Marshall will challenge Burr for U.S. Senate seat
Secretary of state is the second Democrat in race so far; she came up short in 2002 bid to take on Elizabeth Dole
RALEIGH (AP) - Secretary of State Elaine Marshall, the first woman elected to a statewide office in North Carolina, is entering the race for U.S. Senate against Republican Richard Burr.
Marshall, a Democrat, filed paperwork this week to create a campaign committee.
Her political consultant, Thomas Mills, said yesterday that Marshall had been thinking about running for a while and decided that "now's the time" to enter the race.
RALEIGH (AP) - Secretary of State Elaine Marshall, the first woman elected to a statewide office in North Carolina, is entering the race for U.S. Senate against Republican Richard Burr.
Marshall, a Democrat, filed paperwork this week to create a campaign committee.
Her political consultant, Thomas Mills, said yesterday that Marshall had been thinking about running for a while and decided that "now's the time" to enter the race.
posted by BP News Bureau | 12:24 PM
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