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Gerry II. Ever wonder what happened to Geraldine Ferraro, the “housewife” from Queens? Conservative Representative Hank Brown (R., Colo.) found out when he hit the campaign trail in his attempt to capture the Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Bill Armstrong. Walter Mondale’s former running-mate showed up to endorse Congressman Brown’s opponent, Josie Heath. Miss Heath, who is to the left of Colorado Representative Pat Schroeder, has been the subject of some controversy for her failure to report all her campaign contributions —most notably $1,000 from Jane Fonda’s Hollywood Women’s Political Action Committee in March, and $4,000 from the same group in April.

And Miss Ferraro? At her appearance on behalf of Miss Heath, she said she had come to Denver because “it’s important to have someone in the Senate who will look carefully” at issues such as abortion when they consider candidates for the Supreme Court. Miss Ferraro’s ideological affinity with Miss Heath notwithstanding, Cato wonders if her appearance in Denver has more to do with the fact that in 1984 Mr. Brown, then a member of the House ethics committee, filed the sole dissenting statement when that committee urged no further action against Geraldine Ferraro for violating financial-disclosure laws.

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Gerry II. Ever wonder what happened to Geraldine Ferraro, the “housewife” from Queens? Conservative Representative Hank Brown (R., Colo.) found out when he hit the campaign trail in his attempt to capture the Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Bill Armstrong. Walter Mondale’s former running-mate showed up to endorse Congressman Brown’s opponent, Josie Heath. Miss Heath, who is to the left of Colorado Representative Pat Schroeder, has been the subject of some controversy for her failure to report all her campaign contributions —most notably $1,000 from Jane Fonda’s Hollywood Women’s Political Action Committee in March, and $4,000 from the same group in April.

And Miss Ferraro? At her appearance on behalf of Miss Heath, she said she had come to Denver because “it’s important to have someone in the Senate who will look carefully” at issues such as abortion when they consider candidates for the Supreme Court. Miss Ferraro’s ideological affinity with Miss Heath notwithstanding, Cato wonders if her appearance in Denver has more to do with the fact that in 1984 Mr. Brown, then a member of the House ethics committee, filed the sole dissenting statement when that committee urged no further action against Geraldine Ferraro for violating financial-disclosure laws.