U.S. CONGRESS | 14th District Five candidates are seeking the Democratic nomination for the two-year seat held by U.S. Rep. Steven C. LaTourette, a Republican who has no opposition in his party's

ED JERSE
Age: 45
Home: 54 E. 212th St., Euclid.
Employment: State representative.
Education: A law degree from Harvard Law School; a bachelor of arts degree from Georgetown University; a St. Joseph High School graduate.
Family: Wife, Shannon; four children.
Priority: To restore true bipartisanship by balancing the power between the two political parties in Congress.
CHARLES L. WOLFE
Age: 40
Home: 1149 Sulgrave Drive, Brookfield.
Employment: U.S. Marine Corps inspector-instructor and commanding officer.
Education: Several military leadership and training courses at the Marine Corps University and Institute; a graduate of Greenway High School in Phoenix, Ariz.
Family: Wife, Maria; two children.
Priority: To be a statesman instead of a politician, and to support legislation to limit and gradually decrease services and goods being imported from foreign countries.
DALE VIRGIL BLANCHARD
Age: 46
Home: 32756 Lisa Lane, Solon.
Employment: Revenue auditor for the state of Illinois.
Education: A bachelors degree in accounting from Cleveland State University; a Cleveland John Adams High School graduate.
Family: Wife, Jacquelyn; three children.
Priority: To strengthen the American economy in order to make the nation more successful in meeting its challenges.
HERB HAMMER
Age: 69
Home: 62 Windward Way, Chagrin Falls.
Employment: Chief executive officer of GLT Products, Walton Plastics, and Speedline Corp., textile companies.
Education: Attended John Carroll University, Kent State University and Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management; a Glenville High School graduate.
Family: Wife, Lauri; two children.
Priority: To expand access to quality health care, create jobs, and to balance the federal budget and reduce the deficit.