THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, June 14, 1994 TAG: 9406140424
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B6 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: Medium
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Born: May 16, 1957
Education: Mannheim American High School, Mannheim, West Germany; Virginia Tech, bachelor's degree in history (minor in political science), 1979; Washington & Lee University Law School, 1982.
Political experience/community service: Ran for Congress in 1992. Founding director and president of the Earning by Learning Foundation, an organization that helps inner-city children learn to read. Adviser and pro bono counsel for Ships at Sea, a drug rehabilitation program. Served in the Corps of Cadets at Virginia Tech, received the George C. Marshall award for most outstanding cadet.
Party Affiliation: Republican
Occupation: Maritime lawyer with Norfolk firm of Crenshaw, Ware & Martin. Served four years of active duty as a prosecutor in the U.S. Army (spent seven years in the reserves).
How to reach: 490-0838
Tout: Proposes a 10-point crime plan that includes regional prisons in states that abolish parole for violent offenders and ``productive labor'' for inmates. Opposes military downsizing. ``Pro-family'' agenda: opposes abortion on demand, favors reforming tax laws that ``penalize'' marriage and children, opposes federal control of public education; favors a competitive model of school choice.
Frank Wagner
Born: July 18, 1955.
Education: Bachelor's degree in ocean engineering, U.S. Naval Academy, 1977.
Political experience/community service: Elected to Virginia House of Delegates, 21st District, in 1991;
re-elected last year. Member, Virginia Beach Optimist Club. Member, Parent Teachers Association for two public schools. Member, Naval Academy Alumni
Association. Nominated as one of the Outstanding Young Legislators by the American Council of Young Political Leaders.
Party affiliation: Republican
Occupation: Engineering consultant for shipyards.
Former Navy diver.
How to reach: 420-2844.
Tout: Supports balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. Supports abortion rights, but agrees with parental notification requirement. Opposes school voucher system. Would eliminate all parole. Supports one-gun-a-month limit and banning certain assault
weapons, but opposes ban on other semiautomatic weapons. Has proposed program to encourage but not require day-care centers to incorporate more education. Wants fewer mandates from the federal government.
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