THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, June 7, 1996 TAG: 9606070439
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Polls are open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Tuesday, June 11. Election Day.
Virginia Republicans hold a primary to choose a U.S. Senate candidate.
Any Virginia registered voter is eligible to vote in the primary.
If you are not sure if you are registered or if you want to check your polling place, call your local registrar or the State Board of Elections at (800) 552-9745.
The campaigns expect about 400,000 Virginians - 13 percent to 15 percent of the state's registered voters - to vote in the primary. The Republican nominee will run against the Democrats' nominee.
On the ballot are:
James C. Miller III
Republican
Home: McLean, Va.
Born: June 25, 1942, in Conyers, Ga.
Education: University of Georgia, B.B.A., 1964; University of Virginia, Ph.D., 1969.
Occupation: Economist.
Public career: Chairman, U.S. Federal Trade Commission, 1981-85; Director, U.S. Office of Management and Budget, 1985-88.
``Isn't it about time Virginia had in the United States Senate a Reagan Republican instead of a Clinton Republican?''
John W. Warner
Republican
Home: Alexandria, Va.
Born: February 18, 1927, in Washington, D.C.
Education: Washington and Lee University, B.S., 1949; University of Virginia, LL.B. 1953.
Occupation: U.S. senator
Public career: Navy, 1944-46; Marine Corps, 1950-52; Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1956-60; Undersecretary of the Navy, 1969-72; Secretary of the Navy, 1972-74; Director of the American Revolutionary Bicentennial Commission, 1974-76; U.S. Senate, 1978 to present.
``My campaign will answer this question: Can an elected leader vote his conscience, putting principle before politics, and win?''
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