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in my whole life,” he says. “I’ve done a good number of things, but I’ve never enjoyed anything as much as this campaign. I really mean that.” 'Katzen

has a habit of following blanket statements such as this one with “I really mean that,” as though he fears his earnest and solemn demeanor might be deemed unctuous.

The long hours, the constant fundraisers — the very things politicans so often cite as reasons not to seek another term — Katzen loved them all. “I can’t, to tell the honest truth, think of anything that I didn’t like about it. And I really mean, that.” •>

For a man so enamored of all the things involved in a quest for political office, naming his single favorite aspect of campaigning comes surprisingly easy. “Meeting people,” he says without pause.

“The greatest pleasure and satisfaction for me wras working with the people and learning what was on their minds, and learning that we shared a great number of points of view on where their lives can and should be improved.”

With Katzen the discussion of politics never strays far from “the people.” His populist rhetoric speaks constantly of the need to give government back to them, and his campaign strategy, as he describes it, had two simple goals: to meet as many of them as possible and to incorporate their views into his.

‘T spoke to people for a good number of months, telling them what my views were, but more importantly, first hearing what their views were. That was a key aspect

See Katzen, Page A-8

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