Elizabeth Dole
Senior Senator from North Carolina
Incumbent
Assumed office  January 7, 2003 Serving with Richard Burr
Preceded by	Jesse Helms
20th United States Secretary of Labor
In office January 25, 1989 – November 23, 1990
President	George H.W. Bush
Preceded by	Ann Dore McLaughlin
Succeeded by	Lynn Morley Martin
8th United States Secretary of Transportation
In office February 7, 1983 – September 30, 1987
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Andrew L. Lewis, Jr.
Succeeded by	James H. Burnley IV
Born	July 29, 1936 (1936-07-29) (age 71) Salisbury, North Carolina
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Bob Dole
Alma mater	Duke University Harvard Graduate School of Education Harvard Law School
Religion	Methodist

Mary Elizabeth Hanford "Liddy" Dole (born July 29, 1936) is an American politician who served in both the Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush presidential administrations, and currently serves as a United States senator from North Carolina. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Jesse Alexander Helms Jr (October 18 1921 – July 4 2008 was a five-term Republican United States Senator from North Carolina who served as chairman "Secretary of Labor" redirects here See also Secretary of Labor (Mexico. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 1924 served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 Ann McLaughlin Korologos (born November 16, 1941) formerly known as Ann Dore McLaughlin was United States Secretary of Labor from 1987 to 1989 Lynn Morley Martin (b December 26, 1939) is a Businesswoman and former United States Politician. The United States Secretary of Transportation is the head of the United States Department of Transportation. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Andrew Lindsay Lewis Jr was born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, on November 3 1931. James Horace Burnley IV is an American politician and Lawyer born in 1948 and from Washington D Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Salisbury is a city in Rowan County in North Carolina, a state of the United States of America. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States Robert Joseph "Bob" Dole (born July 22 1923 is an attorney and retired United States Senator from Kansas from 1969–1996 serving part of that time Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval Duke University is a private Research University located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. The Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE is a graduate school at Harvard University, and is one of the top schools of education in the United States Harvard Law School (also known as Harvard Law or HLS) is one of the professional Graduate schools of Harvard University. Methodism is a movement within Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 1924 served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States She was elected to the Senate in 2002 for a term ending in 2009 and is the first female senator for North Carolina. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories.

She is a member of the Republican Party and former chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC is the Republican Hill committee for the United States Senate, working to elect Republicans to She is married to former U. S. Senator and 1996 presidential nominee Bob Dole. Robert Joseph "Bob" Dole (born July 22 1923 is an attorney and retired United States Senator from Kansas from 1969–1996 serving part of that time

Early life and career

Dole was born Mary Elizabeth Hanford in Salisbury, North Carolina, to Mary Ella Cathey (died December 2004) and John Van Hanford. Salisbury is a city in Rowan County in North Carolina, a state of the United States of America. ^[1] She attended Duke University, graduating in 1958, and followed that with post-graduate work at Oxford University in 1959. Duke University is a private Research University located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the She earned a master's degree in education from Harvard University in 1960 and a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1965. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Juris Doctor (abbreviated JD or JD, from the Latin, Teacher of Law) is a first professional graduate degree and Professional Harvard Law School (also known as Harvard Law or HLS) is one of the professional Graduate schools of Harvard University. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. She is an alumna of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society and was recognized for being their leading orchid grower several times. The Phi Beta Kappa Society is an academic Honor society with the mission of "fostering and recognizing excellence" in the Undergraduate Liberal arts

Dole first met her future husband, Senator Bob Dole in the spring of 1972 at a meeting arranged by her boss and mentor, Virginia Knauer. Robert Joseph "Bob" Dole (born July 22 1923 is an attorney and retired United States Senator from Kansas from 1969–1996 serving part of that time Virginia Harrington Knauer (née Wright (b March 28 1915) is a former U ^[2] The couple dated, and she became his second wife on December 6, 1975. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. They have no children, though she is stepmother to Bob's adult daughter Robin from his first marriage of 24 years that ended in divorce in 1972.

White House years

Johnson Administration

Elizabeth Dole with friend and mentor Virginia Knauer. Virginia Harrington Knauer (née Wright (b March 28 1915) is a former U Mrs. Knauer ran the White House Office of Consumer Affairs in the Nixon Administration where Sen. Dole served as a Deputy Assistant to the President.

Dole, who had campaigned for the Kennedy-Johnson presidential ticket in 1960, worked in the White House in the latter years of the administration of Lyndon Johnson. John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of

Nixon and Ford Administrations

When many Democrats left the White House following Richard Nixon's replacement of Johnson, Dole did not. From 1969 to 1973, Elizabeth Dole served as Deputy Assistant to President Nixon for Consumer Affairs. In 1973, Nixon appointed her to a seven-year term on the Federal Trade Commission. The Federal Trade Commission ( FTC) is an independent agency of the United States government, established in 1914 by the Federal Trade Commission Act In 1975, she became a Republican. She took a leave from her post as a Federal Trade Commissioner for several months in 1976 to campaign for her husband for Vice President of the United States. The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death She later resigned from the FTC in 1979 to campaign for her husband's 1980 presidential run.

Reagan Administration and Secretary of Transportation

She served as United States Secretary of Transportation from 1983 to 1987 under Ronald Reagan, the first woman appointed to that position. The United States Secretary of Transportation is the head of the United States Department of Transportation. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) In this role, she was the first woman to have served as the head of a branch of the United States Military, the United States Coast Guard being under the Department of Transportation at the time. The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States

The official Department of Labor portrait of Elizabeth Dole.

During her tenure the implementation of the "third eye" brake light on passenger cars was made mandatory. She worked with MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) to pass laws withholding federal highway funding from any state that had a drinking age below twenty-one. Mothers Against Drunk Driving, or MADD, is a Non-profit organization that seeks to stop Drunk driving, support those affected by drunk driving and The state government of South Dakota opposed the drinking age law and sued Dole in the case South Dakota v. Dole, but the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Dole. South Dakota ( is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. South Dakota v Dole, 483 US 203 ( 1987) was a case in which the United States Supreme Court considered Federalism and the power She oversaw the privatization of the national freight railroad, CONRAIL. Consolidated Rail Corporation, also known as Conrail, began operations on April 1, 1976 as a federally funded takeover of the major railroad She initiated random drug testing within the Department of Transportation.

Bush Administration and Secretary of Labor

Dole served as United States Secretary of Labor from 1989 to 1990 under George H. W. Bush; she is the first woman to serve in two different Cabinet positions in the administrations of two Presidents. "Secretary of Labor" redirects here See also Secretary of Labor (Mexico. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 1924 served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993

Red Cross presidency

In 1991 Dole became the president of the American Red Cross. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. The American Red Cross (also known as the American National Red Cross) is a humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance disaster relief and education inside She served until 1999 when she resigned, leaving little doubt she intended to pursue the Presidency of the United States. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by She agreed to take this job without pay.

2000 United States Presidential candidacy

Elizabeth Dole ran for the Republican nomination in the US presidential election of 2000, but pulled out of the race in October 1999 before any of the primaries, largely due to inadequate fundraising. The United States presidential election of 2000 was a contest between Democratic candidate Al Gore, then Vice President, and Republican Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) A primary election ( nominating primary) also referred to simply as a primary, is an election in which voters in a Jurisdiction select candidates Campaign finance refers to the means by which money is raised for election campaigns. Dole placed third – behind George W. Bush and Steve Forbes – in a large field in the Iowa Straw Poll (the first, non-binding, test of electability for the Republican Party nomination). George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Malcolm Stevenson " Steve " Forbes Jr (born July 18, 1947) is the son of Malcolm Forbes and the editor-in-chief of business The Ames Straw Poll is a Straw poll that takes place in Ames Iowa, on a Saturday in August of years in an election cycle in which the Republican presidential The Iowa Straw Poll differed from the national polls where Mrs. Dole was second only to Bush and Senator John McCain was in third.

In July 2000, shortly before the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia, Bush campaign sources said Mrs. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The Republican National Convention is the presidential nominating convention of the Republican Party of the United States. Dole was on the short list to be named the vice-presidential nominee, along with Michigan Governor John Engler, New York Governor George Pataki, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge, author and political figure Lynne Cheney, and former Missouri Senator John Danforth [1]. John Mathias Engler (born October 12, 1948) is an American Politician. George Elmer Pataki (born June 24, 1945) is an American politician who was the 53rd Governor of New York serving three consecutive Thomas Joseph Ridge (born August 26 1945) is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives (1983&ndash1995 Lynne Ann Vincent Cheney (born August 14, 1941) is the current Second Lady of the United States, the wife of United States Vice President John Claggett "Jack" Danforth (born September 5, 1936) is a former United States Ambassador to the United Nations and former Republican Many pundits believed that Dole was the frontrunner for the Vice Presidential nomination. Bush then surprised most pundits by selecting former U. S. Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney, who was actually in charge of leading Bush's search for a vice presidential nominee. The United States Secretary of Defense ( SECDEF) is the head of the U Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney (born January 30 1941 is the forty-sixth and current Vice President of the United States.

North Carolina

Senator Dole was born and raised in North Carolina. However, her public service career forced her to live in Washington D. C. Both Senator Doles are required to maintain different residencies. Senator Elizabeth Dole’s official voter registration is in her hometown, while her place of current residency is Washington D. C. , like most elected officials.

U. S. Senate career

In 2002 Dole moved back to North Carolina to seek election to the U. S. Senate. The seat was made available by the retirement of Jesse Helms (R). Jesse Alexander Helms Jr (October 18 1921 – July 4 2008 was a five-term Republican United States Senator from North Carolina who served as chairman Despite having not lived regularly in the state in almost 30 years, she easily won the Republican primary. She defeated her Democratic opponent Erskine Bowles, a former chief of staff to former President Bill Clinton. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Erskine Boyce Bowles (born August 8, 1945) is an American businessman and political figure from North Carolina. The White House Chief of Staff is the highest-ranking member of the Executive Office of the President of the United States and a senior aide to the President William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States

Her election to the Senate marked the second time a spouse of a former Senator was elected to the Senate from a different state from that of her spouse (the first was Kansas Senator Nancy Landon Kassebaum, who married former Tennessee Senator Howard Baker – though Kassebaum and Baker were married after both had finished their service in the Senate). Kansas ( is a Midwestern state in the central region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the American " Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker (born July 29, 1932) represented the State of Kansas in the United States Senate from 1978 to 1997 Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. Howard Henry Baker Jr (born November 15, 1925) is a former Senate Majority Leader, Republican U

In November 2004, following Republican gains in the United States Senate, Dole narrowly edged out Senator Norm Coleman of Minnesota for the post of chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. Norman Bertram "Norm" Coleman Jr (born August 17, 1949) is an American politician who has served as a U The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC is the Republican Hill committee for the United States Senate, working to elect Republicans to She is first woman to become chair of the NRSC. During her election cycle as chairperson, her Democratic Party counterpart, Senator Chuck Schumer raised significantly more money than she, and also had more success in recruiting candidates. Charles Ellis "Chuck" Schumer (born November 23, 1950) is the senior U In the November election, Dole's party lost six U. S. Senate seats to the Democrats, thus losing control of the U. S. Senate. Dole was replaced as NRSC chair by Senator John Ensign of Nevada following the 2006 midterms. John Eric Ensign (born March 25 1958) is the junior United States Senator from Nevada, serving since January 2001 Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America.

Dole is running for reelection in 2008. North Carolina voters will elect one of their two United States Senators on November 4 2008. Democratic congressman Brad Miller had expressed an interest in challenging her, but had decided against it. Ralph Bradley "Brad" Miller (born May 19, 1953) is an American lawyer and politician from North Carolina, currently representing ^[3] On May 6, 2008, State Senator Kay R. Hagan won the Democratic primary election and became Dole's general election opponent.

Committee assignments

Dole is a member of the following U. S. Senate committees:

• U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services
  • Emerging Threats and Capabilities (Ranking Member)
  • Personnel
  • Readiness and Management Support
• U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
  • Financial Institutions
  • Housing, Transportation, and Community Development
  • Security and International Trade and Finance
• U.S. Senate Select Committee on Aging
• U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Electoral history

Books

Elizabeth Dole has authored three books:

Bookcover of the Doles' story

• Dole, Bob & Elizabeth with Richard Norton Smith (1988). The Doles: Unlimited Partners. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-671-60202-0.   The book was first released during Bob Dole's presidential candidacy. ^[4]
  • (re-release) Unlimited Partners: Our American Story. Simon & Schuster, 1996. ISBN 0-684-83401-4
• Dole, Elizabeth (2004) Hearts Touched by Fire: My 500 Most Inspirational Quotations. Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-1428-X
• Dole, Elizabeth (1998) Elizabeth Dole: A Leader In Washington. The Millbrook Press. ISBN 0-7613-0203-4

Books by other authors

• Wertheimer, Molly Meijer and Gutgold, Nichola D. (2004) Elizabeth Hanford Dole: Speaking from the Heart. Praeger Publishers. ISBN 0-275-98378-1

See also

• Women in the United States Senate

Footnotes

External links

• United States Senator Elizabeth Dole, Senate website.

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
• Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
• Current Bills Sponsored at StateSurge. The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress is a Biographical dictionary of all present and former members of the United States Congress as The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D The Federal Election Commission (or FEC) is an independent regulatory agency that was founded in 1975 by the United States Congress to regulate the The Center for Responsive Politics (CRP is a nonpartisan research group based in Washington D Project Vote Smart ( PVS) is a Non-profit, Non-partisan research organization that collects and distributes information on candidates for public office in com
• [[2]] Elizabeth Dole for the United States Senate
• New York Times – Elizabeth Dole News collected news and commentary
• SourceWatch Congresspedia – Elizabeth Dole profile