EPA REGION III GOVERNMENT HANDBOOK
JANUARY 1993
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UNITED STAGES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENG'fy
REGION III
841 Chestnut Building
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
SUBJECT:
FROM:
TO:
Government Handbook
DATE: 3/17/93
cting Director
airs (3EAOO)
The attached "EPA Region III Government Handbook" was
compiled by the Office of External Affairs as a ready reference
on Congress and the State governments.
We have found this handbook to be very useful and thought
that many of you might also. The first section deals with the
new 103rd Congress and can help you sort through any new names
you encounter when dealing with freshman congressmen. Another
feature that may be handy is the organization charts of the state
environmental departments.
The last section includes the names, addresses and phone
numbers of the state secretaries, and state program contacts
on a variety of subjects. This list is regularly updated by
the Government Affairs Branch. If you learn of any changes
in these contact names and numbers, please pass them along to
Angela Cochnar in the Government Affairs Branch at 7-9072.
While we hope that you will continue to call on us for
assistance in dealing with this set of "customers," this handbook
may help you to quickly locate information you need when
preparing briefing materials and other documents, planning
meetings, or answering questions.
If you have any comments or suggestions on this handbook
please call me at 7-6938 or Don Welsh at 7-9072.
Attachment
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EPA REGION III GOVERNMENT HANDBOOK
JANUARY 1993
CONTENTS PAGE
I. 103RD CONGRESS OVERVIEW
II. FRESHMAN PROFILES 11
III. DELEGATION LISTS AND DISTRICT MAPS 25
IV. STATE SNAPSHOTS 41
V. STATE OFFICIALS TELEPHONES AND ADDRESSES 67
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I. 103RP CONGRESS OVERVIEW
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103RD CONGRESS OVERVIEW
THE NATION
The House of Representatives will have 110 new members in
the 103rd Congress, which is approximately one-fourth of its
entire membership. This is the largest freshman class since the
118 new members elected in 1948.
The incoming freshman class is much younger on average than
the returning members, with 50% being under age 45.
The 103rd will have record totals of women and minorities,
with 48 women, 39 blacks, 19 hispanics, and 7 asian/pacific
islanders.
The party balance in the House is now 259 Democrats - 175
Republicans - 1 Independent, a gain of nine seats for the
Republicans over the 102nd.
The Senate will have 11 freshmen.
The Senate will have 6 women, 1 black, 2 asian/pacific
islanders, and 1 native american. (Carol Moseley Braun of
Illinois is a black woman and is therefore counted twice in the
above listing. The total of women and minorities in the Senate
is 9.)
The party balance in the Senate is now 57 Democrats - 43
Republicans.
The House and Senate leadership remains largely unchanged
(see chart on following page). All committee chairmen retained
their posts, with the exception of House Appropriations Chairman
Jamie Whitten (D-MS) who was replaced by William Natcher (D-KY).
Three major House Committee's have new chairmen as a result of
retirement: Lee Hamilton (D-IN) at Foreign Affairs, Norman Mineta
(D-CA) at Public Works and Transportation, and Gerry Studds (D-
MA) at Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
There is significant turnover in the membership on key
committees, with House Appropriations having 19 new members,
House Ways and Means 13, and House Energy and Commerce 12.
The new Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee's
Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies is Louis Stokes
(D-OH). This subcommittee has jurisdiction in the House over
EPA's appropriations.
The Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs has changed
its name to the Committee on Natural Resources which better
reflects the matters under its jurisdiction.
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THE REGION
Under reapportionment, the Regional congressional delegation
shrank from 47 House members to 45 (see Reapportionment Maps in
Section III). The number of Senate seats is unaffected by
reapportionment.
Fourteen members of our delegation from the previous
Congress did not return due to retirement, defeat, resignation,
or election to other office (see "Casualty List" below).
There are 11 new members in our House delegation, including
two black freshmen and two freshwomen (see Freshmen Profiles in
Section II).
Only Arlen Specter (PA) and Barbara Mikulski (MD) of our 10
Senators were up for re-election, and both are returning.
The delegation will now include 4 women, 4 blacks, and one
black woman.
The party balance in the House delegation is now 27
Democrats - 18 Republicans, each down one from the previous
Congress. The Senate remains at 6 Democrats and 4 Republicans.
Senator Mikulski remains Chair of the Senate Appropriations
Committee's Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
which has jurisdiction in the Senate over EPA's appropriations.
Defeated Congressman Peter Kostmayer of Pennsylvania had
been chair of the Interior and Insular Affairs Committee's
Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
Bud Shuster of Pennsylvania has moved up to Ranking Minority
Member of the House Public Works and Transportation Committee,
due to the retirement of John Paul Hammerschmidt of Arkansas.
Curiously, while no full Committee Chairmen in the House are
members of the Region III delegation, six of :the Ranking Minority
Members are from our delegation. Should the Republicans become
the majority party in the House any time soon, which is unlikely,
we would have six committee chairmen from our Region which
would be something of a mixed blessing.
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CONGRESSIONAL CASUALTY LIST
Tom Carper (D-DE, At-Large)
Elected Governor
Beverly Byron (D-MD, 6th District)
Joe Kolter (D-PA, 4th District)
Harley Staggers (D-WV, 2nd District)
Peter Kostmayer (D-PA, 8th District)
Don Ritter (R-PA, 15th District)
Tom McMillen (D-MD, 4th District)
Defeated
Defeated
Defeated
Defeated
Defeated
Defeated
Jim Olin (D-VA, 6th District)
Gus Yatron (D-PA, 6th District)
Joe Gaydos (D-PA, 20th District)
Larry Coughlin (R-PA, 13th District)
Dick Schulze (R-PA, 5th District)
George Allen (R-VA, 7th District)
Retired
Retired
Retired
Retired
Retired
Retired
D. French Slaughter (R-VA, 7th District)
Resigned
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FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
The major items known to be high on the priority list at
this time are:
Clean Water Act Reauthorization: Because of the impact of
the CWA programs on jobs and infrastructure, this item has
already taken its place at the head of the line.
CERCLA Reauthorization: Several of the many committees of
jurisdiction had already begun hearings in the last Congress
anticipating the drafting of reauthorization language in
this Congress. Issues include remedy selection,
state/federal overlap, and state and local government
liability.
RCRA Reauthorization: Left uncompleted from the last
Congress, RCRA is likely to be tackled again by the 103rd.
Most of the committees of jurisdiction are the same as for
CERCLA, so a retry at RCRA may be slowed by CERCLA's
presence on the menu.
Cabinet Status: Legislation has already been introduced in
the 103rd Congress to elevate EPA to cabinet status. Early
hearings have been scheduled in the Senate. The Clinton
Administration is supportive of this effort, and most
observers believe that this will sail.
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Leadership, 103rd Congress
SENATE
Democrats
President Pro Tempore Robert C. Byrd, W.Va.
Majority Leader George J. Mitchell, Meine
Majority Whip Wendell H. Ford, Ky.
Conference Chairman George J. Mitchell, Maine
Conference Secretary David Pryor, Ark.
Chief Deputy Whip John B. Breaux, La.
Policy Committee Chairman George J. Mitchell, Maine
Policy Committee Co-Chairman Tom Daschle, S.D.
Steering Committee Chairman Daniel K. Inouye, Hawaii
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman TBA'
Republicans
Minority Leader Bob Dole, Kan.
Assistant Minority Leader Alan K. Simpson, Wyo.
Conference Chairman Thad Cochran, Miss.
Conference Secretary Trent Lott, Miss.
Policy Committee Chairman Don Nickles, Okla.
Committee on Committees Chairman Conrad Bums, Mont.
National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Phil Gramm,
Texas
HOUSE
Speaker of the House Thomas S. Foley, Wash.
Majority Leader Richard A. Gephardt, Mo.
Majority Whip David E. Bonior, Mich.
Caucus Chairman Steny H. Hoyer, Md.
Caucus Vic« Chairman Vic Fazio, Calif.
Chief Deputy Whips Butler Derrick, S.C.; Barbara B. Kennelly,
Conn.; John Lewis, Ga.; Bill Richardson, N.M.
Steering and Policy Committee Chairman Thomas S. Foley, Wash.
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Vic
Fazio, Calif.
Minority Leader Robert H. Michel, III.
Minority Whip Newt Gingrich, Ga.
Conference Chairman Dick Armey, Texas
Conference Vice Chairman Bill McCollum, Fla.
Conference Secretary Tom Delay, Texas
Chief Deputy Whips Steve Gunderson, Wis.; Robert S. Walker. Pa.
Policy Committee Chairman Henry J. Hyde, III.
Committee on Committees Chairman Robert H. Michel, III.
Research Committee Chairman Duncan Hunter, Calif.
National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Bill
Paxon, N.Y.
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House Committee Leadership, 103rd Congress
Committee
Agriculture
Appropriations
Armed Services
Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs
Budget
District of Columbia
Education and Labor
Energy and Commerce
Foreign Affairs
Government Operations
House Administration
Interior and Insular Affairs
Judiciary
Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Post Office and Civil Service
Public Works and Transportation
Rules
Science, Space and Technology
Small Business
Standards of Official Conduct
Veterans' Affairs
Ways and Means
Chairman'
E. "Kika" de la Garza, Texas
William H. Matcher, Ky.
Les Aspin, Wis.
Henry B. Gonzalez, Texas
vacant*
Ronald V. Dellums, Calif.
William 0. Ford, Mich.
John 0. Dingell. Mich.
Lee H. Hamilton, Ind.
John Conyers Jr.. Mich.
Charlie Rose. N.C.
George Miller, Calif.
Jack Brooks, Texas
Gerry E. Studds, Mass.
William L. Clay, Mo.
Norman Y. Mineta, Calif.
Joe Moakley, Mass.
George E Brown Jr., Calif.
John J. LaFalce, N.Y.
to be appointed
G. V. "Sonny" Montgomery. Miss.
Dan Rostenkowski, 111.
Ranking Republican
Pat Roberts. Kan.
Joseph M. McOade, Pa.
Floyd 0. Spence, S.C.
Jim Leach, Iowa
John R. Kasich. Ohio
Thomas J. Blitey Jr., Va.
Bill Goodling, Pa.
Carlos J. Moorhead, Calif.
Benjamin A. Oilman, N.Y.
William F. qinger. Pa.
Bill Thomas, Calif.
Don Young, Alaska
Hamilton Rsh Jr.. N.Y.
Jack Fields. Texas
John T. Myers, Ind.
Bud Shuster, Pa.
Gerald B. H. Solomon. N.Y.
Robert S. Walker, Pa.
Jan Meyers, Kan.
Fred Grandy, Iowa
Bob Stump, Ariz.
Bill Archer, Texas
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1993 Congressional Schedule
Congressional recesses are in boldface type
Dates are inclusive
SENATE
HOUSE
Jan. 5
Jan. 6
Jan. 11-19
Jan. 18
Jan. 20
Feb. 8-15
Feb. 12
Feb. 15
April 5-16
April 5 >
April 9
April 11
April 23
May 31-June 4
May 31
July 5-9
July 4
Aug. 9-Sept 6
Sept 6
Sept 16
Sept. 25
Oct 11
Nov. 2
Nov. 11
Nov. 25
Senate reconvenes
Electoral votes counted/joint session
Senate not in session
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday
Inauguration Day
Senate not in session
Lincoln's Birthday
Presidents Day
Senate not in session
Passover
Good Friday
Easter
Senate not in session
Senate not in session
Memorial Day
Senate not in session
Independence Day
Senate not in session
Labor Day
Roan Hashana
Yom Kippur
Columbus Day
Election Day
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving
Jan. 5
Jan. 6
Jan. 11-19
Jan. 18
Jan. 20
Feb. 8-15
Feb. 12
Feb. 15
March 19-22
April 5-13
April 5
April 9
April 11
May 28-June 4
May 31
July 2-9
July 4
Aug. 9-Sept 7
Sept 6
Sept 16
Sept. 25
Oct 8
Oct 11
Nov. 2
Nov. 11
Nov. 25
House reconvenes
Electoral votes counted/joint session
District work period
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday
Inauguration Day
District work period
Lincoln's Birthday
Presidents Day
District work period
District work period
Passover
Good Friday
Easter
District work period
Memorial Day
District work period
Independence Day
District work period
Labor Day
Rosh Hashana
Yom Kippur
Adjournment target date
Columbus Day
Election Day
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving
SOURCE: ScnaM Majority Leadtr, HOUM Majority Whip
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II. REGION III CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION
FRESHMAN PROFILES
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DELAWARE
At Large
Michael N. Castle
Republican
Four years ago, the governors of
two of the nation's smallest states
became close allies in an effort to
overhaul the federal welfare system.
In November one of the two, Cas-
tle, was elected to the House. The
other, former Arkansas Gov. Bill Clin-
ton, became president.
Castle likes to tell how he sent a note
to Clinton shortly after the election jok-
ing that it didn't seem quite fair that he
was a mere freshman member of the
House minority while Clinton was
headed for the Oval Office. He says he
doubts his old friend will be relying on
him much anymore for help.
But Castle may be unduly modest
about his influence during a Clinton
administration. The former Delaware
governor is just the kind of moderate
Republican that Clinton could be rely-
ing on for crucial support if he wants
to enact a centrist legislative agenda.
The men share a number of politi-
cal and policy views, not the least of
which is their predisposition toward
bipartisan governing, an attitude they
drew upon extensively during their
work on welfare reform as members of
the National Governors' Association.
In fact, Castle's biggest differences
could come with his own Republican
House colleagues, many of whom have
said they plan to take a more con-
frontational than cooperative stance
with the new administration.
Castle says he is proud of his
record of bipartisanship during two
terms as governor, and he vowed in his
campaign to bring some of that atti-
tude to a Congress that he blasted as
ineffective and out of touch.
Castle and Clinton also agree on
the need to reduce the federal deficit
by containing the growing costs of en-
titlement programs, reducing defense
spending and giving the president the
line-item veto. He also campaigned, as
Clinton did, on the need to invest
more in both the nation's infrastruc-
ture and worker training to spur eco-
nomic growth.
Both men favor the creation of ur-
ban enterprise zones and a reduction
in congressional staff.
Castle also is an advocate of finding
public policy solutions that involve both
government and the private sector. One
of his most notable achievements as
governor was the establishment of uni-
versal health-care coverage for the
state's children. With funding from the
private Nemours Foundation, about a
dozen clinics are being set up statewide
that will make services available to the
state's 24,000 uninsured children.
But there are differences as well.
While Clinton has made health-care re-
form a key component of his economic
strategy, Castle does not believe the
answer lies with the federal govern-
ment He says he has yet to see ajederal
health-care proposal that is an improve-
ment over the existing system. Instead,
he thinks states should be allowed to
experiment longer on innovative
health-care programs to see whether a
better solution can be found. Castle, the
only ex-governor in the House, believes
in general that states should be given far
more flexibility in carrying out federal
programs.
He also believes in a balanced-bud-
get constitutional amendment and
does not think Social Security benefits
should be tamper id with.
Although a lawyer by training,
Castle has spent most of his adult life
in politics and government He be-
came the state's deputy attorney gen-
eral in 1965 when he was only 26, and
began a 10-year career in the Delaware
General Assembly two years later. He
served as lieutenant governor from
1981-85 before being elected governor.
Ha was re-elected in 1988 with 71 per-
cent of the vote, the highest tally ever
for a statewide official
But in the year of the political out-
sider, Castle got more of a run for his
money. In the GOP primary he picked
up 56 percent of the vote in a four-way
contest He won the general election
with 57 percent of the vote after a vigor-
ous challenge from his former lieuten-
ant governor, Democrat S. B. Woo.
Under state law, Castle was not al-
lowed to seek a third term as governor
and had little choice but to seek the
state's one at-large House seat if he
wanted to remain in politics.
Castle switched places with the
state's former representative, Demo-
crat Thomas R. Carper, who is now
governor. He also took over Carper's
seat on the Banking Committee, an
important position for a state with a
large corporate constituency, and won
a slot on the Merchant Marine and
Fisheries Committee.
ELECTION
Defeated S. B. Woo, D.
BORN
July 2,1939, Wilmington, Del.
HOME
Dover.
EDUCATION
Hamilton College. B.A.. 1961;
Georgetown U., ULB., 1964.
OCCUPATION
Lawyer.
FAMILY
Wife, Jane DiSabatino.
RELIGION
Roman Catholic.
POLITICAL CAREER
Del. deputy attorney general,
1965-66; Del. House, 1967-69;
Del. Senate, 1969-77 (minority
leader, 1976-77); lieutenant
governor, 1981-85; governor,
1985-93.
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Banking, Finance and Urban
Affairs.
Merchant Marine and
Fisheries.
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Roscoe G. Bartlett
Republican
MARYLAND
6th District
ELECTION
Defeated Thomas H. Mattery,
D.
BORN
June 3,1926, Moreland, Ky.
HOME
Frederick.
EDUCATION
Columbia Union College, B.S.,
1947; U. of Maryland, M.S..
1948; U. of Maryland, Ph.D.,
1952.
OCCUPATION
Farmer, engineer.
FAMILY
Wife. Ellen Louise Baldwin; 10
children.
RELIGION
Seventh-day Adventist
POLITICAL CAREER
Republican nominee for U.S.
House, 1982.
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Armed Services.
Science, Space and
Technology.
Few 1992 races gave voters a
clearer, more ideological choice
than the one in Maryland's 6th
district. But by the tone of the cam-
paign few observers could have
guessed that there were substantive
issues of government policy at stake.
Bartlett's 54 percent to 46 percent
win over Thomas H. Hattery was per-
haps a mild upset. Bartlett would have
had a much tougher race against incum-
bent Democrat Beverly B. Byron, who
held the seat for seven terms and was
upset by Hattery in a bitter primary.
Bartlett's victory margin was much nar-
rower than those typically run up by the
conservative Byron, suggesting that
suburban growth in the 6th's eastern
end may be compensating for the dis-
trict's conservative lean and that Bart-
lett may be more conservative than is the
district as a whole.
Bartlett is a no-apologies conserva-
tive, with views rooted in his strongly
held religious beliefs and his Depres-
sion-era upbringing. He believes that
the federal government is far too large
and intrusive in people's business and
personal lives. He opposes taxes and
gun control, and he favors a presiden-
tial line-item veto. He was only one of
four House newcomers who signed a
pledge to cut the federal budget deficit
in half by 19% or not seek re-election.
He opposes congressional term lim-
its, favoring instead a ceiling on cam-
paign spending as a means to induce
turnover. (Campaigning at age 66, he
noted that he had his own built-in
term limit) His only departure from
an anti-government line is his firm op-
position to abortion; he once explained
to his son that a woman who found
herself pregnant after practicing birth
control should have the child because
her pregnancy was an act of God.
He claimed a seat on the Armed
Services Committee, where Byron also
served, but which offers little opportu-
nity to benefit the 6th. He also landed a
seat on the Science, Space and Technol-
ogy Committee, which is of interest to
the high-technology firms that have lo-
cated along the 1-270 corridor in Freder-
ick County. That assignment also dove-
tails with Bartlett's background as a
research scientist and patent holder.
Bartlett, who ran in 1982 against
Byron and pulled only 26 percent of
the vote, won his own, relatively quiet,
three-way primary by 650 votes over
Thurmont businessman and political
newcomer Michael Downey. Former
Cumberland Mayor Frank K. Nethken
finished a distant third.
Bartlett won the general election
by besting three-term state Rep.
Hattery at his own game of negative
campaigning. Hattery had capitalized
in an anti-incumbent year by sharply
criticizing Byron's vote in favor of a
$35,000 congressional pay raise at a
time when the district was suffering
high unemployment. And he hit her
for extensive overseas travel at tax-
payer expense. Hattery won 56 per-
cent of the vote, out-polling Byron in
all six of the district's counties.
Hattery had barely won the pri-
mary, however, when Bartlett struck,
setting up Hattery as the nominal in-
cumbent and charging him with pad-
ding his legislative expense account.
That engendered a mudfest that left
most voters angrier at Hattery, be-
cause he started it all with Byron.
Bartlett accused Hattery of failing
to buy workers' compensation insur-
ance for the employees at his family-
owned printing company. Hattery ac-
cused Bartlett of failing to remedy a
tainted water supply that served ten-
ants at his Frederick County farm.
And he denounced Bartlett for oppos-
ing federal price supports for fanners
and then accepting $4,000 from the
government for not growing crops.
Issues did have some bearing on
the race. Hattery's support for abor-
tion rights and opposition to a line-
item veto distinguished the two. And
Bartlett enjoyed the endorsement of
the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and
campaign appearances by prominent
conservatives, including GOP presi-
dential candidate Patrick J. Buchanan
and Rep. Philip M. Crane, R-I1L
Redistricting altered the 6th only
modestly, taking away its wealthy
western Montgomery County suburbs,
and adding more of suburban Howard
County. The district is slightly more
Republican than Democratic in reg-
istration, but it is substantially Re-
publican in its voting habits. It had,
however, previously sent conservative
Democrats to the House for 22 consec-
utive years: Byron for 14 and her hus-
band, Goodloe E. Byron, from 1970
until his sudden death in 1978.
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MARYLAND
4th District
Albert R. Wynn
Democrat
Wynn appealed across both ra-
cial and county lines
which were in this case
equally broad divides to win the
Democratic primary, the race that
mattered in this overwhelmingly Dem-
ocratic district. From there it was a
relatively easy walk to a win in No-
vember.
A solid Democrat in the state legis-
lature for 10 years, Wynn is a sup-
porter of abortion rights and an ally of
organized labor. His close friendship
with Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, chairman
of the House Democratic Caucus and
a fellow resident of Maryland's Prince
George's County, should be an asset to
both.
Wynn has been a strong advocate
of gun control and tough approaches
to criminal sentencing, key concerns
for his middle-class district, parts of
which have seen the murder rate sky-
rocket in recent years.
In the legislature, Wynn fought to
ban concealable handguns and to send
convicted murderers to prison with no
chance for parole.
Like nearly every other candidate,
Wynn made the economy a central te-
net of his campaign, focusing his at-
tacks on President Bush.
Wynn hopes to use his seat on the
Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs
Committee to boost the availability of
capital to small and minority-owned
businesses. He is especially concerned
that existing rules for collateral and
owner's equity are blocking many
loans.
This newly drawn, black-majority
district in the close-in Washington
suburbs posed multiple challenges for
aspiring candidates. First, there was
an early March primary that left little
time for fundraising or campaigning.
Second, the race drew 20 candidates
13 Democrats and seven Republi-
cans several with significant name
recognition, making it all the more dif-
ficult to escape from the pack.
Third, it straddled the Montgom-
ery-Prince George's county line, with
about three-fourths of its voters in
black-majority Prince George's
County and the rest in mostly white
Montgomery.
Wynn took his bigh-ene-gy, per-
sonal campaign across the border into
Montgomery, hoping that a win there,
coupled to sufficient support from his
Prince George's base, would be
enough. It proved to be the right strat-
egy, but the outcome was closer than
he might have wanted.
Wynn's principal opponent was
popular Prince George's State's Attor-
ney Alexander Williams Jr., who had
proved his ability to win white votes in
past countywide elections but who
concentrated his efforts at home. Wil-
liams edged Wynn by 400 votes in
Prince George's, but Wynn out-polled
Williams in Montgomery by-> 1,700
votes.
State Rep. Dana Lee Dembrow of
Montgomery, the leading white candi-
date in the race, ran well ahead in his
home county, and finished third over-
all. But black leaders' fears that a
large number of black candidates
might split the black vote and allow a
white to sneak in proved unfounded.
Endorsements from key county
elected officials aided Wynn's strong
showing in Montgomery. Many Mont-
gomery County Democrats saw the
chance to win another voice on Capitol
Hill by supporting Wynn, who showed
a desire to bridge the gap that usually
separates the two counties.
Redistricting had left the balance
of Montgomery in the 8th, which was
strongly in the hands of Republican
Rep. Constance A. Morella.
It also helped Wynn's cause that
turnout in Montgomery was signifi-
cantly higher than in Prince George's.
Though the general election ap-
peared a foregone conclusion even be-
fore the primary, Republican Michele
Dyson, a black business owner from
Montgomery County, tried to make it a
race. The two differed little on sub-
stance, but her business credentials and
support for tax cuts on capital gams
income earned her the endorsement of
the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
She also picked up support from
Roscoe Nix, the past head of the
Montgomery branch of the NAACP,
who has had multiple disagreements
over the years with the county Demo-
cratic Party.
The overwhelming Democratic reg-
istration and Wynn's name recogni-
tion in Prince George's left Dyson in
the dust. He won 76 percent of the
vote and seems secure in the seat for
as long as he wants it
ELECTION
Defeated Michele Dyson, R.
BORN
Sept. 10.1951, Philadelphia.
HOME
Largo.
EDUCATION
U. of Pittsburgh, B.S., 1973;
Howard U.. 1973-74; George-
town U., J.D., 1977.
OCCUPATION
Lawyer.
FAMILY
Wife, Alice Nikki Johnson.
RELIGION
Baptist
POLITICAL CAREER
Md. House, 1983-87; Md. Sen-
ate, 1987-93.
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Banking, Finance and
Urban Affairs.
Foreign Affairs.
Post Office and
Civil Service.
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Jim Greenwood
Republican
PENNSYLVANIA
8th District
ELECTION
Defeated Rep. Peter H.
Kostmayer, D.
BORN
May 4.1951, Philadelphia.
HOME
Doytestown.
EDUCATION
Dickinson College. B.A., 1973.
OCCUPATION
State senator.
FAMILY
Wife, Christina Pugh; four
children.
RELIGION
Presbyterian.
POLITICAL CAREER
Pa. House. 1981-87;
Pa. Senate, 1987-93.
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Energy and Commerce.
Careful research told Greenwood
that he could run successfully on
a platform of change against a
16-year incumbent, despite his own 12-
year political career.
Greenwood's pre-campaign survey
showed that while voters in his district
were annoyed with Congress and its
members, "they didn't want to draw
names at random from the phone
book." They wanted to
find someone who under-
stood the system and
would work for them, he
said.
Incumbent Rep. Peter
H. Kostmayer tried to tag
Greenwood as "just an-
other politician," but
Greenwood shot back that
he was different His fa-
vorite line was that he has
been "fired in the oven of
the political process, but I
haven't shattered."
The same could not be
said of members of Con-
gress, according to Green-
wood, who called their attitude "me
first" and cited "bounced checks, in-
ternational junkets [and] deluxe
perks" as evidence that Congress was
no longer working. His campaign was
helped by revelations of Kostmayer's
50 overdrafts at the House bank.
Greenwood was also helped by the
fact that in 1992 Republican registra-
tion in the district was at an all-time
high, with 42,000 more GOP voters than
Democrats, according to the National
Republican Congressional Committee.
Greenwood served six years in the
state House and then six in the Sen-
ate, where he made a name for himself
on several issues.
He says his most significant
accomplishment was crafting a change
in the collective bargaining rights of
teachers. Pennsylvania was the
"teacher strike capital of the country,"
he says; the bill he helped pass into
law changed the process to require fi-
nal best offer arbitration. Greenwood
notes that in 1991 there were 28
teacher strikes in the state and only
three in 1992.
He also played a large role in pass-
ing a solid waste act that mandated
recycling in Pennsylvania and set up a
state "superfund" for environmental
"I believe the
federal
government
should be
involved in fewer
things rather
than more."
Rep. Jim Greenwood
compensation, and in getting a hous-
ing bill through the Senate.
Greenwood sought and secured a
seat on the much-sought-after Energy
and Commerce Committee, which
handles a wide range of issues.
"It's a legislating committee," he
says, "and I'm a legislator. I want to
be in a place where I can most effect
legislation."
Greenwood calls defi-
cit reduction "the single
most urgent crisis" for the
country. He strongly sup-
ports a constitutional bal-
anced-budget amend-
ment, noting that
Pennsylvania must have a
balanced budget and that
the 'requirement works.
"It required us to make
effective decisions."
To those who try to
draw distinctions between
a state's budget and the
much more massive fed-
era! budget, with its
responsibilities for de-
fense, Greenwood replies that while
the federal government has duties "50
times larger than the states, it also has
50 times the income."
On taxes, Greenwood has pledged
not to vote for raising the marginal tax
rate. (He noted during his campaign
that as a state senator he had voted
against every effort to raise taxes and
supported every tax cut.) He has also
pledged not to serve more than six
terms in the House.
Within the Republican Parly,
Greenwood considers himself a cen-
trist and a fiscal conservative, but he
supports abortion rights. "I believe
the federal government should be in-
volved in fewer things rather than
more," he says.
It was a high school romance that
brought Greenwood into politics ini-
tially his girlfriend's father was a
state legislator and while the ro-
mance ultimately ended, the profes-
sional marriage of Greenwood and
politics is lasting.
After working for his girlfriend's
father as a legislative assistant and
campaign manager, he later decided to
run for office, winning his state House
seat in 1980 and then moving to the
Senate in 1986.
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Ron Klink
PENNSYLVANIA
4th District
Democrat
Klink was perfectly positioned
for his ascension to Congress:
He was that exalted species,
the outsider, but one with high name
recognition as a local television jour-
nalist. He also got a boost from re-
districting: The already heavily Demo-
cratic 4th District had been redrawn
to bring in more Democratic voters.
Now, the 41-year-old freshman,
who defeated five-term incumbent
Democrat Joe Kolter in the primary,
must turn to the task of somehow re-
vitalizing his economically ravaged
district.
Economic issues concern Klink for
good reason. The 4th District, which
at one time was known for its steel-
producing capacity and strong union
influence, was disproportionately af-
fected by the crumbling of American
heavy industry in the early 1980s and
has never rebounded from the loss of
its industrial base. Steel towns such as
Aliquippa and Jeannette have become
shadows of their former selves as the
huge factories owned by companies
such as U.S. Steel shut down in the
face of overseas competition.
In 1992, redistricting expanded the
district's reach from those communi-
ties to include the once-fast-growing
suburban counties that ring Pitts-
burgh, particularly in Westmoreland
County. Westmoreland is home to a
shuttered Volkswagen plant, but the
county has tried during the past de-
cade to diversify into service indus-
tries. It has only been partly success-
ful.
Klink's new slot on the Small Busi-
ness Committee could put him in the
position of giving the voters what he
said they wanted: a representative
who could rebuild the economy and
produce jobs.
Klink's general-election victory
was all but assured in April 1992,
when he won a four-way primary bat-
tle that resulted in the ouster of the
little-regarded Kolter.
Kolter's reputation had been
marred by two widely read, unflatter-
ing profiles. A 1990 story in The Wall
Street Journal painted Kolter as a
prototypical pork barreling incumbent
interested in little more than highway
and airport construction projects. The
other article, in the Pittsburgh Press,
printed transcripts from portions of a
leaked audio tape in which Kolter
planned to manipulate the electorate
at one point on the tape Kolter
called himself "a political whore."
Klink's chances got even better
when organized labor withdrew its
support for Kolter after the congress-
man missed a key vote on extending
unemployment benefits.
However, Klink's efforts were not
without criticism. Although he had cov-
ered the region for 14 years as a reporter
for KDKA-TV, a network affiliate, he
had never held elective office.
His lack of political experience at-
tracted some criticism of Klink as a
"talking head" with little substantive
policy knowledge.
But while Kolter was unsuccess-
fully trying to shore up his labor base,
Klink was able to concentrate on spe-
cifics. He published a booklet on how
he would turn the district's economy
around. He advocated, for example,
using Pentagon budget cuts to pay for
infrastructure spending.
Though Klink said he began work-
ing on the proposal long before he be-
came a candidate, there are many
similarities between it and the plans
laid forth by the new Democratic ad-
ministration.
"I sat down and read Al Gore's and
Bill Clinton's books, and I was really
amazed," he said.
"They parallel in so many ways a
lot of the things in my plan," he said.
"We are far apart on some issues
I'm pro-life, for example but in
most economic issues I'm very close."
Klink went to work after the pri-
mary, meeting with the House leader-
ship in May to lobby for spots on such
influential committees as Energy and
Commerce and Appropriations.
Like many other freshmen, Klink
did not get either of those prize as-
signments, but he was given seats on
Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs;
Education and Labor, and Small Busi-
ness.
In the general election, Klink
rolled to a victory over his Republican
opponent with 79 percent of the vote.
College professor Johnston had run
twice before in 1988, he had gotten
29 percent of the vote; in 1990, he
jumped to 44 percent, but it was at-
tributed by local observers to disen-
chantment with Kolter.
ELECTION
Defeated Gordon R. Johnston,
R.
BORN
Sept 23,1951. Canton, Ohio.
HOME
Jeannette.
EDUCATION
Meyersdale High School, 1969.
OCCUPATION
Television news reporter.
FAMILY
Wife, Unda Hogan;
two children.
RELIGION
United Church of Christ
POLITICAL CAREER
No previous office.
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Banking Finance and
Urban Affairs.
Education and Labor.
Small Business.
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Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky
Democrat
PENNSYLVANIA
13th District
ELECTION
Defeated Jon D. Fox, R.
BORN
June 21,1942. Philadelphia.
HOME
Nsrborth.
EDUCATION
U. of Pennsylvania. B.A., 1963;
Columbia U., 1969-70.
OCCUPATION
Former television journalist
FAMILY
Husband. Edward Mezvinsky;
11 children.
RELIGION
Jewish.
POLITICAL CAREER
No previous office.
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Energy and Commerce.
Small Business
Within weeks of her election,
Margolies-Mezvinsky already
had begun building consensus
among women in Congress.
The former TV reporter and medi-
cal talk show host says she has come
"out of the stands and into the playing
fields." After she unexpectedly broke a
76-year Republican reign over the dis-
trict, Margolies-Mezvinsky organized
and led several bipartisan meetings of
the House's 24 new women. And in a
Dec. 7 news conference she unveiled the
group's legislative agenda: full funding
of Head Start for preschoolers, family
and medical leave, and initiatives that
codify Roe v. Wade and address sexual
harassment in the halls of Congress.
Margolies-Mezvinsky's concern for
families did not begin in Congress. She
has been sponsoring and mothering chil-
dren since 1970 when she became the
first unmarried U.S. citizen to adopt a
foreign child. Now married to former
Iowa congressman Edward Mezvinsky,
Margolies-Mezvinsky has housed close
to 20 foreign-born youngsters and
helped raise six American children.
Margolies-Mezvinsky's profes-
sional life began in the late 1960s
when she started reporting for local
TV. A best-selling author, she has also
won five Emmy Awards.
In December 1991 a local group of
Democratic women approached Margo-
lies-Mezvinsky about considering a
long-shot run for congress. A year after
her husband lost a bid for lieutenant
governor, she thought it would be a
chance to get her own political feet wet.
The odds were against her winning
the 13th District, which had not given
a Democratic challenger more than 44
percent of the vote since Lawrence
Coughlin first won in 1968.
But in February Coughlin an-
nounced his retirement after 12 terms,
and two months later Margolies-Mez-
vinsky won the nomination to face Re-
publican nominee Jon D. Fox, a popular
Montgomery County commissioner.
Fox started with an advantage.
Polls showed him running ahead
through most of the race in the 13th, a
district in which GOP voters had a 2-1
advantage over Democrats.
But Margolies-Mezvinsky enjoyed
the powerful combination of outsider
status in a year favoring anti-incum-
bency and being female in what was
called the "Year of the Woman."
The candidates had similar posi-
tions on many issues: reducing the
deficit, creating jobs, controlling taxes,
improving health care, reforming con-
gress and aiding Israel. But their dif-
ferences became evident as they began
receiving endorsements.
The National Abortion Rights Ac-
tion League endorsed Margolies-
Mezvinsky because Fox supported
some restrictions on abortion, includ-
ing parental notification and prohi-
bitions on the use of taxpayer funds.
The AFL-CIO endorsed Margolies-
Mezvinsky for advocating more sensi-
tivity to families in the workplace,
while the National Federation of Inde-
pendent Business and the National
Rifle Association backed Fox.
But issues did not dominate the
race. There was a healthy share of
charges and counter-charges. Margo-
lies-Mezvinsky repeatedly charged
that Fox had spent most of bis politi-
cal career running for whatever office
was higher than the one he held. Fox
argued that Margolies-Mezvinsky,
who regularly commuted to New York
and Washington, had too few roots in
Montgomery County and too many
out-of-state supporters to properly
represent the district.
In July he announced that 60 per-
cent of her campaign contributions
had come from outside the 13th and
that more than a third came from peo-
ple living in New York and Washing-
ton, while nearly three-fourths of his
money came from within the district.
On Election Day, Margolies-
Mezvinsky edged past Fox by less
than 1,500 votes. A write-in effort for
anti-abortion candidate Ann Miller,
who picked up a few thousand votes,
may have made the difference.
In Washington, Margolies-Mez-
vinsky secured a seat on the Energy and
Commerce Comittee, where she hopes
to further the women's agenda and ad-
vocate more research on women's
health. She has a five-point plan to
reduce health-care costs and supports
energy efficiency, increasing corporate
average fuel economy standards to 45
miles per gallon, phasing out choro-
fluorocarbons by 1994, reauthorizing re-
cycling legislation and banning the con-
struction of new solid waste incinerators
until the year 2000.
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Paul McHale
PENNSYLVANIA
15th District
Democrat
McHale parlayed his almost 20
years of experience in the
Marine Corps, including two
tours in the Persian Gulf, into a seat
on the Armed Services Committee. He
wants to play a role in shaping the
long-term direction of the nation's
military in a world that has changed
considerably over the past few years.
For nearly half a century, he ob-
serves, there was the possibility of
confrontation with the communist
bloc. Now that has dissipated.
"The world is more fragmented;
the threat is less likely to be severe
but wider ranging,"
McHale said, adding that
as a result of the change,
the country "has to take a
look at our weapons to see
if they match the contem-
porary threat."
Before coining to Con-
gress, McHale served in
the Pennsylvania state
House for nearly nine
years, and although he
did not deal with national
defense issues in that
role, he believes that his
military experience as an
active duty Marine and
then a longtime reservist gives him
the qualifications to serve on the
panel.
McHale resigned from the Penn-
sylvania House in February 1991 to
fight in the Persian Gulf. (He had
done previous duty in 1990 while still
a state legislator.)
In the state legislature, McHale
prided himself on being a consensus
builder, backing measures to promote
child-passenger safety and family and
medical leave.
Describing himself as a main-
stream Democrat, he plans to adopt
the same look-for-compromise posture
in the House. "I prefer to work with
others," he says, but adds that "there
are times in politics when you have to
act aggressively. My response to mem-
bers on the other side of the aisle is
directly related to their approach to
politics."
McHale got his first taste of poli-
tics as an observer, when he spent a
semester of college in Washington and
was able to watch Congress operate.
What he saw impressed and invigc-
"I prefer to work
with others, but
there are times in
politics when you
have to act
aggressively."
Rep. Paul McHale
rated him, he says, and his first bid for
office was an unsuccessful attempt in
1980 to win a U.S. House seat.
He won his state seat two years
later, keeping the position until his
resignation.
McHale sees his first term in Con-
gress as one to earn credibility with
his colleagues.
But he has an eye on a leadership
role and notes that he has a good rela-
tionship with John P. Martha, the
Democratic veteran Pennsylvania
power broker, and Majority Leader
Richard A. Gephardt, D-Mo.
During the campaign,
McHale had criticized
Republican seven-term
incumbent Don Ritter as
ineffective, asserting that
the district needed
"someone who is a leader
in Congress, not someone
on the sidelines."
Although McHale says
a balanced-budget
amendment to the Con-
stitution "is certainly not
a panacea," he supports
one that would be phased
in over time.
Coming from a state
with a requirement for a balanced
budget, he insists that adopting the
proposal would put "a thoughtful re-
straint" on Congress.
McHale also supports a line-item
veto and takes pains to say that he
supported it even when it looked like
George Bush might be re-elected.
McHale's views on abortion have
brought him criticism from both sides
of the issue.
He opposes any "gag rule" that
would limit advice to women about
abortion, supports fetal tissue re-
search and supports abortion rights in
the first trimester.
Anti-abortion groups consider his
stand too liberal, but abortion rights
groups do not consider him a staunch
ally because he favors some restric-
tions on abortion after the first tri-
mester and opposes the Freedom of
Choice Act, which would make abor-
tions legal nationwide.
Unlike most freshmen, McHale op-
poses term limits; he says voters can
end an incumbent's tenure when they
want
ELECTION
Defeated Rep. Don Ritter, R.
BORN
July 26.1950, Bethlehem, Pa.
HOME
Bethlehem.
EDUCATION
Lehigh U., B.A.. 1972; George-
town U..J.D., 1977.
OCCUPATION
Lawyer.
FAMILY
Wife, Katherine Pecka; three
children.
RELIGION
Roman Catholic.
POLITICAL CAREER
Sought Democratic nomination
for U.S. House. 1980; Pa.
House, 1982-91; sought
Democratic nomination for Pa.
Commonwealth
Court, 1989.
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Armed Services.
Science, Space and
Technology.
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Tim Holden
Democrat
PENNSYLVANIA
6th District
ELECTION
Defeated John E Jones, R.
BORN
March 5,1957, St Clair, Pa.
HOME
St Clair.
EDUCATION
Bloomsburg U., B.S. 1980.
OCCUPATION
County sheriff.
FAMILY
Separated.
RELIGION
Roman Catholic.
POLITICAL CAREER
Schuylkill County sheriff,
1985-93.
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Agriculture.
Armed Services.
Holden's Pennsylvania roots run
deep. He was born in the dis-
trict town of St. Clair, went to
school about an hour north of his
hometown and came back to be sher-
iff.
When Holden shows up at a fire
hall barbecue or a high school football
game, he moves with the easy affabil-
ity of someone who has spent most of
his life at such events.
His family has a tradition of public
service: His father, Joseph "Socks"
Holden, served as a Schuylkill County
commissioner for almost two decades
beginning in 1959. And his great-
grandfather, John Siney, founded the
Miner's Benevolent Association, the
forerunner of the United Mine Work-
ers Union.
Although redistricting made the
6th more appealing for a Republican
challenger, Holden was able to retain
the seat for the Democrats, despite the
fact that he hails from the less-popu-
lated Schuylkill County portion of the
district.
That side of the district is domi-
nated by farming businesses. In the
more Republican east side of the
county, residents are struggling to re-
define the local economy in the face of
the decline of heavy industry and the
railroad center in Reading. The area is
having some success with light indus-
trial companies and its famous outlets
stores.
In the primary, Holden benefited
from the fact that two candidates
from the more-populous eastern half
split the vote in that section, allowing
Holden to garner a plurality of 40 per-
cent.
Then during the general election,
Holden emphasized his "man of the
people" roots in an effort to con-
trast himself with his opponent, John
E. Jones, a lawyer and judge from
Schuylkill County.
"I'm not an elitist. I'm not person-
ally wealthy, and I don't just come
around when I'm running for office,"
Holden said.
Jones had a big financial advan-
tage over Holden. He spent almost
twice as much on his campaign as did
Holden but much of that money
went to acquainting the district with
the new Republican challenger.
Holden, meanwhile, had to intro-
duce himself to neighboring Berks
County, the eastern end of the dis-
trict.
He was somewhat hampered by the
fact the fact that retiring incumbent
Gus Yatron, though from Berks
County, had seen his popularity in the
area decline.
Yatron left the congressional stage
with little in the way of a political
organization for Holden to take ad-
vantage of.
Jones tried to paint Holden as a
lightweight liberal who would bring
little in intellect or leadership to the
job of U.S. representative.
Holden characterized himself as a
"conservative Democrat." He used his
name recognition in Schuylkill County
to run a campaign stressing his com-
mitment to keeping high-paying jobs
in the district.
Holden opposes the recently con-
cluded North American Free Trade
Agreement because he contends that
it would export U.S. jobs to Mexico,
where wages are significantly lower.
He favors the establishment of a
national board of health-care profes-
sionals to set rates for medical care
and Pharmaceuticals. But he opposes
the creation of a national health-care
system, which he calls "socialized
medicine."
In the environmental arena, Hol-
den campaigned on a platform stress-
ing the need to reduce the amount of
untreated sewage that is dumped into
regional streams and the Susquehanna
River.
Holden defeated Jones 52 percent
to 48 percent in the general election.
Holden said he was heartened by
the election of Bill Clinton and said he
agreed with Clinton's calls for change
in health care, job creation and envi-
ronmental protection.
"I agree with a lot of the things
Clinton said during the campaign, like
the line-item veto," Holden said. "I
think I'll have a voting record that will
be close to his proposals."
Farming is a major industry in the
district, and Holden lobbied hard for
and got a seat on the Agriculture
Committee.
But despite the presence of coal
mining in the district, he was turned
down for a seat on the prestigious En-
ergy and Commerce Committee.
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VIRGINIA*-
11th District*
Leslie L. Byrne
- Democrats^
The newly drawn llth District is
a jumble of affluent and mid-
dle-class suburbs with a mixed
political personality. It went for
George Bush in the 1992 presidential
election, as did the state, but it elected
Democrat Byrne over her Republican
opponent by a comfortable 52 percent
to 48 percent.
Byrne says polls show she did par-
ticularly well with two-income house-
holds, a sign, she says, that economic
and family issues are important to her
constituents and key to solidifying her
role in a district with highly transient
residents who have no
strict party allegiances.
Byrne plans to concen-
trate on issues such as fam-
ily leave, better transporta-
tion for the traffic-clogged
district so people can get to
work more easily, and en-
suring job growth.
Byrne started her ca-
reer in the House with a
boost from party elders,
winning an appointment
as deputy whip, the first
rung on the House leader-
ship ladder.
Prior to coming to Con-
gress, Byrne served in the
Virginia House of Delegates, winning
election in 1985 from a district that had
long been dominated by Republicans.
Although that was her first elective
office, she was already known in the
district as the president of a local
business consulting firm, an active
participant in community affairs and
president of the local League of
Women Voters.
She was re-elected to her state
House seat with handsome margins in
1987, 1989 and 1991 and held a key
position on the Finance Committee.
Byrne won her House seat in an
acrimonious, closely contested race
against Henry N. Butler, a law profes-
sor whose father, Republican M. Cald-
well Butler, held a southwest Virginia
House seat from 1972 to 1983.
Butler took a strongly conservative
line on fiscal issues, calling for a range
of tax cuts and incentives to recharge
the economy. He attacked Byrne for
what he said were 34 votes to raise
taxes and described her positions as
"economic death."
A boost from
party elders has
won Byrne a job
as deputy whip,
the first rung in
the leadership
ladder.
Byrne responded by accusing But-
ler of distorting her record, and she
issued a point-by-point rebuttal of
many of his assertions. She also called
Butler "an economic arsonist" and "a
shill for big business."
Byrne came out for stepped-up
federal efforts on education, infra-
structure and job creation. But she
also took more moderate Democratic
positions, supporting a constitutional
amendment to balance the budget and
a line-item veto.
Now that she is in Congress, Byrne
hopes to make good on her campaign
promises by supporting
family leave legislation,
working to encourage job
growth with targeted tax
incentives to industries
that create jobs and elimi-
nating tax breaks for those
that do not.
Byrne says a balanced-
budget amendment will do
nothing to address the defi-
cit unless something is
done to tackle the high
costs of health care, par-
ticularly in the entitlement
programs Medicare and
Medicaid.
In the health area gen-
erally, Byrne believes costs can be con-
tained by standardizing insurance
forms and eliminating duplication of
new technologies.
As she did .in the state legislature
(where she worked to double Northern
Virginia's share of state transportation
money), Byrne intends to focus on trans-
portation issues in Congress. She se-
cured a seat on the Public Works and
Transportation panel, which should
help her shape legislation in this area.
She is strongly in favor of abortion
rights and says she has no qualms be-
ing vocal about the issue in her largely
suburban district, where she believes
constituents share her views.
During the campaign, Butler also
supported a woman's right to have an
abortion, but he opposed federal fund-
ing of abortions for poor women.
Byrne also supports a waiting pe-
riod for handgun purchases and used
the well-publicized endorsement of
Handgun Control Inc. to make that
point clear to constituents. Butler op-
posed the waiting period.
ELECTION
Defeated Henry N. Butler. FL
BORN
Oct. 27.1946. Salt Lake City.
HOME
Armandale.
EDUCATION
U. of Utah, 1964-65.
OCCUPATION
Human resources consultant
FAMILY
Husband, Larry Byrne; two
children.
RELIGION
Roman Catholic.
POLITICAL CAREER
Va. House, 1986-92.
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Post Office and
Civil Service.
Public Works and
Transportation.
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Robert W. Goodlatte
^Republican
VIRGINIA
*6th District
ELECTION
Defeated Stephen Alan
Musselwhite, D.
BORN
Sept. 22,1952, Hotyoke, Mass.
HOME
Roanoke.
EDUCATION
Bates College. B.A., 1974;
Washington and Lee U., J.D..
1977.
OCCUPATION
Lawyer; former congressional
aide.
FAMILY
Wife, Maryellen Flaherty;
two children.
RELIGION
Christian Scientist
POLITICAL CAREER
Roanoke City Republican Com-
mittee chairman. 1980-83.
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Agriculture.
Judiciary.
Although this is Goodlatte's first
elected office, he is a longtime
GOP activist, going back to his
days as president of the student Re-
publicans at Bates College in Maine.
Many years later, Goodlatte was still
involved in party politics as a top aide
to GOP Rep. M. Caldwell Butler, and
then as chairman of the 6th District
Republican Party. He also headed the
local Bush-for-President effort in 1988
and the local committee to re-elect
Republican Sen. John W. Warner in
1990.
Goodlatte had thought about run-
ning for Congress in 1986, but the ar-
rival of his second child at the start of
the campaign season kept him from
entering the race. When incumbent
Democrat Jim Olin chose not to seek
re-election in 1992, Goodlatte decided
the time was right, and he campaigned
on the promise to exert "Republican
leadership ... for a change."
In previous years in the district,
the GOP has fought internally over its
congressional nominee because of
clashes between the more traditional
Republicans and the religious right.
But within weeks of his decision to
run, Goodlatte had brought these
antagonistic elements of the party to-
gether to back him, leaving the rancor
to the Democrats.
Stephen Alan Musselwhite, an in-
surance executive and a moderate,
emerged with the Democratic nomina-
tion, but he was never able to unite the
party behind him.
Although Goodlatte went out of his
way during the campaign to stress his
opposition to organized labor's legisla-
tive agenda, labor leaders refused to
enthusiastically back Musselwhite, in
large part because he did not back
legislation to ban employers from per-
manently replacing striking workers.
Musselwhite also had to contend
with bad publicity over letters he wrote
to a judge asking for leniency for two
convicted of white-collar crimes.
The 6th, which had been held by
the GOP for 30 years before Olin's
1982 election, is generally described as
a moderate-to-conservative' district.
Goodlatte believes he fits that descrip-
tion philosophically, and says that in
his mind this means a "limited gov-
ernment, decentralized, not trying to
solve every problem with more spend-
ing programs and with regulation."
Like so many first-year members,
Goodlatte supports a balanced-budget
amendment and a presidential line-
item veto. He concedes that the bud-
get amendment, if adopted and then
ratified by the states, would not be "a
panacea. But it is a tool to put Con-
gress on the spot with the American
people."
He also supports a capital gains tax
to spur the economy.
Goodlatte backs term limits and
was among a group of GOP members
who pushed through a rule prohibiting
anyone in the Republican caucus from
holding any top committee post for
more than six consecutive years.
Goodlatte's district is the most
heavily agricultural in Virginia. It is a
district in which poultry and dairy
farming predominate. As a result,
Goodlatte sought and received a spot on
the Agriculture Committee. He will also
serve on the Judiciary Committee.
Goodlatte says he is also interested
in building up his district's economy
by helping to expand the high-tech-
nology businesses in the district.
Though Goodlatte has not previ-
ously held office, he believes that his
experience working for the popular
Butler who warmly endorsed him
will be a help.
Goodlatte ran Butler's district of-
fices and gained a firsthand apprecia-
tion for the importance of constituent
service. His campaign brochures noted
that he "made a name for himself
serving people of the 6th District" by
helping citizens with a host of prob-
lems, from cutting through red tape to
"finding out why a Social Security
check for a senior citizen was late."
Goodlatte opposes abortion except
in cases of rape, incest or when the
woman's life is in danger. He supports
research with fetal tissue if legislation
is written to prohibit profiteering
among those who perform abortions
that would yield the tissue and to en-
sure that the tissue is being used for a
valid medical purpose.
On the issue of illegal drugs,
Goodlatte says, "The message to crim-
inals must be clear: If you sell drugs to
our children, threaten our neighbor-
hoods or injure innocent citizens,
you'll be put behind bars for a long
time. Guaranteed."
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VIRGINIA
3rd District
Robert C. Scott
Democrat
Capitalizing on 14 years of ser-
vice in the state legislature,
where he developed a reputa-
tion as an effective and conscientious
legislator, Scott easily became the first
black from Virginia to serve in the
House since 1891.
Scott should have a long tenure,
given his overwhelming showing in
both the primary and general elec-
tions. He will also have ample oppor-
tunity to secure a lock on the seat by
pursuing what he sees as the biggest
needs of his economically distressed
district from seats on the Judiciary
and Education and Labor committees.
Jobs, education, crime and civil rights
are at the top of his agenda, along with
access to health care.
In his second venture at a House
seat, Scott had everything in his favor
demographics, name recognition and
a record to run on. He also outspent his
opponents. But all lacked the money to
spread their messages and especially
in the primary to attract the atten-
tion of voters, many of whom were un-
aware of the campaign, uninterested in
the race or confused about redistricting.
Scott overcame three other black
candidates two politically con-
nected Democrats and an unknown
Republican in the newly created
3rd, with its 64 percent black popula-
tion and decidedly Democratic tilt
After he won the primary, Scott's
victory in the general election was
mostly an afterthought Republican
Daniel Jenkins, a technician with
PhilJn Morris U.S.A. in Richmond,
was nominated by a sparsely attended
district GOP convention. He was
never much of a factor. Scott cruised
to victory, 79 percent to 21 percent
But even the primary, which might
have been hotly contested, failed to
generate much excitement Turnout
amounted to only 15 percent, with
two-thirds of the vote going to Scott
The sprawling district was carved
out of portions of four southeastern
districts, connecting majority black
neighborhoods in both Richmond and
Petersburg, running south to Norfolk
and north into more rural territory.
Scott gained a huge advantage by
having represented the Hampton Roads
area around Norfolk in the state House
and Senate since 1978, after he ousted a
white incumbent A 1986 run in the old
1st against incumbent Republican Her-
bert H. Bateman greatly boosted Scott's
name recognition among voters in the
rural Tidewater counties that were
moved into the 3rd, though they pro-
vided far fewer votes.
Scott's two primary opponents,
Jean W. Cunningham and Jacqueline
G. Epps, were Richmond lawyers.
Both Epps, the chairman of the Vir-
ginia State Retirement System, and
Cunningham, with six years as a mem-
ber of the state House, had support
among party activists. But that 'did
little to help them overcome Scott's
huge advantage away from Richmond.
They split the vote from their end of
the district The towns in the Hamp-
ton Roads area Hampton, Norfolk,
Newport News and Portsmouth
provided 62 percent of the vote, and
Scott captured 82 percent of that
In a district dominated by poorer
urban and rural precincts, the middle-
class backgrounds of all three Demo-
crats could have been a liability.
That was more true of Scott than
the others because he is the son of a
teacher and a physician and he at-
tended Harvard University and Bos-
ton College Law School But Scott de-
flected charges that he was not
attuned to the needs of the poorer and
rural constituents of the 3rd, pointing
to his service in the legislature. And he
shored up his base by winning early
endorsements from the Rainbow Co-
alition and the Virginia AFL-CIO.
Issues did not clearly separate the
three Democrats. Scott campaigned as
an unconditional supporter of abortion
rights and an opponent of capital pun-
ishment as did Cunningham. Though
Epps tried to distinguish herself with
more moderate views on those and other
issues, the voters did not respond.
All three Democrats also promised
to fight to protect jobs at the Newport
News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co.,
a major defense contractor and the
largest employer in the district
Scptt also touted his record in the
state legislature in securing enactment
of bills to expand Medicaid health-care
services for women and children, pro-
tect consumers, increase the state mini-
mum wage, and increase unemploy-
ment benefits and broaden the
availability of liability insurance cover-
age for small businesses.
ELECTION
Defeated Daniel Jenkins, R.
BORN
April 30,1947, Washington.
HOME
Newport News.
EDUCATION
Harvard U.. A.B., 1969; Boston
College. J.D.. 1973.
OCCUPATION
Lawyer.
FAMILY
Divorced.
RELIGION
Episcopalian.
POLITICAL CAREER
Va. House, 1978-82; Va.
Senate, 1982-93; Democratic
nominee U.S. House, 1986.
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Education and Labor.
Judiciary.
Science, Space and
Technology.
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III. CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATIONS AND DISTRICT MAPS
REGION III STATES
1992 REAPPORTIONMENT
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PENNSYLVANIA FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE
Arlen Specter (R) - reelected in November 1992.
Appropriations
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
Judiciary
Veterans' Affairs
Aging
Harris Wofford (D) - appointed by Governor Casey to
fill the seat of the late Senator Heinz and won
election in 1991 to complete the remaining three
years of Senator Heinz's term.
Foreign Relations
Labor
Environment and Public Works
Small Business
HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES (based on November 1992 election)
Thomas M. Foglietta (D), 1st District
Appropriations
Lucien E. Blackwell (D), 2nd District
Budget
Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Public Works and Transportation
Robert A. Borski (D), 3rd District
Public Works and Transportation
* Ron Klink (D), 4th District
(was Joe Kolter-D, who was defeated in primary)
Education and Labor
Small Business
William F. Clinger (R), 5th District
Government Operations - Ranking Member
Public Works and Transportation
* Tim Holden (D), 6th District
(was Gus Yatron-D, who retired)
Agriculture
Curt Weldon (R), 7th District
Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Armed Services
* Jim Greenwood (R), 8th District
(was Peter Kostmayer-D)
Energy and Commerce
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Bud Shuster (R), 9th District
Public Works and Transportation
Joseph M. McDade (R), 10th District
Appropriations - Ranking Member
- Ranking Member
Paul E. Kanjorski (D), llth District
Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs
John P- Murtha (D), 12th District
Appropriations
* Marjorie Mezvinsky (D), 13th District
(was Lawrence Coughlin-R, who retired)
Energy and Commerce
Small Business
William J. Coyne (D), 14th District
Budget
Ways and Means
* Paul McHale (D), 15th District
(was Don Ritter-R)
Armed Services
Science, Space and Technology
Robert S. Walker (R), 16th District
Science, Space and Technology - Ranking Member
George W. Gekas
Judiciary
(R), 17th District
Rick Santorum (R), 18th District
Ways and Means
Bill Goodling (R), 19th District
Education and Labor - Ranking Member
Foreign Affairs
Austin J. Murphy (D), 20th District
Education and Labor
Natural Resources
Tom Ridge (R), 21st District
Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs
Post Office and Civil Service
Veterans Affairs
* Denotes Freshman
REAPPORTIONMENT: As a result of the 1990 Bureau of Census
figures, Pennsylvania lost 2 congressional seats and now has 21.
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DELAWARE
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DELAWARE FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE
Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D) - up for re-election in 1996
Judiciary - Chairman
Foreign Relations
William V. Roth, Jr. (R) - up for re-election in 1994
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
Finance
Government Affairs
Joint Economic Committee
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
* Michael N. Castle (R) - began first term January 1993,
Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs
* Denotes Freshman
REAPPORTIONMENT: As a result of the Bureau of Census figures,
Delaware did not have any change in congressional seats.
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MARYLAND FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE
Barbara A. Mikulski (D) - up for re-election in 1996.
Appropriations
Subcommittee: Chairperson of VA-HUD-Ind Agencies
Labor and Human Resources
Small Business
Paul S. Sarbanes (D) - up for re-election in 1994.
Joint Economic Committee - Chairman
Foreign Relations
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Wayne T. Gilchrest (R), 1st District
Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Public Works and Transportation
Helen D. Bentley (R), 2nd District
Appropriations
Benjamin L. Cardin (D), 3rd District
Ways and Means
* Albert R. Wynn (D), 4th District
Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs
Steny H. Hoyer (D), 5th District
Appropriations
* Roscoe G. Bartlett (R), 6th District
Armed Services
Science, Space and Technology
Kweise Mfume (D), 7th District
Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs
Small Business
Constance A. Morella (R), 8th District
Post Office and Civil Service
Science, Space and Technology
* Denotes Freshman
REAPPORTIONMENT: As a result of the 1992 reapportionment, the
number of congressional seats remained at 8 in Maryland, but a
new minority district (4th) was created in the area surrounding
Washington, D.C.
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VIRGINIA FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE
Charles S. Robb (D) - up for re-election in 1994
Commerce, Science and Transportation
Armed Services
Foreign Relations
John Warner (R) - up for re-election in 1996.
Environment and Public Works
Armed Services
Rules and Administration
Intelligence
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Herbert H. Bateman (R), 1st District
Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Armed Services
Owen B. Pickett (D), 2nd District
Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Armed Services
* Robert C. Scott (D), 3rd District
Education and Labor
Judiciary
Norman Sisisky (D), 4th District
Armed Services
Small Business
Lewis F. Payne, Jr. (D), 5th District
Ways and Means
* Robert Goldlatte
Agriculture
Judiciary
(R), 6th District
Thomas J. Bliley (R), 7th District
Energy and Commerce
District of Columbia - Ranking Member
James Moran (D), 8th District
Appropriations
Rick Boucher (D), 9th District
Energy and Commerce
Judiciary
Science, Space and Technology
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Frank R. Wolf (R), 10th District
Appropriations
* Leslie L. Byrne (D), llth District
Public Works and Transportation
* Denotes Freshman
REAPPORTIONMENT: Under the reapportionment, Virginia gained one
seat in the House.
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WEST VIRGINIA FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE
John D. Rockefeller (D) - up for re-election in 1996
Commerce, Science and Transportation
Finance
Veterans' Affairs
Robert Byrd (D) - up for re-election in 1994.
Appropriations - Chairman
Armed Services
Rules and Administration
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Alan B. Mollohan (D), 1st District
Appropriations
Subcommittee: HUD, VA, Independent Agencies
Budget
Bob Wise (D), 2nd District
Government Operations
Budget
Nick Joe Rahall, II (D), 3rd District
Public Works and Transportation
Natural Resources
REAPPORTIONMENT: As a result of the 1990 Bureau of Census
figures, West Virginia lost 1 congressional seat.
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) - non-voting Delegate.
Public Works and Transportation
REAPPORTIONMENT: As a result of the 1990 Bureau of Census
figures, the District of Columbia had no change in congressional
seats.
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TV. STATE SNAPSHOTS
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PENNSYLVANIA
GOVERNOR
Robert P. Casey - Democrat
First term began January 1987. Second term began January 1991.
The Governor is limited to two terms. The next gubernatorial
election is scheduled for November of 1994.
James Brown - Chief of Staff
Helen Wise - Deputy Chief of Staff and Secretary
to the Cabinet
Dave Barasch - Special Assistant to Governor for
environmental issues
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Mark S. Singel - Democrat
The Lt. Governor runs on the same ticket as the Governor.
LEGISLATURE
The Pennsylvania General Assembly is comprised of a House of
Representatives and a Senate, each elected from districts
determined according to population. The Representatives are
elected for two-year terms and the Senate for four-year terms.
The Pennsylvania General Assembly meets all year and there is a
recess in the summer. This year, 1993, is the first year of a
two-year session. Bills may be introduced anytime during the
session.
The Democrats now control both the House (105-98) and the
Senate (25-24). Senator Frank Pecora was elected as a Republican
but switched his registration to give the Democrats the majority.
Another controversy involves Senator Pecora in that his seat was
moved to Chester County during the recent redistricting and a
Chester County resident has filed a court challenge based on
Pecora7s non-residency in the county. The vacant Senate seat of
Jim Greenwood (he defeated U.S. Rep. Peter Kostmayer) will be
filled by a special election scheduled for July of '93.
The Speaker of the House is William DeWeese (D-Waynesburg),
and the House Majority Leader is Ivan Itkin (D-Allegheny). The
House Minority Leader is Matthew J. Ryan (R-Delaware County).
The President Pro Tern of the Senate is Robert J. Mellow (D-
Lackawanna), and the Majority Leader is William Lincoln (D-
Fayette). The Senate Minority Leader is Robert C. Jubelirer (R-
Blair), and the Senate Minority Whip is F. Joseph Loeper (R-Upper
Darby).
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Environmental Committees and Members
Senate Environmental Resources & Enercrv Committee
Musto (D-Luzerne) Chmn.
Stapleton (D-Indiana)
Stout (D-Washington)
Lincoln (D-Fayette)
Pecora (D-Chester)
Jones (D-Philadelphia)
Stewart (D-Cambria)
Brightbill (R-Lebanon) Min,
Ho11 (R-Montgomery)
Greenleaf (R-Montgomery)
Rhoades (R-Schuylkill)
Fisher (R-Allegheny)
Hasay (R-Luzerne) Min.
Birmelin (R-Wayne)
Argall (R-Schuylkill)
Clymer (R-Bucks)
Jadlowiec (R-McKean)
Marsico (R-Dauphin)
Reber (R-Montgomery)
Saurman (R-Montgomery)
Scheetz (R-Lancaster)
Smith (R-Jefferson)
House Conservation Committee
George (D-Clearfield) Chm.
Wozniak (D-Cambria)
Hayden (D-Philadelphia)
Bowley (D-Warren)
Broujos (D-Cumberland)
Freeman (D-Northampton)
Jarolin (D-Luzerne)
Laughlin (D-Beaver)
Levdansky (D-Allegheny)
Michlovic (D-Allegheny)
Mihalich (D-Westmoreland)
Steelman (D-Indiana)
Stish (D-Luzerne)
Surra (D-Elk)
STATE ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
Legislative issues expected to be addressed in the new
session include:
* Nutrient Management
* Environmental Education
* Reuse of old industrial sites
* Reform of the regulatory system (so-called "Reg-Neg")
* Composting
BUDGET OUTLOOK: Declining
The national recession has hit Pennsylvania's economy hard.
In recent fiscal years, the Governor slashed each agency's
budget, eliminated vacancies and furloughed state workers. Many
hiring freezes are still in effect. The likelihood for new
environmental programs being instituted is very slim.
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ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY
Environmental program responsibilities are largely
consolidated in Pennsylvania under the Department of
Environmental Resources, Arthur Davis, Secretary. In a recent
reorganization, Deputy Secretariats were established for the
following functions: Management & Technical Services, Air & Waste
Management, Water Management, Mineral Resources Management, Field
Operations, and Parks & Forestry. These Deputy Secretaries
report directly to the Secretary. Under this reorganization, the
DER Regional Directors report to the Deputy Secretary for Field
Operations, rather than to the Secretary as before.
Pennsylvania's Pesticide Program is under the authority of
the Secretary of Agriculture.
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
New Organization Structure
AprilS. 1991
OFFICE OF CHIEF COUNSEL
Chief Counsel
Keith Welks
Legal Services
Regulatory Counsel
Hazardous Sites &
Superfund Enforcement
Investigations
Regional Litigation Offices
SECRETARY
Arthur A. Davis
PUBLIC LIAISON
Deputy Secretary
R. David Myers
Press Office
Legislative Office
Local Government &
Community Relations
SPECIAL DEPUTY SECRETARY
Patrick J. Solano
OFFICE OF POLICY
Director
Frederick G. Carlson
Policy Development
Regulatory Review
COMPTROLLER
DEPUTY INSPECTOR
GENERAL
MANAGEMENT a
TECHNICAL SERVICES
Deputy Secretary
Peter J. Adams
Affirmative Action/
Contract Compliance
Engineering
Fiscal Management
Information Resources Management
Laboratories
Office Systems & Services
Personnel
AIR a WASTE
MANAGEMENT
Deputy Secretary
Catherine W. Cowan
Toxicology
Air Quality Control
Radiation Protection
Waste Management
Hazardous Waste
Siting Team
'
WATER
MANAGEMENT
Deputy Secretary
Caren E. Glotfelty
Community Environmental Control
Dams & Waterway Management
Soil & Water Conservation
Water Projects
Water Quality Management
Water Resources Management
MINERAL RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT
Deputy Secretary
Terry R. Fabian
Abandoned Mine
Reclamation
Deep Mine Safety
Mining ft Reclamation
Oil ft Gas Management
FIELD
OPERATIONS
Deputy Secretary
Gregg E. Robertson
Emergency Response
Regional Offices:
Southeast (Conshohocken)
Northeast (Wilkes-Barre)
Southcentral (Harrisburg)
Northcentral (Williamsport)
Southwest (Pittsburgh)
Northwest (Meadville)
District Mining Operations
PARKS &
FORESTRY
Deputy Secretary
James R. Grace
Forestry
State Parks
Topographic &
Geologic Survey
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DELAWARE
GOVERNOR
Thomas R. Carper - Democrat
Governor Carper's first term began January 1993 and he had been
the State's only Congressman since 1983.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Ruth Ann Minner - Democrat
The Governor and Lt. Governor in Delaware are elected separately.
Lt. Governor Minner's first term began in January 1993. The Lt.
Governor is also limited to two four-year terms.
LEGISLATURE
The General Assembly of Delaware is a bicameral body
consisting of a House of Representatives and a Senate. The House
of Representatives is composed of 41 members who are elected for
two-year terms. The Senate has 21 members whose terms of 4 years
are staggered so that only one-half of the body stands for
election every two years. Delaware has three counties. Due to
the population distribution in Delaware, approximately two-thirds
of the General Assembly is from New Castle County. The House
Majority is Republican (23R vs. 18D) and the Senate Majority is
Democrat (15D vs. 6R).
Delaware's General Assembly generally convenes annually from
the second Tuesday in January until June 30th. Once convened,
the General Assembly does not have a formal calendar, but relies
more on tradition. Its sessions are usually held on Tuesday,
Wednesday, and Thursday, beginning at 1:30 P.M. The Delaware
legislature has broad power; in addition to making laws and
levying taxes, it can also amend the State's constitution without
gubernatorial approval. The General Assembly generally adjourns
at the call of the chairs and not "sine die" (without possibility
of recall), allowing the session to be reopened.
The President Pro Tern of the Senate is Richard Cordrey (D),
the Senate Majority Leader is Thomas B. Sharp (D). The Senate
Minority Leader is Myrna Bair (R). The Speaker of the House is
Terry Spence (R), and the House Majority Leader is Joseph
Petrilli (R). The House Minority Leader is Orlando George (D).
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Environmental Committees and Members
The Delaware Senate has 16 standing committees and the
Delaware House has 18. Environmental Committees include one in
the Senate (Natural Resources and Environmental Control) and two
in the House (Natural Resources and Hazardous Waste Management).
Committee Members include:
Senate Natural Resources and Environmental Control
Vacant - Chairman, (was Ruth Minner)
Patricia M. Blevins
Roger A. Martin
David P. Sokola
Robert L. Venables
Andrew G. Knox
(D-Wilmington)
(D-Newark)
(D-Newark)
(D-Laurel)
(R-Wilmington)
House Natural Resources
V. George Carey, Chairman
G. Wallace Caulk
G. Robert Quillen
Jeffrey G. Mack
George H. Bunting, Jr.
Donald M. Clark
John R. Schroeder
(R-Milford)
(R-Frederick)
(R-Harrington)
(R-New Castle)
(D-Dewey Beach)
(D-Kenton)
(D-Lewes)
House Hazardous Waste Management
Jeffrey G. Mack, Chairman
Vincent A. Lofink
Roger P. Roy
Steven C. Taylor
Bruce G. Ennis
E. Stuart Outten, Jr.
STATE ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
(R-New Castle)
(R-Bear)
(R-Wilmington)
(R-Wilmington)
(D-Smyrna)
(D-Dover)
The legislative agenda is highly uncertain with a new
Governor being inaugurated. Sources in the state legislature
could not identify the likely legislative priorities from this
distance in time.
BUDGET OUTLOOK: Declining
For fiscal year 1992, Governor Castle instructed all cabinet
secretaries to trim four percent from their already lean 1992
budgets. During his campaign, Mr. Carper has given indications
that he also intends to be an economically conservative governor.
While in Congress, Mr. Carper supported a balanced budget
amendment to the Constitution.
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ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY
Most environmental responsibilities in Delaware come under
the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
(DNREC). The Secretary of DNREC is Toby Clark and it is certain
that he will be leaving with the change in administration. The
majority of our interface with DNREC is with the Divisions of
Water Resources and Air & Waste Management. The State's Radon
and Drinking Water Programs are under Secretary Thomas P. Eichler
of the Department of Health and Social Services. Phillip
Retallick has resigned his position as Division Director for Air
and Waste Management. The Division Director for Water Resources,
Gerard Esposito, has not resigned and it is not known what will
happen to this position.
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DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL (DRNEC)
GOVERNOR OF DELAWARE
Thomas R. Carper
DNREC SECRETARY
Christophe Tolou
LEGAL
Management & Operations
Division of Fish & Wildlife
Division of Water Resources
Technical Services
Planning & Support
Surface Water Management
Groundwater Management
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
Division of Parks & Recreation
Division of Soil & Water
Division of Air & Waste Mgmt
Enforcement
Air Resources
Waste Management
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MARYLAND
GOVERNOR
William Donald Schaefer - Democrat
First term began in January of 1987. Second term began January
of 1991 and expires in January 1995. The Governor is limited to
two four-year terms. The next gubernatorial election will take
place in November of 1994.
David Carroll - Governor's Chesapeake Bay Coordinator
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Melvin A. Steinberg - Democrat
The Governor and Lieutenant Governor run on the same ticket.
LEGISLATURE
The State of Maryland encompasses 23 counties and the City
of Baltimore. It is divided into 47 legislative districts, each
represented by one member of the Maryland Senate and three
members of the House of Delegates, for a total of 188 members.
The Senate has 38 Democrats and 9 Republicans, the House has 116
Democrats and 25 Republicans.
The General Assembly convenes for a 90-day session annually,
beginning on the second Wednesday in January. The General
Assembly adjourns sine die (without possibility of recall) in
April. The Governor is required to introduce the capital budget
bill on the 20th day of the session and all bills need to be
introduced by the 55th day of the session in order to be
considered without suspension of rules by a two-thirds vote. On
the 55th day, the Budget bill is also reported to the House floor
by the Appropriations Committee.
The Speaker of the House of Delegates is R. Clayton Mitchell
(D), the President of the Senate is Thomas V. "Mike" Miller (D).
Environmental Committees and Members
Environmental issues before the General Assembly are
considered by two Standing Committees, one each in the House and
the Senate, and one joint statutory committee.
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Senate Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee
Clarence W. Blount, D-Baltimore - Chairman
Arthur Dorman, D-Prince George's - Vice-chairman
Michael Collins, D-Baltimore
C. Bernard Fowler, D-Calvert
Idamae Garrott, D-Montgomery
Larry E. Haines, R-Carroll
Paula C. Hollinger, D-Baltimore
Gloria Lawiah, D-Prince George's
Christopher J. McCabe, R-Montgomery
American Joe Miedusiweski, D-Baltimore
Gerald W. Winegrad, D-Anne Arundel
House Environmental Matters Committee
Ronald A. Guns, D-Eastern Shore - Chairman
Virginia M. Thomas, D-Howard/Prince George's
Rose Mary Hatem Bonsack, D-Harford
Anthony DiPietro, Jr. D-Baltimore
Donald B. Elliott, R-Carroll/Howard Counties
Brian Frosh, D-Montgomery
Tony E. Fulton, D-Baltimore
W. Ray Huff, D-Anne Arundel
John D. Jeffries, D-Baltimore
Samuel Q. Johnson, III, D-Eastern Shore
Delores G. Kelley, D-Baltimore
Lawrence A. LaMotte, D-Baltimore/Carroll
Brian K. McHale, D-Baltimore
Margaret H. Murphy, D-Baltimore
Marsha G. Perry, D-Anne Arundel
Paul G. Pinsky, D-Prince George's
Joan Breslin Pitkin, D-Prince George's
James E. Proctor, Jr., D-Prince George's
Alfred W. Redmer, Jr., R-Baltimore
Jean W. Roesser, R-Montgomery
Kenneth D. Schisler, R-Eastern Shore
Leonard H. Teitelbaum, D-Montgomery
Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., D-Montgomery
Michael H. Weir, D-Baltimore
Joint Committee on Chesapeake Bay Critical Areas
C. Bernard Fowler, Senate Chairperson, D-Calvert
Michael H. Weir, House Chairperson, D-Baltimore
William H. Amoss, D-Harford
Frederick C. Malkus, Jr., D-Dorchester
Lewis R. Riley, R-Somerset/Worcester
Gerald W. Winegrad, D-Anne Arundel
Samuel Q. Johnson, III, D-Dorchester/Caroline
George W. Owings, III, D-Calvert
Michael J. Sprague, D-Charles
J. Lowell Stoltzfus, D-Somerset/Worcester
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STATE ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
The major environmental issues on the prospective agenda for
the next legislative session convening in January 1993 are:
* Soil incineration ban
* New legislation regulating hazardous material storage
* Adoption of the "California car" standard
* Sludge odor control requirements
* Mandatory nutrient management planning on farms
BUDGET OUTLOOK: Desperate
Governor Schaefer has proposed trimming 1,766 positions and
$450 million from the State's budget.
ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY
Environmental responsibilities in Maryland are largely
consolidated under the Department of the Environment, Robert
Perciasepe, Secretary- Between Maryland's fiscal years 1991 and
1993, state general funds for MDE have been reduced from $30.6
million to $20.9 million. During that same period, MDE has gone
from having 864 permanent employees to 747. The 117 positions
eliminated represent a 13.5 percent staff reduction since fiscal
year 1991. Because of the budget and staff reductions, MDE has
been reorganized (effective October 1992). The most noticeable
change is the consolidation of regulatory programs into three
administrations: Air and Radiation Management, Waste Management
and Water Management. In addition, a new administration has been
created, the Chesapeake Bay and Watershed Management
Administration.
Dr. Torrey Brown, Secretary of the Department of Natural
Resources, has responsibility for the state's wetlands permitting
program, and has responsibility for parts of the state's
participation in the Chesapeake Bay Program.
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General Information 410-631-3000
Toll Free 1-800-633-6101
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GOVERNOR
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Marl* Markham Thompson
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VIRGINIA
GOVERNOR
L. Douglas Wilder - Democrat
First term began in January of 1990. In Virginia, the Governor
cannot succeed himself, serving only one four-year term.
Governor Wilder will be out in 1994 and the battle to fill his
seat will take place in 1993.
J.T. Shropshire - Chief of Staff
Robert P. Shultze - Deputy Chief of Staff
Ruth M. Jones - Governor's Personal Secretary
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. - Democrat
The Governor and Lieutenant Governor run on the same ticket and
are both limited to one four-year term. Beyer has recently
announced that he will not seek the office of Governor in the
1993 election.
LEGISLATURE
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia is
comprised of two houses, a Senate and a House of Delegates. Each
General Assembly lasts two years, with sessions beginning on the
second Wednesday in January and lasting for 60 days in even-
numbered years and 30 days in odd-numbered years. The sessions
may be extended for 30 days, and usually are.
The chief responsibilities of the General Assembly are to
approve the budget, to levy taxes, and to enact laws of the
Commonwealth. In addition, it makes appointments, confirms
appointments, and handles the impeachment of elected or appointed
officials accused of crimes or neglect of duty.
Senate
There are 40 Senators who are elected to serve four-year
terms. The next election for the entire Senate will be held in
November 1995 for the term beginning in January 1996. There are
currently 22 Democrats and 18 Republicans in the Senate.
Lieutenant Governor Donald S. Beyer, as President of the Senate,
presides over that body but may not vote except to break a tie.
The Senate elects one of its members to be president pro tempore
when the Lt. Governor is absent.
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House of Delegates
There are 100 Delegates. The entire body is elected in odd
numbered years for two-year terms. There are currently 58
Democrats, 41 Republicans, and 1 Independent in the House of
Delegates. The Speaker of the House of Delegates in Thomas W.
Moss, Jr. (D-Norfolk).
Environmental Committees and Members
Committee on Agriculture
Van Yahres (D-Charlottesville),
Armstrong (D-Martinsville)
Barlow (D-Smithfield)
Bennett (D-Halifax)
Councill (D-Franklin)
Deeds (D-Milboro)
Finney (D-Rocky Mount)
Jackson (D-Galax)
Johnson (D-Abingdon)
Keating (D-Franconia)
Phillips (D-Coeburn)
Chairman
Bloxom (R-Mappsville)
Guest (R-Front Royal)
Marshall (R-Manassas)
Nelms (R-Suffolk)
Newman (R-Lynchburg)
Orrock (R-Woodford)
Putney (I-Forest)
Watkins (R-Midlothian)
Wardrup (R-Virginia Beach)
Committee on the Chesapeake and Its Tributaries
Stieffen (D-Hampton), Chairman
* Byrne (D-Falls Church)
Copeland (D-Norfolk)
Darner (D-Arlington)
Forehand (D-Chesapeake)
Jones (D-Norfolk)
Maxwell (D-Newport News)
Murphy (D-Montross)
Bloxom (R-Mappsville)
Cox (R-Colonial Heights)
Dillard (R-Fairfax)
Fisher (R-Vienna)
Hamilton (R-Newport News)
Morgan (R-Gloucester)
Orrock (R-Woodford)
* Elected to Congress for the new llth District
Committee on Conservation and Natural Resources
Thomas (D-Roanoke), Chairman
Abbitt (D-Appomattox)
Brickley (D-Woodbridge)
Christian (D-Hampton)
Clement (D-Danville)
Connally (D-Arlington)
Councill (D-Franklin)
Jennings (D-Marion)
Maxwell (D-Newport News)
Plum (D-Reston)
Puller (D-Alexandria)
Agee (R-Roanoke)
Cox (R-Colonial Heights)
Crouch (R-Lynchburg)
Guest (R-Front Royal)
O'Brien (R-Fairfax Station)
Parrish (R-Manassas)
Reid (R-Richmond)
Wagner (R-Virginia Beach)
Way (R-Charlottesville)
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Senate Agriculture. Conservation and Natural Resources Committee
Elmo G. Cross, Jr. (D-Hanover), Chairman
Holland (D-Isle of Wight) Chichester (R-Stafford)
Howell (D-Reston) Hawkins (R-Chatham)
Lucas (D-Portsmouth) Norment (R-Williamsburg)
Marye (D-Montgomery) Russell (R-Chesterfield)
Nolen (D-Augusta) Stolle (R-Virginia Beach)
Reasor (D-Tazewell) Woods (R-Fairfax)
Waddell (D-Loudoun)
STATE ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
Legislative items expected in the next session include:
* Expanded appeal of agency actions - This is the "standing"
issue causing problems with Clean Air Act implementation.
* Transferable development rights - A market mechanism used
as a growth management tool.
* Adoption of the "California car" standard
* Beverage container recycling
BUDGET OUTLOOK; Improving
Unlike previous years, Virginia ended its latest budget year
with a surplus. Rising consumer demand in the state caused
revenues to exceed projections. The budget for the 1992-94
period included the first pay raise for state employees in two
years.
ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY
The majority of Virginia's environmental programs are
consolidated under the Secretary of Natural Resources, currently
Elizabeth Haskell. In 1992, the General Assembly enacted
legislation to consolidate four of Virginia's environmental
management agencies in one new Department. The four agencies,
the Department of Waste Management, the Department of Air
Pollution Control, the State Water Control Board and the Council
on the Environment will become the Department of Environmental
Quality which will begin operations on April 1, 1993. The DEQ
was created to deliver streamlined and more responsive
environmental services to the public through innovative planning,
public involvement and redirected resources. The DEQ will have
the same statutory authorities as its four component agencies.
Secretary Haskell will appoint a new Director sometime early in
1993.
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WEST VIRGINIA
GOVERNOR
W. Gaston Caperton - Democrat
First term began in January 1989, re-elected in November 1992.
The Governor is limited to two four-year terms. The next
gubernatorial election will be held in November of 1996.
There is no Lieutenant Governor in West Virginia. Next in line
of succession behind the Governor is the President of the Senate.
The current holder of that office is Keith Burdette, a Democrat.
LEGISLATURE
The West Virginia Legislature is comprised of a Senate of 34
members and a House of Delegates of 100 members. Each term of
the Legislature is conducted in two sessions with the 71st
Legislature consisting of the 1993 and 1994 sessions. Regular
sessions of the Legislature begin on the second Wednesday in
January of each year and last for 60 consecutive days. In a year
a governor is inaugurated, however, a 30-day recess is taken
after the first day of the session to allow the governor time to
prepare his legislative agenda, including a proposed state
budget, for the coming year. In this case, the legislators
return on the second Wednesday in February to meet for 60
consecutive days. Although legislators are "part-time", year-
long interim committee meetings are conducted on a monthly basis,
and are often moved around the state to various locales.
The current make-up of the House of Delegates is 79
Democrats and 21 Republicans. The Senate split is a remarkable
32-2 Democratic.
The President of the Senate is Keith Burdette, Democrat.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives is Robert C.
Chambers, Democrat. Both are expected to retain those offices in
the 71st Legislature.
Environmental Committees and Members
The primary committees for introducing environmental
legislation into the legislature are the Natural Resources
Committee in the Senate, and the Agriculture & Natural Resources
Committee in the House.
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Senate Natural Resources Committee
Brackenrich (D) Chairman Humphreys (D)
Anderson (D) Macnaughton (D)
Chafin (D) Minard (D)
Craigo (D) Spears (D)
Dittmar (D) Whitlow (D)
Hawse (D) Wiedebusch (D)
Helmick (D) Withers (D)
Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
Miller (D) Sayre (D)
Love (D) Schoonover (D)
Compton (D) Stewart (D)
Johnson (D) Vest (D)
Bailey (D) Warner (D)
Browning (D) Wilson (D)
Campbell (D) Border (R)
Fragale (D) Evans (R)
Hendricks (D) Leggett (R)
Michael (D) Riggs (R)
Pethtel (D) Stemple (R)
Preece (D) Willison (R)
Reed (D)
STATE ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
The major legislative issues expected to be addressed in the
coming session include:
* All-terrain vehicle restrictions (erosion control issue in
Canaan Valley and other areas).
* Landfill regulations - Current law requires all landfills
to be lined by March 23, 1993. Many will not make it.
Extension may be considered.
* Use of dimilin for gypsy moth control.
* Dioxin limits in water quality standards.
BUDGET OUTLOOK; Uncertain
Revenue for 1992 fell short of projections by 10-15 percent.
Governor Caperton has requested 5% cuts in the budgets of most
state agencies in his proposed 1993 budget. Environmental
programs are insulated to some degree from cuts because of the
recent enactment of fee programs. While major programs should
not be severely affected, state funding for administrative
activities may decline.
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ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY
West Virginia had operated it's environmental programs via a
number of independent agencies rather than a consolidated effort.
When a seven "Super Secretary" format was adopted, all functions
except drinking water and pesticides were placed under Secretary
John Ranson (Commerce, Labor and Environmental Resources). The
environmental regulatory functions were largely consolidated in
the Division of Environmental Protection by Executive Order of
the Governor effective July 1, 1992. Further organizational
changes may be recommended by a board appointed by the Governor
which is due to report in 1993.
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WEST VIRGINIA
GOVERNOR
Gaston Caparton
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Tanya Willis Millar
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Darrel MoGraw
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Gus Douglass
Water Resources
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David Samuel
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Secretary
John Ranson
Bureau of
Public Health
Commissioner
William T. Wallace
Air Pollution
Control Commission
Chairman
L. Newton Thomas
Division of
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Director
David Callaghan
Environmental
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Joseph Bohock
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Director
Edward Hamriok
Deputy Director
Ann spaner
Office of
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G. Dale Farley
Office of
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Chief
L. Eli McCoy
Office of
Haste Management
Chief
G. Max Robertson
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
MAYOR
Sharon Kelly - Democrat
First term began in January of 1991. The term of office is four
years, with no term limit. The next mayoral election will be
held in November of 1994.
Patricia Worthy - Chief of Staff
John Bond - City Administrator
Should the Mayor be unable to act, the next in line of succession
is the City Administrator.
COUNCIL
The District of Columbia has a municipal form of government,
with a Mayor and City Council. City Council numbers twelve
members, with eight elected from Wards, and four elected At-
Large. Ten of the Council members are Democrats, one is
Independent, and one is a member of the D.C. Statehood Party.
When Congress chartered the present city government, it
retained the power to review legislation passed by the Council
and to control city policy through the appropriations process.
Most city employees, such as policemen and firemen, are hired
through the federal Civil Service process. Due to the
overwhelming presence of the federal government, 56% of the land
in the District is tax-exempt, and the municipal budget is funded
largely from the Federal treasury-
In many ways, the D.C. government functions as a state, a
county, and a city all at the same time. For the purposes of
delegation of and funding of federal environmental programs, the
District of Columbia is for all intents and purposes a state.
There is an effort underway in D.C. pressing for full statehood
for the District.
Council Members
Frank Smith, Jr. (D) Ward 1
Jack Evans (D) Ward 2
James E. Nathanson (D) Ward 3
Charlene Drew Jarvis (D) Ward 4
Harry L. Thomas, Sr. (D) Ward 5
Harold Brazil (D) Ward 6
Kevin Cheavez (D) Ward 7
Marion Barry (D) Ward 8
Linda W. Cropp (D) At-Large
John Ray (D) At-Large
William P- Lightfoot (I) At-Large
Hilda Mason (Statehood) At-Large
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DISTRICT ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
The main environmental item that Council faces is passage of
the legislative changes necessary for compliance with the Clean
Air Act Amendments.
BUDGET OUTLOOK; Declining
The District, as a virtual ward of the federal government,
will be in the same position as all who draw on the federal
treasury for support. Increases in federal appropriations are
unlikely but for very few purposes. Mayor Kelly is very
interested in pursuing a change in the District's home rule
charter that would allow the city to levy some form of a
reciprocal non-resident tax on suburbanites who work in the city.
Allowing the District to tax commuters would generate at least
$1 billion in revenues. The District is beset by urban problems
of drugs, violence, and homelessness, which leaves environmental
concerns low on its list of priorities.
ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY
Environmental responsibilities in the District are under the
jurisdiction of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory
Affairs, Joan Parrot-Fonseca, Acting Director. One of six units
of that Department is the Environmental Regulation
Administration, of which Ferial Bishop is Administrator.
Consequently, environmental responsibilities are fairly well
buried in the city bureaucracy. A proposal is being considered
to elevate the Environmental Regulation Administration to an
independent department.
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DISTRICT OP COLUMBIA
MAYOR
Sharon Pratt Kelly
Dept. of Public Works
DIRECTOR
Betty F. Francis
Dept. of Cons. & Reg Aff.
ACTING DIRECTOR
Joan Parrot-Fonseca
DEPUTY
Larry King
DEPUTY
Vacant
Water and Sewer
Utilities
Administration
Edward Scott
Environmental
Regulation
Administration
Ferial S. Bishop
Environmental
Control Division
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V. REGION III STATE ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICIALS
TELEPHONE AND ADDRESS DIRECTORY
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GOVERNORS AND STATE DIRECTORS
DELAWARE
Honorable Thomas R. Carper 302-739-4101 - phone
Governor of Delaware 302-739-2775 - fax
Dover, Delaware 19901
Honorable Edwin H. Clark, II 302-739-4403 - phone
Secretary 302-739-6242 - fax
Delaware Department of Natural
Resources and Environmental Control
P. 0. Box 1401
89 Kings Highway
Dover, Delaware 19903
Mr. Mark Chura 302-739-3091 - phone
Executive Director 302-739-3817 - fax
Delaware Department of Natural
Resources and Environmental Control
P. O. Box 1401
89 Kings Highway
Dover, Delaware 19903
Honorable Thomas P. Eichler 302-577-4506 - phone
Secretary 302-577-4510 - fax
Delaware Department of Health
and Social Services
1910 North DuPont Highway
New Castle, Delaware 19720
Mr. Jack Holloway 302-577-4500 - phone
Executive Assistant 302-577-4405 - fax
Delaware Department of Health
and Social Services
1910 North DuPont Highway
New Castle, Delaware 19720
Revised
January 1993
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MARYLAND
Honorable William Donald Schaefer
Governor of Maryland
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
410-974-3901 - phone
410-974-3275 - fax
Honorable Robert Perciasepe
Secretary
Maryland Department of the Environment
2500 Broening Highway
Baltimore, Maryland 21224
Mr. Ron Nelson
Deputy Secretary
Maryland Department of the Environment
2500 Broening Highway
Baltimore, Maryland 21224
Honorable Torrey C. Brown, M.D.
Secretary
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Tawes State Office Building
580 Taylor Avenue
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Mr. John R. Griffin
Deputy Secretary
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Tawes State Office Building
580 Taylor Avenue
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
410-631-3084
410-631-3888
410-631-3086
410-631-3888
410-974-3041
410-974-5206
phone
fax
phone
fax
phone
fax
410-974-3043
410-974-5026
phone
fax
PENNSYLVANIA
Honorable Robert P. Casey
Governor of Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120
717-787-2500 - phone
717-787-7859 - fax
Honorable Arthur A. Davis
Secretary
Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Resources
P. O. Box 2063
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120
717-787-2814 - phone
717-783-8926 - fax
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PENNSYLVANIA - continued
Mr. Gregg Robertson
Deputy Secretary for Field Operations
Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Resources
P. 0. Box 2063
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105-2063
Mr. Bruce Dixon
Director
Allegheny County Health Department
3333 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213
Mr. Robert T. Ostrowski
Director
Air Management Services
Department of Public Health
500 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19146
717-787-5028
412-578-8026
215-875-5623
VIRGINIA
Honorable L. Douglas Wilder
Governor of Virginia
P. O. Box 1475
Richmond, Virginia 23212
804-786-2211 - phone
804-786-3985 - fax
Honorable Elizabeth Haskell
Secretary of Natural Resources
9th Street Office Building
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Dr. Bernard Caton
Deputy Secretary of Natural Resources
Commonwealth of Virginia
9th Street Office Building
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Honorable Howard M. Cullum
Secretary of Health and Human Resources
P. O. Box 1475
Richmond, Virginia 23212
804-786-0044 - phone
804-371-8333 - fax
804-786-0044 - phone
804-371-8333 - fax
804-786-7765 - phone
804-786-5374 - fax
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VIRGINIA - continued
Ms. Deborah D. Oswalt 804-786-7765 - phone
Deputy Secretary of Health 804-786-5374 - fax
and Human Resources
P. O. Box 1475
Richmond, Virginia 23212
WASHINGTON, DC
Honorable Sharon Pratt Kelly 202-727-2980 - phone
Mayor of the District of Columbia 202-727-2975 - fax
Washington, D.C. 20004
Honorable John Bond 202-727-6053 - phone
City Administrator 202-727-5445 - fax
Washington, D.C. 20004
Ms. Joan Fonseca 202-727-7170 - phone
Acting Director 202-727-7842 - fax
Department of Consumer
and Regulatory Affairs
614 H Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
Ms. Ferial Bishop 202-404-1136 - phone
Administrator 202-404-1141 - fax
Department of Consumer
and Regulatory Affairs
Environmental Regulation Administration
2100 Martin Luther King, Jr., Ave., SE
Washington, D.C. 20020
WEST VIRGINIA
Honorable Gaston Caperton 304-558-2000 - phone
Governor of West Virginia 304-558-7025 - fax
Charleston, West Virginia 25305
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WEST VIRGINIA - continued
Honorable John M. Ranson
Secretary of Commerce, Labor
and Environmental Resources
State Capitol, Room 151
Charleston, West Virginia 25305-0310
Mr. David C. Callaghan
Director
West Virginia Division
of Environmental Protection
10 Me Junkin Road
Nitro, West Virginia 25143
Ms. Ann Spaner
Deputy Director
West Virginia Division
of Environmental Protection
10 Me Junkin Road
Nitro, West Virginia 25143
Mr. J. Edward Hamrick, III
Director
Division of Natural Resources
Building #3, Capitol Complex
1900 Kanawha Blvd. E.
Charleston, West Virginia 25305
Dr William T. Wallace, Jr.
Commissioner
Bureau of Public Health
Building #3, Capitol Complex-Room 519
1900 Washington Street East
Charleston, West Virginia 25305
Dr. Joseph P. Schock
Director
Division of Industrial Hygiene
Environmental Health Services
815 Quarrier Street
Charleston, West Virginia 25301
304-558-3255
304-558-4983
phone
fax
304-759-0515
304-759-0526
phone
fax
304-759-0515
304-759-0526
phone
fax
304-558-2754
304-558-2768
phone
fax
304-558-2971
304-558-0045
phone
fax
304-558-2981
304-558-0691
phone
fax
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AGRICULTURE
Delaware
Honorable William B. Chandler, Jr. 302-739-4811
Secretary
Department of Agriculture
2320 South DuPont Highway
Dover, Delaware 19902
Maryland
Honorable Robert Walker 410-841-5881
Secretary
Maryland Department of Agriculture
50 Harry S. Truman Parkway
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Pennsylvania
Honorable Boyd E. Wolf 717-772-2853
Secretary
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
2301 North Cameron Street
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110
Virginia
Honorable Clinton V. Turner 804-786-3501
Commissioner
Virginia Department of Agriculture
P. O. Box 1163
Richmond, Virginia 23209
Honorable Cathleen A. Magennis 804-786-7831
Secretary of Economic Development
2201 West Broad Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Washington, D.c.
Ms. Joan Fonseca 202-727-7170
Acting Director
Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs
614 H Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
West Virginia
Honorable Gus R. Douglass 304-558-3550
Commissioner
West Virginia Department of Agriculture
Capitol Building
Charleston, West Virginia 25305
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AIR QUALITY
Delaware
Mr. Daryl Tyler 302-739-4791
Air Quality Management Section
Division of Air and Waste Management
Delaware Department of Natural
Resources and Environmental Control
89 Kings Highway
Dover, Delaware 19901
Maryland
Ms. Merrylin Vaw-Mon 410-631-3255
Director
Air and Radiation Management Administration
Maryland Department of the Environment
2500 Broening Highway
Baltimore, Maryland 21224
Pennsylvania
Mr. Bill Thompson 717-787-9702
Acting Director
Bureau of Air Quality
Department of Environmental Resources
P. 0. Box 2063
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120
Mr. Ronald Chleboski 412-578-8101
Deputy Director for Air Pollution
Bureau for Air Pollution Control
Allegheny County Health Department
301 - 39th Street
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15201
Mr. Robert T. Ostrowski 215-875-5623
Director
Air Management Services
Department of Public Health
500 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19146
Virginia
Mr. Wallace N. Davis 804-786-2378
Executive Director
Air Pollution Control Board
801 9th Street Office Building
Richmond, Virginia 23219
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Washington, D.C.
Mr. Jesse Baskerville 202-404-1180
Environmental Control Division
Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs
Environmental Regulation Administration
Suite 203
2100 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., SE
Washington, D.C. 20020
West Virginia
Mr. Dale Farley 304-558-3286
Chief
Office of Air Quality
Division of Environmental Protection
1558 Washington Street East
Charleston, West Virginia 25311-2599
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HAZARDOUS AND SOLID WASTE
Delaware
Hazardous Waste
Ms. Mary McKenzie 302-739-4764
Acting Director
Division of Air and Waste Management
Delaware Department of Natural
Resources and Environmental Control
89 Kings Highway
Dover, Delaware 19903
Solid Waste
Mr. N.C. Vasuki 302-739-5361
General Manager
Delaware Solid Waste Authority
P. 0. Box 455
1128 S. Bradford Street
Dover, Delaware 19903
Maryland
Mr. Rick Collins 410-631-3304
Program Administrator
Waste Management Administration
Department of the Environment
2500 Broening Highway
Baltimore, Maryland 21224
Pennsylvania
Mr. James Snyder 717-787-9870
Director
Bureau of Solid Waste Management
Department of Environmental Resources
P. 0. Box 2063
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120
Virginia
Mr. William Woodfin, Jr. 804-255-2667
Executive Director
Virginia Department of Waste Management
James Monroe Building, llth Floor
101 North 14th Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
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Washington, D.C.
Mr. Angelo Tompros 202-404-1167
Environmental Control Division
Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs
Environmental Regulation Administration
2100 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., SE
Washington, D.C. 20020
West Virginia
Mr. George M. Robertson 304-558-5929
Chief, Office of Waste Management
West Virginia Division of Environmental Protection
1356 Hansford Street
Charleston, West Virginia 25311
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PESTICIDES
Delaware
Mr. Ronald L. Derrickson 302-767-7486
Division of Production and Promotion
Delaware Department of Agriculture
2320 South DuPont Highway
Dover, Delaware 19901
Maryland
Ms. Mary Ellen Setting 410-841-5710
Chief
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Pesticide Applicators Law Section
50 Harry S. Truman Parkway
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Pennsylvania
Mr. Walter Peechatka 717-787-4843
Director
Bureau of Plant Industry
Department of Agriculture
2301 North Cameron Street
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120
Virginia
Mr. W.E. Walls 804-786-3798
Supervisor
Office of Pesticide Regulation
Division of Product and Industrial Regulations
Virginia Department of Agriculture
and Consumer Services
1204 East Main Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Washington, D.C.
Mr. Angelo Tompros 202-404-1167
Environmental Control Division
Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs
Environmental Regulation Administration
2100 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., SE
Washington, D.C. 20020
West Virginia
Mr. Raymond Barber 304-558-2206
Director
Regulatory and Inspection Services
West Virginia Department of Agriculture
Guthrie Center
Charleston, West Virginia 25312
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RADIATION
Delaware
Mr. Allen C. Tapert 302-739-3787
Bureau of Environmental Health
Department of Health and Social Services
802 Silver Lake Boulevard
Dover, Delaware 19901
Maryland
Mr. Roland G. Fletcher 410-631-3300
Program Administrator
Radiological Health Program
Maryland Department of the Environment
2500 Broening Highway
Baltimore, Maryland 21224
Pennsylvania
Mr. William P. Dornsife 717-787-2480
Acting Director
Bureau of Radiation Protection
Department of Environmental Resources
Fulton Building
P. O. Box 2063
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120
Virginia
Mr. Leslie P- Foldesi, Director 804-786-5932
Bureau of Radiological Health
Department of Health
109 Governor Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Washington, D.C.
Mrs. Norma Stewart 202-727-7218
Program Manager
Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs
614 H Street, N.W., Room 1014
Washington, D.C. 20001
West Virginia
Dr. Joseph P- Schock 304-558-2981
Director
Division of Industrial Hygiene
Environmental Health Services
815 Quarrier Street
Charleston, West Virginia 25301
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TITLE III
Delaware
Mr. Robert Pritchett 302-739-4791
Program Manager
Air Quality Management Section
Division of Air and Waste Management
Delaware Department of Natural
Resources and Environmental Control
89 Kings Highway
Dover, Delaware 19903
Maryland
For Sections 311 and 312
Mr. O.S. Leigh Marshall 410-631-3800
Environmental Specialist
Waste Management Administration
Department of the Environment
2500 Broening Highway
Baltimore, Maryland 21224
For Section 313
Ms. Patricia Williams 410-631-3800
Environmental Specialist
Waste Management Administration
Department of the Environment
2500 Broening Highway
Baltimore, Maryland 21224
Pennsylvania
Mr. Jim Tinney 717-783-2071
Pennsylvania Emergency Response Commission
c/o Bureau of Right-to-Know
Labor and Industry Building, Room 1503
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120
Virginia
Ms. Cathy Harris 804-225-2581
Environmental Program Manager
Virginia Department of Waste Management
101 North 14th Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Washington. D.C.
Ms. Pamela Thurber 202-727-6161
Environmental Planning Specialist
Office of Emergency Preparedness
2000 14th Street, N.W., 8th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20009
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West Virginia
Mr. Carl L. Bradford 304-558-5380
Director
Office of Emergency Services
Room EB-80
Building #1, Capitol Complex
Charleston, West Virginia 25305
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TSCA STATE CONTACTS
Delaware
Dr. Harry W. Otto 302-736-4771
Technical Services Section
Division of Water Resources
Delaware Department of Natural
Resources and Environmental Control
89 Kings Highway
Dover, Delaware 19901
Maryland
Mr. Frank D. Whitehead 410-631-3200
Administrator
Air Radiation Management Division
Department of the Environment
2500 Broening Highway
Baltimore, Maryland 21224
Pennsylvania
Mr. Robert L. Orwan 717-783-1736
Chief, Division of Special Investigations
Department of Environmental Resources
P. O. Box 2063
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120
Virginia
Dr. Grayson B. Miller 804-786-4265
Assistant Commissioner
Virginia Department of Health
109 Governor Street, Room 918
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Washington, D.C.
Mr. Jesse Baskerville 202-404-1180
Environmental Control Division
Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs
Environmental Regulation Administration
2100 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., SE
Washington, D.C. 20020
West Virginia
Dr. Joseph A. Schock 304-558-2981
Director
Division of Industrial Hygiene
Environmental Health Services
815 Quarrier Street
Charleston, West Virginia 25301
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WATER QUALITY
Delaware
Mr. Gerard Esposito 302-739-4860
Director
Division of Water Resources
Delaware Department of Natural
Resources and Environmental Control
89 Kings Highway
Dover, Delaware 19903
Maryland
Mr. J.L. Hearn 410-631-3567
Program Administrator
Water Management Administration
Maryland Department of the Environment
2500 Broening Highway
Baltimore, Maryland 21224
Pennsylvania
Mr. Daniel Drawbaugh 717-787-2666
Director
Bureau of Water Quality Management
Department of Environmental Resources
P. O. Box 2063
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120
Virginia
Mr. Richard Burton 804-527-5000
Executive Director
State Water Control Board
4900 Cox Road
Glen Allen, Virginia 23060
Washington, D.C.
Mr. Jim Collier 202-404-1120
Environmental Control Division
Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs
Environmental Regulation Administration
2100 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave. SE
Washington, D.C. 20020
West Virginia
Mr. Laidley Eli McCoy, Ph.D. 304-558-2107
Chief, Office of Water Quality
West Virginia Division of Environmental Protection
1201 Greenbrier Street
Charleston, West Virginia 25311
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WATER SUPPLY
Delaware
Dr. Lyman J. Olsen 302-739-4201
Division of Public Health
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services
802 Silver Lake Boulevard
Dover, Delaware 19901
Maryland
Mr. William F. Parrish, Jr. 410-631-3702
Water Supply Division
Maryland Department of the Environment
2500 Broening Highway
Baltimore, Maryland 21224
Pennsylvania
Mr. Glen Maurer 717-787-9035
Director
Bureau of Community Environmental Control
Department of Environmental Resources
P. 0. Box 2357
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120
Virginia
Mr. Eric H. Bartsch 804-786-6277
Director
Division of Water Programs
Department of Health
James Madison Building
109 Governor Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Washington. D.C.
Mr. Harold T. Henson 202-767-7651
Acting Administrator
Water and Sewer Utility Administration
Department of Public Works
5000 Overlook Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20032
West Virginia
Mr. Don Kuntz 304-558-2981
Division Director
Environmental Engineering Division
815 Quarrier Street - Suite 418
Charleston, West Virginia 25301
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