Howard Buck Mckeon

A former boot salesman, U.S. Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon knows the importance of a good fit. The Santa Clarita Republican is seeking his fourth term, and for the first time, faces no major party opposition. The reason: "I fit the district very well," McKeon said. "It's a very conservative district, and I'm conservative." Of course there are other reasons Democratic challengers have kept away, including the power of incumbency and money.

Calling it an "extremely serious matter," Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon asked Thursday for a federal investigation into allegations that petition gatherers were barred from collecting signatures at Van Nuys Airport last weekend. In a letter to U.S. Atty. Nora Manella, McKeon (R-Santa Clarita) said he is concerned that airport officials violated the federal rights of volunteers for Valley Voters Organized Toward Empowerment.

In an attempt to salvage the Santa Clara River's chance of being named an American Heritage River, the City Council will ask Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-Santa Clarita) to rescind his opposition to the initiative. The council voted 4 to 1 Tuesday to ask McKeon to reconsider his position and said it will seek the support of U.S. Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer to lobby President Clinton on behalf of the river.

A federal panel Tuesday declined to include the Santa Clara River on its list of finalists for the American Heritage River designation and a local environmental group blamed Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon for the exclusion. In a June 3 letter to the federal Council on Environmental Quality, McKeon (R-Santa Clarita) requested that the Los Angeles County portion of the river be excluded from the initiative.

Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon said Thursday he will lead efforts to obtain $5 million in federal funding to improve the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail, including $2.5 million for a three-mile section in Agua Dulce.

After Republicans denied her the opportunity to hold an official congressional hearing, Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Garden Grove) came to town anyway on Tuesday to hear college leaders press for more federal aid for higher education, especially for Latinos.

A controversy over road-building plans in Santa Clarita has generated an angry exchange of correspondence between U.S. Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-Santa Clarita) and Santa Clarita City Councilwoman Jill Klajic. First, the councilwoman wrote to the chairman of the House Committee on Transportation, complaining about a request by the city and McKeon for federal funds to build new roads in the western part of the city.

Kicking off a process that may change the way federal dollars are spent on higher education, U.S. Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-Santa Clarita) will conduct the first in a series of public hearings Thursday on reauthorizing the Higher Education Act of 1965. The gathering, to be held at Cal State Northridge, will feature a host of speakers, from parents to students to CSUN President Blenda J. Wilson, addressing which federal programs work, which don't and why. In addition to McKeon, Reps.

With the battle won and the enemy routed, Santa Clarita is throwing a party today for unlikely allies--a liberal Democratic senator and a conservative Republican congressman--who helped the city thwart a plan to put a 190-million-ton dump just outside town.

Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon (R-Santa Clarita) on Wednesday called for swift action by the federal government to help dozens of families victimized by the alleged Marshall Redman land swindle in the High Desert district. McKeon said he supported an ambitious rescue plan being prepared by Los Angeles County government that would help working-class Latino victims buy foreclosed Antelope Valley housing at discounts of up to 30%.