FUQUA RETIRING FROM FLORIDA SEAT IN HOUSE

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• Publication Date: March 18, 1986
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WASHINGTON TIMES
18 March 1986 fl1E U11
Fuqua retiring from Florida seat
In the 36 states electii
So far this year, 15 House mem-
tiers have announced they're retir
House
Rep. Don Fuqua, Florida Demo-
crat, announced over the weekend
that he would retire from Congress
after 24 years. Mr. Fuqua, 52, is
chairman of the House Science and
Technology Committee, which over-
sees NASA and the space shuttle
program.
Congressional insiders say Mr.
Fuqua wanted to spend more time
with his wife, Nancy, who aides said
has "fully recovered" from a bout
with cancer.
-I'm still young enough to pursue
other interests," Mr. Fuqua said in a
statement released in Tallahassee.
"I've been there a long, long time ...
I've served under six presidents. At
some point, you've got to decide
when you're going to get out."
On Capitol Hill, Mr. Fuqua has fo-
cused most of his energy on the
space program, which is a vital part
of the Florida economy.
Florida Attorney General Jim
Smith is among several contenders
eyeing the seat.
Rep. Robert A. Roe, New Jersey
Democrat, has said he is interested
in succeeding Mr. Fuqua as
chairman of the Science Committee.
Mr. Roe, 62, is now head of the House
Public Works and T]'ansportation
subcommittee on water resources.
Freshman Republican Rep. David
S. Monson also has announced he
would not seek re-election to his 2nd
District seat in Utah after it ap-
peared that local party officials
would try to find a primary chal-
lenger to run against him.
"I have never had anybody telling
me point-blank I shouldn't run for
re-election;' Mr. Monson said. "I
don't think it would have taken much
to talk me into running."
Mr. Monson, 40, who previously
said he intended to run no matter
who opposed him, said his decision
was based on consideration for his
wife and five children. In 1984, Mr.
Monson - then the lieutenant gover-
nor - won the seat by a 0.2 percent
margin over former Democratic
state Sen. Frances Farley.
Former Rep. Wayne Owens, the
likely Democratic contender, is run-
ning ahead of Mr. Monson by about
12 points, according to a recent poll.
ing and seven House members have
said they're running for other politi-
cal office.
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ALABAMA: Jim Allen Jr., whose
father served in the Senate from Ala-
bama for a decade, has decided to
challenge Rep. Richard Shelby in
the Democratic Senate primary. Mr.
Allen is a 40-year-old, part-time po-
litical science teacher for Jackson-
ville State University and member
of the state Board of Education. The
winner of the June 3 primary will
face Republican Sen. Jeremiah
Denton.
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MINNESOTA: Hubert H. Hum-
phrey III. 43. i~=_see.mg ano. er
term as Minnesota attorney general,
but he hasn't ruled out running for
the U.S. Senate in either 1988 against
Republican Sen. David Durenberger
or in 1990 against Republican Sen.
Rudy Boschwitz. Mr. Humphrey is
the eldest son of the late former Vice
President Hubert H. Humphrey Jr.,
who also was a Democratic senator
from Minnesota.
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PENNSYLVANIA: Former two-
term Rep. Charles F Dougherty said
he would enter the May 20 primary
against former state Sen. Robert
Rovner.
Mr. Dougherty, who was ousted by
Democratic Rep. Robert Borski in
1982, switched to the Democratic
party in January and now has
switched back to run as a Repub-
lican for his old congressional seat
in the northeastern Philadelphia
area.
Mr. Borski faces his own chal-
lenge, from Jack C. Holton, in the
Democratic primary.
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IDAHO: Former Interior Secreas
governor of Idaho after a five-year
absence from politics. Mr. Andrus, a
Democrat who served under Pres-
ident Carter, said this week he will
run against Republican Lt. Gov.
Dave Leroy for the job being vacated
by Democratic Gov. John Evans. Mr.
Evans is seeking the Senate seat
held by Republican Steve Symms.
Mr. Andrus served as governor
from 1970 to 1977 when he resigned
to join the Carter administration.
Since 1981, Mr. Andrus has been a
Boise consultant promoting the
Northwest aluminum industry.
this year, eight'?thers will feature
former governors trying to get their
.old jobs back. While not all have an-
nounced officially yet, the list of
those seeking to have the word "for-
mer" removed includes Democrats
Fob James of Alabama and Richard
Kneip of South Dakota and Republi-
cans Walter Hickel of Alaska, Bob
Bennett of Kansas, James Rhodes of
Ohio, Henry Bellmon of Oklahoma,
Winfield Dunn of Tennessee and Bill
Clements of Texas.
From Times News Services and Staff Reports.
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