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From: mjk@tty3b.UUCP (Mike Kelly)
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Subject: Re: Who is Susan Catania?
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Date: Mon, 27-Aug-84 13:11:38 EDT
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Susan Catania is a Republican delegate from the First Congressional District
in Illinois.  She is also a state legislator from that district.   The first
CD is on the southeast side of Chicago, and it includes predominantly black
and low-income areas as well as affluent Hyde Park (home of University of
Chicago).  The area is generally liberal; Harold Washington represented it
in Congress before he was elected Mayor.

Susan Catania ran for lieutenant governor of Illinois in 1982 on a strong
ERA ticket.  She lost.

I don't think she actually voted against Reagan, but abstained.  She did
say that she won't be working for Reagan in Illinois, but will work doubly
hard for the re-election of Charles Percy to his U.S. Senate seat.  That's
kind of puzzling, since Percy has voted with the Reagan Administration 89%
of the time.  If she opposes Reagan, why does she support his chief henchman
in the Senate?

Nevertheless, Catania is only the tip of the iceberg that is women's opposition
to Reagan.  

Mike Kelly