31.   Mrs. Dick was active in Democratic politics in Illinois, where she was an early supporter of Adlai Stevenson.

32.   Ms. Barish, a survivor of breast cancer, said that she feels a special debt to those in Congress and the state Legislature who were early supporters.

33.   Ohio Gov. George V. Voinovich first endorsed Dole months ago, and Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar and Wisconsin Gov. Tommy G. Thompson were also early supporters of Dole.

34.   One early supporter was Sen. Jesse Helms, R-N.C., the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee.

35.   Sen. William Cohen, who is retiring and whose seat Collins won, was an early Republican supporter of the impeachment of Richard Nixon.

36.   She was also an early supporter of Marion Barry, and got to know Ron Brown, a National Urban League executive and Democratic Party figure.

37.   She was an early supporter of Pataki for governor.

38.   Shuster was an early supporter of the massive Big Dig project.

39.   The Clinton administration was an early supporter of permanent membership for Germany and Japan, and would consider adding a few seats to the non-permanent ranks.

40.   The company began its close relationship with the Clinton administration as an early supporter of the NAFTA trade agreement.