ROGAN TO FACE SCHIFF IN RUN FOR RE-ELECTION.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. U.S. Rep. James E. Rogan, one of the House managers during President Clinton's impeachment impeachment, formal accusation issued by a legislature against a public official charged with crime or other serious misconduct. In a looser sense the term is sometimes applied also to the trial by the legislature that may follow. trial, said he will run for re-election next year in his Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, district. Rogan, R-Pasadena, made the announcement Saturday, a month after he decided not to challenge Dianne Feinstein Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein (born June 22, 1933) is the senior U.S. Senator from California, having held office as a senator since 1992. She is a member of the Democratic Party. for her U.S. Senate seat next year because of family considerations. Rogan will run against state Sen. Adam Schiff
Adam B. Schiff (born June 20 1960) is an American politician. He first served in the California State Senate. in the 27th Congressional District Noun 1. congressional district - a territorial division of a state; entitled to elect one member to the United States House of Representatives district, territorial dominion, territory, dominion - a region marked off for administrative or other purposes , which includes the cities of Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena and San Marino. Rogan has defeated Schiff, D-Pasadena, twice before in state Assembly campaigns this decade. ``I enjoy my work in the House, and I am not about to give that up,'' Rogan said. ``I would not want my legacy to the party to be that I contributed to us losing the House - certainly not to Adam Schiff. I've run against this guy twice. I know where his glass jaws are.'' Schiff, however, insisted voters would be turned off by Rogan's role in Clinton's trial. ``When people talked about Jim Rogan's record before as being to the right of Sen. Jesse Helms, people did not believe it,'' Schiff said. ``But then they turned on their television sets and saw this angry, bitter Jim Rogan, and it has caused a lot of moderates to have second thoughts.'' Rogan was re-elected to a second term in November by a bare 51 percent to 46 percent and is considered vulnerable to being unseated by a constituency unhappy with his role in Clinton's trial. His area, once considered a conservative stronghold, has become more moderate with an increase in African-American, Latino and Asian-American voters. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (Glen/Bur edition only) James E. Rogan Re-elected by a slim margin |
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