Scott Harshbarger and the rest of the Democratic
ticket. Education has surfaced as the key issue in the November elections in Massachusetts.
Edgerly Education Center was chosen because it represents what Massachusetts schools need to
achieve in key areas, such as small class size and programmatic implementation, and it represents
a school that also needs improvement in physical space and money for school construction.
II.
BACKGROUND
Edgerly Education Center
Edgerly is one of the oldest schools in Somerville, built in the 1920's as a trade school. Currently
it houses pre-Kindergarten through first grade with a total of 300 children. There are six first
grade classes, nine kindergarten classes and four pre-kindergarten classes. Almost half of these
are bilingual and special need focused. In addition to this 300, the city rents space in the
building for three Head Start classrooms and some alternative education.
The school is a model for the state in terms of small class size -- the average class size is 19. It is
also a model in the state because of its full-day kindergarten. This was achieved because
Somerville Mayor Mike Capuano and the local community made these two areas a priority for
the entire city. It has also been a priority in Mayor Capuano's congressional campaign in the 8th
Congressional District.
Despite what the principal does in terms of the programming of the school, the school has
deficiencies that are beyond the schools control. School construction is needed in Somerville
and the Edgerly Education Center is a perfect example. A former trade school, Edgerly now has
to accommodate three year old to six year old children because of overflow from the East
Somerville Community School, which is across the street and has 730 children in grades one
through eight. Achieving smaller class size has come at a price in Somerville. Educators and
local officials are forced to choose class size and program content over infrastructure, because
the current Governor has not invested enough in school construction. The school has requested a
new building for several years in a row, and only in an election year were they told they would
be put on the approval list. There are hundreds of schools and communities in the state that need
construction and repair but continue to remain on a waiting list. Being on the approved list does
not mean that the construction will get done in the near future unless there is person in the corner
office with a real commitment to education.
As the principal notes, they are living with deficiencies and are doing everything they can with
what they have. Indeed, the principal is very proud of the fact that the entire staff at his school
agreed to submit to a rigorous self-evaluation--one of the few in the country--by the National
Association of Early Childhood programs.
Harshbarger's Plan for "Safe and Accountable Schools"
Although Massachusetts has increased state funding for public schools over the past five years,
former Governor Weld and Governor Cellucci have not been meeting their responsibility to
provide safe and healthy public schools for its children. Under the 1993 Education Reform Act,
Massachusetts increased state funding by $1.5 billion annually for classroom instruction and
standards. Attorney General Scott Harshbarger believes the same type of commitment should be
targeted to the infrastructure for schools in order to protect children from crumbling and
hazardous schools. The poor quality of Massachusetts schools can be seen in national rankings,
where Massachusetts ranks 48th in the overall physical conditions of its schools.
Scott Harshbarger has a four step program to improving the schools in Massachusetts.
A.
The first step is to have safe schools by establishing a $250 million "Safe School Trust
fund" and by enacting safe school laws. These laws would include creating gun-free school
zones, increase penalties for crimes against school personnel, and to permit dress codes and ban
gang clothing.
B.
The second step is reducing class size in kindergarten though 3rd grade and setting high
standards by providing quality teachers and target the early grades and subjects where students
are not meeting the standards. The Harshbarger plan would call for hiring 4,000 new teachers
with $133 million in state funds; target 2,000 teachers for school districts with high student-
teachers ratios; target 2,000 teachers for intensive reading and arithmetic instruction in
kindergarten through 3rd grade in schools with-poor test scores; develop voluntary "Teacher
Corps" to help students who fail statewide tests or perform below standards; and add computers
to classrooms in a public/private partnership to wire all classrooms.
C.
The third step is ensuring every child enters the school ready to learn. Harshbarger
proposes increasing funding over a two year period to increase access to child care and to
improve the quality of child care facilities.
D.
The fourth and final step is to impose strict accountability and oversight for all state
education programs. Over the past 5 years, the legislature has spent more than $9 billion in state
money for public education. Despite this massive investment in education, Governor Cellucci
has not established monitoring and feedback mechanisms to monitor the expenditures, there is
inadequate assurance that the additional funding is being expended in the most economical and
efficient manner.
III.
PARTICIPANTS
There will be approximately 200 guests in the audience at the Edgerly Education Center. The
audience will consist of state and local elected officials, school committee members, parents,
teachers, and union leaders. The confirmed stage participants are Attorney General Scott
Harshbarger, Mayor Mike Capuano, Chairwoman of the Association of State Democratic Chairs
state Rep. Joan Menard, Somerville Superintendent Dr. Albert Argenziano, and School Principal
Frank Ferraro. (All statewide candidates and federal officeholders have been invited to
participate in this event. See VIP list for final stage participants).
IV.
PRESS PLAN
This event will be open to the press.
V.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
See final schedule for the sequence of events.
VI.
REMARKS
Your remarks will be provided by speechwriting.
VII.
ATTACHMENTS
Biographies of participants and political candidates.
List of VIP's
Biography
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Biography
Michael Everett Capuano was born in Somerville in 1952. He is named after both grandfathers,
Michael Capuano and Everett Garvey. One was an orphan born in Italy who journeyed alone to
America at the age of eighteen. The other was the son of Irish Immigrants.
Mike's father, Andrew Capuano, married Rita Garvey of Allston. Andrew was a disabled World
War II veteran who received a Bronze Star during the Battle of the Bulge. Andrew Capuano was
the first Italian-American elected official in Somerville history. Mike's mother, Rita Capuano,
currently lives in senior housing in Somerville.
Mike Capuano is a lifelong Somerville resident. He graduated from Somerville High School in
1969, received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Dartmouth College in 1973, and a law
degree from Boston College Law School in 1977. He passed the Massachusetts Bar in 1977. Mike
also took graduate tax law classes at Boston University Law School.
Mike met his wife, Barbara Teebagy, in a high
school chemistry class. Barbara graduated
from Boston State College in 1974 with a
Bachelor of Science Degree and earned her
MBA from Babson College in 1976. She
became a Certified Public Accountant in 1978.
The couple have two children, Michael 17 and
Joseph 14. They will celebrate their 24th
wedding anniversary this year.
Political Background
In addition to the elective offices he has held, Mike worked for the
Joint Committee on Taxation of the Massachusetts Legislature from
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Mike served as alderman for Somerville's ward five from 1977 -
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the city's closest race. In January of 1990, Michael Everett Capuano
became the City of Somerville's 34th mayor.
Last November, Mike was re-elected to a fifth term with 70% of the vote. Mike was also elected
Democratic State Committeeman for the Second Middlesex District in 1996 and is the current
President of the Massachusetts Municipal Association, a statewide organization that represents
the interests of Massachusetts' 351 cities and towns. He is past President of the Massachusetts
Mayors' Association.
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Under the leadership of Mayor Capuano, the City of Somerville Massachusetts has experienced a
true renaissance over the past eight years.
Restoring Jobs and Fiscal Balance
Mike successfully guided the community through the tough economic times of the early 1990's. As
mayor, he has helped to create thousands of new jobs and expand businesses while improving the
city's fiscal situation, Somerville's bond rating. Wall Street's evaluation of the community's fiscal
health, has improved four times since Mayor Capuano took office.
Thanks to the improved business and fiscal climate, Mayor Capuano has created, the City of
Somerville currently enjoys one of the lowest property tax rates in the Greater Boston area.
An Urban Environmental Innovator
Mike Capuano is a leading urban environmentalist. Recognizing the importance of protecting our
natural resources, Mike found ways to implement a comprehensive cost effective curbside
recycling program, despite dwindling state aid of the early nineties. Today, Somerville is home to
many environmental initiatives, including:
The state's first Electronics Recycling Day;
The state's first locally based Environmental Strike Force;
The state's first locally based Environmental Protection Officer;
The state's first permanent household hazardous waste center in an urban area;
A nationally recognized Open Space Program.
Open Space
Even though Somerville is the most densely populated community in New England, Mike has
made expanding, preserving and enhancing open space a top priority of his administration. The
City of Somerville's tree planting program has been adopted by other communities. Since he took
office in 1990:
Nine new parks have been created;
Fifteen parks have been renovated;
Somerville's open space has increased by more than 15 acres; marking the first
time in the history of the city that open space has actually increased;
The City of Somerville was recently recognized as a Tree City USA for the third
consecutive year by the National Arbor Day Foundation.
Cable Television Competition
In 1997, Somerville became the first community in the history of the Commonwealth to offer
residents a choice in cable television providers. Mike Capuano began this battle in 1990 to provide
residents with stabilized rates and expanded services. The City of Somerville made history in
December of 1997 when his vision became reality. The second provider is currently wiring
Somerville with fiber optic and coaxial cable.
Part of the deal that Mike Capuano negotiated required the new provider to connect all of the
city's public buildings including schools, with a state-of-the-art fiber optic network. The City of
Somerville's award-winning public access television station, along with the governmental and
educational access stations, were protected from any potential loss of funds, and also received
substantial equipment grants from the new provider.
Consumers have already reaped a substantial benefit from cable competition. In late November
1997, the City's incumbent cable operator announced it would raise cable television rates an
average of 10% throughout the state. However, Somerville was exempt from this increase. The
reason behind this exemption: looming competition.
Ethics
Last year, Mike Capuano authored the state's toughest Ethics and Financial Disclosure Ordinance
requiring officials and candidates to disclose all property owned, all business ventures, and detail
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employment of immediate family members.
Education
As Mayor, Mike Capuano has made educational issues a priority:
Over $60 million has been dedicated to the construction or renovation of 6 schools
- one new school opened in 1997, two additional schools are in the process of
being rebuilt and three others are on the drawing board;
Somerville currently has the smallest class sizes in Greater Boston, with an average
of less than 19 students per classroom;
Mike has increased the school department's share of the city budget during his tenure;
Somerville currently has 10 full day kindergarten classes; By September 1998, all of
Somerville's kindergartens will be optional full-day classes.
Community Involvement
As Mayor, Mike has assisted many charitable organizations. Together with his wife Barbara,
Mike founded the HomeFirst Charitable Corporation in 1990 to raise money for Somerville
charities. All work, including board membership, is conducted on a volunteer basis. The
organization has already raised over $250,000 for programs such as fuel assistance, homeless
shelters and soup kitchens. HomeFirst hosts a variety of events such as an annual Charities Fair in
June, Somerville Pride Night in September and the Taste of Somerville in October.
In 1993, Mike Capuano established the Neighborhood Improvement Council (NIC) to provide city
money for neighborhood projects intended to improve quality of life for residents. These awards
are given to pre-existing neighborhood groups. All red tape has been eliminated. Past awards
include tree planting, recreation programs, community barbeques and community policing. To
date, over $100,000 has been distributed through the NIC.
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Biography of Scott Harshbarger
Born Dec. 1, 1941, Scott Harshbarger grew up in the
small, largely Republican farming communities of central
Pennsylvania. His parents met and married during the Great
Depression. They were the first in their families to attend
college and were active in civil rights. His father was a
part-time farmer and minister who served as chaplain at Penn
State University. His mother was a school teacher.
Harshbarger's brother, Dohn, is a dean at Dominican College
in New York.
Harshbarger was a three-sport athlete in high school, and
tried out for the Pittsburgh Pirates in his senior year. "My
parents weren't shy about telling us what they expected of us,
he recalled. "If I didn't do well in school, that was it: No
more sports. No more dating. The end of the world as I knew
it. So, I did pretty well in school."
From his senior year in high school until his first year in
law school, Harshbarger worked summers as a full-time
laborer earning $1.96 an hour on union road construction
crews. The money, along with scholarship aid, helped pay for
his education at Harvard University. At Harvard, Harshbarger
broke several records as a star halfback and roomed with
Richard Darman, who went on to serve as Reagan
administration budget czar. He earned his undergraduate
degree in 1964, then volunteered for one year in an urban
ministry in East Harlem after the 1964 riots.
"What I experienced there crystallized everything for me,"
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he recalled. "I saw how a group of caring and committed
citizens could come together as a community to improve their
quality of life, despite the overwhelming forces arrayed
against them. I decided that the best way I could serve others
and make a difference was through the law."
The Law
Harshbarger enrolled in Harvard Law School and lived
with his family in a Cambridge two-family home. He served
as president of the Harvard Voluntary Defenders. "While I
was there, I supervised a very bright, very tall red-haired guy
named Bill Weld," said Harshbarger, who graduated law
school in 1968.
From the next seven years, he worked as an associate at
Goodwin, Procter & Hoar; as Director of the Criminal Justice
Project for the Boston Lawyers' Committee; and, as Deputy
Chief Counsel of the Massachusetts Defenders Committee, the
state's public defenders agency.
In 1975, Harshbarger was chosen by then-Attorney
General Francis X. Bellotti to serve as chief of the Public
Protection Bureau, where he supervised 200 employees and
championed consumer protection, antitrust, environmental
protection, public charities and civil rights issues.
In December 1978, he became the first general counsel of
the newly created State Ethics Commission, an independent
agency responsible for enforcing conflict of interest and
financial disclosure laws. He has been a lecturer in
professional responsibility and ethics at Boston University
Law School for the past 18 years.
In 1978, Harshbarger lost a close primary battle to unseat
incumbent Middlesex County District Attorney John Droney.
He defeated Droney in 1982. As District Attorney for the
state's largest county for eight years, Harshbarger earned a
national reputation for elder protection, juvenile justice and
school safety initiatives, and combating domestic violence.
Attorney General: First Term
Campaigning on a detailed "action plan" to make the
Attorney General a constructive force in the quality of life in
Massachusetts, Harshbarger won the 1990 Democratic
primary and went on to an easy victory in November.
In his first term as Attorney General, Harshbarger
dedicated himself to combating urban and school violence,
advocating criminal justice reform, pursuing health care
reform, fair lending and domestic violence initiatives, and
prosecuting white-collar crime and public corruption.
Harshbarger deployed dozens of prosecutors to district
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courts in Massachusetts, where they won hundreds of
convictions against violent criminals. Working with district
attorneys and mayors, he created and expanded the Safe
Neighborhood Initiative, a community policing and
prosecution model for improving the quality of life in urban
neighborhoods. He also expanded the award-winning SCORE
student mediation program to reduce violence in urban middle
and high schools statewide. Harshbarger sponsored and won
passage of the Stalking Law in 1992 and the Victim's
Compensation Act in 1994, and played a leading role in the
passage of Court Reform in 1993 and Truth In Sentencing in
1994. He secured the longest state prison term ever in an
environmental prosecution and won more than $5 million in
restitution for consumers. He proposed and implemented the
first Community Benefits guidelines for hospitals to protect
community health care, and won a historic agreement to
reform mortgage lending practices.
Harshbarger won re-election in 1994 as the state's top
Democratic vote getter.
Attorney General: Second Term
In his second term, Harshbarger built on his past success
and established himself as a regional and national leader on an
array of quality of life issues, including tobacco litigation,
handgun safety, gambling, electricity restructuring, health care
fraud and violence prevention.
He was one of the first attorneys general in the nation to
sue the tobacco industry seeking to recover health care costs
borne by the taxpayers for smoking-related illnesses. He
proposed and implemented the first consumer protection
regulations in the nation designed to promote handgun safety,
requiring minimum quality standards and child proofing
devices for all handguns sold in Massachusetts. Harshbarger
secured the utility restructuring agreements that served as the
model for legislation to guarantee consumer savings and inject
competition into the state's electric market. He won a historic
agreement to end years of discriminatory practices against
women and minorities at the MBTA; initiated landmark
prosecutions against employers for knowingly subjecting
workers to hazardous conditions; and returned nearly $9
million in back wages owed to working men and women
statewide.
Harshbarger served as a member of the White House
Conference on Aging; the Advisory Council on Violence
Against Women jointly sponsored by the U.S. Departments of
Justice and Health & Human Services; and, the National
Research Council's Committee on the Assessment of Family
Violence Interventions. He was elected in 1996 to a one-year
term as president of the National Association of Attorneys
General, and made elder protection his national priority.
Harshbarger has received numerous awards and honors,
including the 1991 American Bar Association Livingston Hall
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Juvenile Justice Award; the 1995 Chairman's Award from the
Boston Coalition for combating violence and substance abuse;
the 1995 Pioneer Institute Better Government Award; the 1996
Ira Vaughn Hiscock Award from the New England Public
Health Association for his work at curbing youth access to
tobacco; and, the 1996 David A. Rose Civil Rights Award
from the New England Chapter of the Anti-Defamation
League.
Harshbarger lives in Westwood. He has been married for
11 years to Judith Stephenson, who has worked as an assistant
district attorney in Middlesex and Norfolk counties. He has
two sons, Michael, 34, and Benjamin, 30, and three
stepdaughters, Tenley, 29, Cameron, 24, and Annie, 21.
A diehard Elvis Presley fan, Harshbarger also enjoys
mystery novels, running and fast-pitch softball.
Echo Technologies
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Joan Menard, Chair of the Massachusetts Democratic Party and State Representative
State Representative Joan M. Menard is serving her tenth term as a State Representative from the
town of Somerset. The first woman elected as Chair of the Democratic State Committee in 1992,
Rep. Menard is now serving in her 2ⁿᵈ term as State Party Chair. She was recently elected as
President of the Association of State Democratic Chairs (ASDC). She is serving as a Co- Chair
for the gubernatorial campaign of Scott Harshbarger.
Thomas Birmingham, Senate President
Thomas Birmingham is currently serving his second term as Senate President. Thomas
Birmingham represents Democrats from Chelsea as well as Democrats from a portion of
Somerville. He is a strong advocate of public education reform and considered one of the most
progressive Democratic leaders in Massachusetts. As a former labor lawyer, Thomas
Birmingham is well respected and has strong ties to the labor community.
Dr. Albert Argenziano, Somerville Superintendent
Dr. Argenziano represents a multicultural and multiethnic school system. 1le has won acclaim for
his efforts at decreasing class size as a means of improving primary and secondary education.
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VICTORIA REGGIE KENNEDY received her undergraduate degree,
a BA, magna cum laude, from Newcomb College of Tulane University, in
New Orleans, Louisiana. She majored in English. At Newcomb, Mrs.
Kennedy was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and numerous other honor
societies and was involved in student government.
After college, Mrs. Kennedy attended the Tulane University School of
Law, where she continued her involvement in student government as an
elected representative to the Honor Board and was selected to be an editor
of the Tulane Law Review. Along with a teammate, she won her law
school's Moot Court Client Counseling Competition, earning the right to
compete for Tulane in a multi-school tournament.
Mrs. Kennedy was inducted into the Order of the Coif and was
graduated summa cum laude from the Tulane Law School in 1979. She
then was selected to serve as a law clerk for Judge Robert A. Sprecher of
the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago,
Illinois. From 1980 to 1997, Mrs. Kennedy practiced law in the private
sector with a special emphasis in the areas of bank regulatory and
commercial law and corporate strategic planning.
Mrs. Kennedy continues to provide strategic planning advice for
clients from time to time, but a significant part of her time since 1997 has
been devoted to volunteer work with non-profit organizations. Since 1995,
Mrs. Kennedy has served as a member of the Board of Trustees of The
Maret School in Washington, DC, where she was recently re-elected to
another three-year term. During the 1996-1997 development of a new
Strategic Plan for Maret, she served as chair of the building facilities task
force and is currently involved in completing and implementing a
substantial renovation plan for the school. In the fall of 1998, Mrs.
Kennedy will begin an elected term serving as the Secretary of the Board
of Trustees of The Maret School.
Mrs. Kennedy is strongly committed to reducing gun violence and its
impact on children. To that end, she serves on the Board of Trustees of the
Center to Prevent Handgun Violence in Washington, DC, which works to
reduce injuries and deaths from gun violence. Mrs. Kennedy is the co-
chair of the Board's Strategic Planning and Initiatives Committee and, for
the last few years, has served as the co-chair of the Center's annual Stop
Handgun Violence benefit.
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Mrs. Kennedy also serves on the Board of Stop Handgun Violence in
Massachusetts, and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Day of
National Concern and Student Pledge Against Gun Violence. The Day of
National Concern will occur this year on October 8, at which time students
from around the country will take a Pledge Against Gun Violence, agreeing
never to take a gun to school, never to settle a dispute with a gun, and to
encourage their friends to do the same.
Mrs. Kennedy is also working in both Massachusetts and the District
of Columbia on other issues relating to women, children and families. As
an example, Mrs. Kennedy was an original and continuing annual co-chair
of a women's fundraising luncheon in Boston to support of Rosie's Place, a
shelter that provides housing, training, and assistance for homeless
women. Moreover, she and her husband currently are serving as co-chairs
for the 1998 Rosie's Place Capital Campaign. Mrs. Kennedy also works with
Community Servings, an organization in Boston that delivers hot meals to
sick, house-bound individuals suffering with AIDS, and has participated in
the New England Women's Health Forum which addresses a wide array of
women's health concerns.
She also serves as the chair of an annual event in Boston that
supports St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and its research and
treatment of children with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. In
addition, Mrs. Kennedy works closely with the Lab School of Washington to
help raise awareness and funds to educate children with learning
disabilities and has co-chaired the Lab School's annual gala for the past
several years. She is also a member of the President's Council of Tulane
University.
In addition to her work with non-profit organizations, Mrs. Kennedy
is actively involved in politics, both in Massachusetts (she is the wife of
Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts) and on a national level. She
was an integral part of Senator Kennedy's re-election campaign in 1994,
campaigning for him throughout the state and organizing a Women's
Council to encourage women to be more involved in the political process.
Her Women's Council had both policy, grass-roots organizing and
fundraising roles in connection with Senator Kennedy's successful re-
election campaign and has served as a model for women's involvement in
other campaigns around the country.
Mrs. Kennedy continues to campaign for candidates throughout
Massachusetts and works closely with the Women's Leadership Forum of
the Democratic National Committee to involve women around the country
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in the political process. In addition, she is a member of the Founding
Committee of the Women Leaders Online Fund, a newly established
organization that has developed an innovative, national, non-partisan
project to use the Internet to educate women about the positions of
candidates in 1998 elections.
Senator and Mrs. Kennedy have five children: Caroline, age 12,
Curran, age 15, Congressman Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Ted Kennedy, Jr.
(married to Dr. Kiki Kennedy), and Kara Kennedy Allen (married to
architect Michael Allen). They also have four grandchildren: Grace
Kennedy Allen, Max Allen, Kiley Elizabeth Kennedy and Edward Moore
Kennedy III.
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FIRST LADY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
Massachusetts Democratric Party Education Event
Edgerly Education Center
Acknowledgments: Thank you Attorney General Scott
Harshbarger and his running mate Warren Tollman, Somerville
Mayor Michael Capuano, State Auditor Joseph DeNucci, Attorney
General candidate Tom Reilly, Senate President Tom Birmingham,
Democratic Committee Chair Joan Menard, Vicki Kennedy,
Superintendent Albert Argenziano [ar - gen - zano], and Principal
Frank Ferraro.
Scott Harshbarger has been a state and national leader in
improving public education and creating safe schools for many
years.
As District Attorney, he was one of the first law-enforcement
officials to focus on taking dangerous juveniles out of our schools.
He recognized a long time ago that in order to reduce violence in
schools, he needed all the parties at the table--teachers, principals,
superintendents, truant officers, and police.
As Attorney General, he continued to focus on school safety
through his nationally recognized, award-winning student
mediation program.
Scott Harshbarger says he'll make education job one. Paul
Cellucci spent $9 billion on education reform; he can't account for
where the money was spent; and test scores have gone down.
Scott Harshbarger favors testing and a comprehensive evaluation
process for teachers. Paul Cellucci waited for seven years--until an
election year--before he tested a single teacher. And he proposed
eliminating all standards for teachers just three years ago.
Scott Harshbarger says he will be personally accountable for
education by becoming chair of the Board of Education
Paul Cellucci scapegoats everyone--teachers, parents, and children-
-for his own failure to implement Education Reform.
Scott Harshbarger wants to attract the brightest students to
teaching. Paul Cellucci tried to kill the loan pay-off program
designed to attract them.
In an election year, Paul Cellucci promises to hire 4000 new
teachers. But when he files his budget, we find out he has only
funded about a thousand teachers.
He says he wants to cut class size, but he refused to fund the
teachers we need to reduce those classes. In fact, each year Paul
Cellucci has attempted to cut new school building assistance
projects until this election year, when he proposed to level fund it.
Scott Harshbarger recognizes that smaller class size initiatives
demand proper planning. Poor planning in other states such as
California have resulted in a lack of building spaces for classes.
Paul Cellucci allowed the school buildings in this state to crumble.
Massachusetts school buildings rank 48th in the nation. And
according to a U.S. General Accounting Office survey of schools
in 1994-1996, 75% of Massachusetts schools had at least one
inadequate building feature such as leaky roof or poor ventilation.
More than 40 percent of school districts have at least one building
in major repair, as compared to 30 percent in Connecticut and 29
percent in Rhode Island.
Our budget victory last week over Republicans in Washington will
give Massachusetts an enormous boost--you'll get the funding for
2500 new teachers.
But you need a governor who is committed to putting those
teachers to work. Who will build the schools for them to teach in?
Who will make sure the curriculum is in place for them to teach
from?
A Governor who will make education job one. A Governor like
Scott Harshbarger.