N&O profile of Rep. Hugh Holliman, who says he won’t let his personal views on the death penalty get in the way of his party’s stance:
Twenty-two years ago, his only daughter, Suzi, was abducted, raped and stabbed to death. Holliman watched her killer’s execution in the gas chamber.
But if House Democrats take a stand for a death penalty moratorium, Holliman said, “I will not speak against it or work against it. I will not use my position for that. I made that commitment when I ran for majority leader, and it’s the right thing to do.”
