John Kerry

Birth date: December 11, 1943
Education: Bachelor's degree, Yale University, 1966; law degree, Boston College, 1976
Career: Assistant district attorney, Middlesex County, 1977-1979; attorney, 1979-1982
Elected office: Massachusetts lieutenant governor, 1982-84; U.S. senator, elected 1984

Stance on Gay Issues:

• Same-Sex Marriage:
  Opposes gay marriage, but supports benefits & rights for gay couples.

• Gays in the Military:
  Favors gays openly serving in the military.
• Gay Adoption:
  Supports adoption by gay couples.
• Expanding Hate Crime Legislation:
  Favors including glbt people in current hate crime bills.

George Walker Bush

Birth date: July 6, 1946
Education: Bachelor's degree, Yale University, 1968; MBA, Harvard University, 1975
Career: Founder/CEO of oil and gas company, 1975-1987; managing general partner, Texas Rangers baseball team, 1989-1998
Elected office: Texas governor, 1994-2000; U.S. president, elected 2000

Stance on Gay Issues:

• Same-Sex Marriage:
  Strongly favors constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
• Gays in the Military:
  Supports existing "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
• Gay Adoption:
  Opposes adoption by gay couples.
• Expanding Hate Crime Legislation:
  Opposes including glbt people in current hate crime bills.

Ralph Nader

Birth date: February 27, 1934
Education: Bachelor's degree, Princeton University, 1955; law degree, Harvard University, 1958
Career: Lawyer, Hartford, Connecticut, 1959-1964; college lecturer, Princeton University, 1961-1963, 1967-1968; consumer advocate, 1965-present; author of "Unsafe at Any Speed" and many other books, 1965-present; write-in presidential candidate, 1992; Green Party presidential nominee, 1996 and 2000
Elected office: None

Stance on Gay Issues:

• Same-Sex Marriage:
  Strongly supports same-sex marriage and equal rights for gays.
• Gays in the Military:
  Favors allowing gays and lesbians to openly serve.
• Gay Adoption:
  No public opinion, but supports equal rights for glbt people.
• Expanding Hate Crime Legislation:
  Proposed strengthening hate crime legislation in 2000.

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Congressional Re-Elections

In 2004, the entire U.S. House of Representatives is up for re-election. Here is a list of the state senators that will be on the ballot:

Evan Bayh, D-Ind.
Robert Bennett, R-Utah
Christopher Bond, R-Mo.
Barbara Boxer, D-Calif.
John Breaux, D-La.
Sam Brownback, R-Kan.
Jim Bunning, R-Ky.
Ben Campbell, R-Colo.
Michael Crapo, R-Idaho
Thomas Daschle, D-S.D.
Christopher Dodd, D-Conn.
Byron Dorgan, D-N.D.
John Edwards, D-N.C.
Russell Feingold, D-Wis.
Peter Fitzgerald, R-Ill.
Bob Graham, D-Fla.
Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa
Judd Gregg, R-N.H.
Ernest Hollings, D-S.C.
Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii
Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.
Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark.
John McCain, R-Ariz.
Barbara Mikulski, -Md.
Zell Miller, D-Ga.
Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska
Patty Murray, D-Wash.
Don Nickles, R-Okla.
Harry Reid, D-Nev.
Charles Schumer, D-N.Y.
Richard Shelby, R-Ala.
Arlen Specter, R-Pa.
George Voinovich, R-Ohio
Ron Wyden, D-Ore.