U.S. House, California District 28

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Congressional Quarterly Risk Rating: Safe Democrat

Democratic Candidate
Republican Candidate

Democratic Candidate

Howard Berman (Incumbent)

Occupation
Attorney

Education
LLB, Law, University of California; BA, International Relations, University of California

Elected
1982

Born
April 15, 1941, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Residence
North Hollywood, CA

Religion
Jewish

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Republican Candidate

Stanley Kesselman

Occupation
Author, Retired Attorney

Education
BA, History, Rutgers University; JD, Law, Rutgers University

Born
January 16, 1944, Newark, NJ, USA

Residence
Studio City, CA

Religion
Divine Liberty, as in his book

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California District 28

Demographic Data (2000 Census)

Population: 639,087
Male: 50.3%
Female: 49.7%
Median Age: 30.8
18 Years and Over: 71.4%
65 Years and Over: 8.6%
Employed: 56.4%
Median Household Income: $40,439
Families Below Poverty Level: 16.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 23.7%
(of those over 25)

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