Elizabeth Dole Makes Her Senate Bid Official
Elizabeth Hanford Dole has officially joined the race to fill the seat being vacated by Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.), her spokesman said.
Dole planned to announce her bid for the Republican nomination in her hometown of Salisbury on Sept. 11, but that was put off because of the terrorist attacks.
Dole, 65, has said she considers Salisbury home. She has served as secretary of Labor and secretary of Transportation. She also headed the Red Cross.
After Helms announced he would not seek reelection next year, Dole changed her registration to North Carolina and listed her residence as her childhood home.
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