In 1990, 36 governorships, 6,257 other state offices, 34 Senate seats, and every seat in the U.S. House of Representatives are up for election. The officials who are up for election will be making decisions critical to the child care, health, child welfare, education, and safety of children in every state and nationality. No other decisions are more important to the American future.
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