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The Herald-Palladium, Benton Harbor-St. Joseph, Michigan, Suncjay; June 2, 1991 5B POLITICS ME DISTRICTING -MM, rDODSj 'MMm scan? Michigan congressmen scrambling as 2 House districts near elimination By The Associated Press 1 1 DETROIT Two of Michigan's 18 U.S. House districts will be erased by 1992, and the state's con- gressional delegation is honing its sing, Dennis Hertel of Harper Woods and Sander Levin of South-field, and Republican David Camp of Midland. Carr said: "What's to worry? The guy left at the door could always run against a guy in a chair. My reelection might just mean that I'll have to crawl over a colleague if a colleague survival instinct "Redistricting is always miserable," said Rep.

John Dingell, D--Trenton, an unlikely target with his 35 years of sen- iority and clout. wants to The of susini's est aCiec3 Beans 'What's to worry? The guy left at the door could always run against a guy in a chair. My re-election might just mean that I'll have to crawl over a colleague if a colleague wants to U.S. Rep. Bob Carr O-East Lansing Levin and Hertel lack seniority and prominent leadership positions, putting them at high risk of having 'the 1st and 13th districts cutting into their suburban districts.

But both have brothers in influential I boundary lines involves not only population but also politics I and The Voting Rights Act pro-i hibits redistrict-1 ing of majority I black districts in 21 oz. can. With bacon I any way that I would jeopar- Idize the chances of electing black candidates.In Michigan, the law is most relevant to the 1st and 13th districts. The 13th takes in most of eastern and southern Detroit and the predominantly white suburbs of Grosse Pointe Park and Grosse Pointe. The 1st includes the city's west and north sides and all of Highland Park.

Both have black representatives, political places. Levin, 59, is the older brother of U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, one of the state's most consistently popular Democrats. Hertel, 42, is a brother of State Rep.

Curtis Hertel, D-De-troit, who is on a redistricting committee. "I talked to my brother and he says it looks good," Dennis Hertel said. State Rep. Michael Griffin, D-Jackson, chairman of the House Redistricting Committee, said both Carl Levin and Curtis Hertel are working on the Legislature to save their brothers' spots. "They're both looking after let's see, what do I want to say here? they're both doing a good job being brothers," Griffin said.

Democrats John Conyers in the 1st i District and Barbara-Rose Collins in the 13th. Speculation is surfacing over whose districts might be swallowed I up as nearby districts expand. Frequent names include those of I Democrats Bob Carr of East Lan cP) XJ PRICES GOOD 6 A.M. SUNDAY, JUNE 2 if it THRU SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 1931 GOP hopes to hold vacated Senate seat 16th District race key to majority scat" Mayer Meatt WBemet's 1 6 oz. pkg.

Also lite or bun length if I i I lb. By The Associated Press Mich. State Rep. Michael Bouchard said he isn't taking for granted the Republican makeup of his Senate district and. plans to campaign hard against the winner of the Democratic primary, Thomas Kuhn.

The pair emerged winners of a special primary election to fill the 16th District seat vacated by Sen. Doug Cruce, R-Troy. Oakland County voters will choose in a June 18 general election between Bouchard, a first-term lawmaker from Birmingham, and Kuhn, a Royal Oak city commissioner. Bouchard received 7,136 votes in the primary. He beat out Rep.

Gordon Sparks, R-Troy, who received 6,762 votes; Susan Kuhn, of Troy, a former Oakland County commissioner, who received 450 votes; Theodore Wilk, of Troy, a retiree who served as a Democrat in the state House from 1949-54, who received 123 votes; and John Kuhn, a Birmingham businessman who had 91 votes. About 9.6 percent of the registered voters turned out, said elections spokeswoman Mary Jo Hammond. "A lot of voters out there wanted some fresh blood," Bouchard said. "I just sensed a lot of people liked a perspective of coming from the Sweett Qom U.S. Fancy Grade, in the variety SEN.

DOUG CRUCE Resigned from Senate private world to bring new ideas here." Kuhn said he stands for efficient, responsible government, while "Mr. Bouchard and his party stand for special interests that are out of touch with citizens' needs." Cruce's absence leaves the Senate 19-18 Republican. But even if Democrats win the seat and gained a 19-19 tie, Republicans would maintain control with the tie-breaking vote of Lt. Gov. Connie Bins-feld.

.2 1 State Bar of Michigan lobbying fees under fire 9-1 1 oz. pkg. Chicken, Turkey, Salisbury, Mexican or Italian unrepresentative ideals," said Lansing lawyer Alan Falk. Falk, a staff attorney at the state Court of Appeals, is among those who want the State Bar chiseled in two: a small public agency to handle duties such as licensing and legal education programs, and a separate, private group that can charge dues to fund lobbying. State Bar Treasurer Jon Muth of Grand Rapids heads a task force that will decide the bar's future.

He said splitting the group would slash its influence. "You end up with a bar that's milquetoast on important issues because on anything remotely controversial people vote with their feet and don't pay dues," Muth said. LANSING, Mich. (AP) The State Bar of Michigan, one of the state's most powerful lobby groups, might soon have to find another way to push its political interests. Attorneys must pay annual dues to the bar $200 this year and the bar in turn says it uses about $18 per member for lobbying.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last year that mandatory state bars are like unions, and members can't be forced to pay for political or lobbying activities with which they disagree. fallout could be a reorganization that slices the bar's sway in Lansing. "The bar is run by an unrepresentative group, and that fosters i Ss" n. KiifoocSfiE! Worn Kbmoc 3 Republicans vie for House vacancy district, which strongly leans Republican.

The candidates who had filed by the deadline are Georgina Goss, supervisor of Northville Township; Jerry Vorva, Plymouth city commissioner, and Deborah Whyrnan of Canton, a data processing consultant for Ford Motor Co. Nov candidates from other parties filed for the seat The primary is scheduled for Aug. 6. PLYMOUTH, Mich. (AP) -Three Republicans plan to compete for the.

GOP nomination for the 36th District state House seat, the Wayne County clerk's office said. The seat was vacated May 1 by former state Rep. Gerald Law, R-Plymouth, who took the job of Plymouth Township supervisor. He was in his fifth two-year term serving the western Wayne County.