Many New Faces Expected in Congress Following November Election

Abstract

Whatever the outcome of the Nov. 3 elections, it is already obvious that there will be plenty of new faces on Capitol Hill when the 103rd Congress convenes in January. And that means major changes in the committees that set the rules in areas such as business taxation, environmental regulation, occupational safety and health, research funding, science and technology education, and trade, to name just a few, that affect the chemical community. The House alone now stands to have 91 new members—19 incumbents, a record number, have lost primaries this year. Fifty-three members, also a record number, decided this was the year to retire. Thirteen decided to seek another office. Redistricting necessitated by the 1990 federal census has resulted in a Democratic incumbent running against a Republican incumbent in five districts. And Rep. Ted Weiss (D.-N.Y.) died the day before he won his primary race. (Party leaders urged voters to still vote for Weiss in ...