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Weinberg
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I®?* :Di?trict candidate Joe Fisher who joined a large freshma^ Democratic class swept in by the
ergate scandals. The Democrats managed to hold onto the seat until mo when Frank Wolf regained the at tw die Republicans running with Ronald Reagan. He took his cue from former Rep. Broyhill emphasizing constituent service and has become known as the “pothole” Congressman.
Through most of those years Robert Weinberg was active in wwu Farty politics, serving as iutn District Democratic Party chairman, a member of the State Central Committee, a delegate to the 1976 national convention and as precinct committeeman for over 30 years. • I*11986 he sought the Democratic Party nomination to run against Rep. Wolf but lost in a primary. In 1988 he again sought the party nomination and won in the primary but lost in the general election.
This new 10th District was created to be safe for Republican Frank Wolf who easily carried it against Ray Vickery when he first ran in the new district in 1992. In 1994 the Democratic Party did not even field a candidate against Rep. Wolf, but Mr. Weinberg said this year the Democratic Party hopes to field candidates in all the Congressional Districts.
He is not unrealistic about his chances but feels Rep. Wolf is vulnerable this year because of his support for Newt Gingrich who led the Republicans in the budget crisis that twice shut down the government. Although Rep. Wolf opposed these government shutdowns from within the Republican Party, Mr. Weinberg holds him responsible because he supported Rep. Gingrich for the party leadership post.
Mr. Weinberg even hopes to turn Rep. Wolfs reputation as a “pothole” Congressman against him blaming him for the potholes that fill District
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