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Encyclopedia > Elisabeth Dole
Elizabeth Dole
Elizabeth Dole

Senior Senator, North Carolina
In office
2003–Present
Preceded by Jesse Helms
Succeeded by Incumbent (2009)

Born July 29, 1936
Salisbury, North Carolina
Political party Republican
Spouse Robert Dole
Religion Methodist

Elizabeth Hanford Dole, sometimes called Liddy Dole (born July 29, 1936) was elected to the United States Senate in 2002 to represent North Carolina for a term ending in 2009. She is a Republican and is also the outgoing chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. Her husband is former US Senator and Presidental nominee Bob Dole. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2400x3000, 835 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Duke University Elizabeth Dole List of Duke University people Potential Republican candidates in the 2008 U.S. presidential... This article is the current U.S. Collaboration of the Week. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jesse Helms Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr. ... July 29 is the 210th day (211th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 155 days remaining. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Downtown Salisbury Salisbury is a city in Rowan County in North Carolina, a state of the United States of America. ... This article is the current U.S. Collaboration of the Week. ... GOP redirects here. ... Bob Dole Robert Joseph Dole (born July 22, 1923) is best known as a former Republican United States Senate Majority Leader and Senator from Kansas. ... The Methodist movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity. ... July 29 is the 210th day (211th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 155 days remaining. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Seal of the U.S. Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the House of Representatives. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... This article is the current U.S. Collaboration of the Week. ... 2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) is the Republican Hill committee for the United States Senate, working to elect Republicans to that body. ... Robert Joseph Bob Dole (born July 22, 1923) is best known as a former Republican presidential nominee in the 1996 presidential election, in which he was defeated by then-incumbent President Bill Clinton. ...

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Early life and career

Born Elizabeth Hanford in Salisbury, North Carolina, she attended Duke University, graduating in 1958, obtaining a master's degree from Harvard University in 1960 and a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1965. She is an alumna of the Delta Delta Delta sorority. Downtown Salisbury Salisbury is a city in Rowan County in North Carolina, a state of the United States of America. ... Duke University is a private coeducational research university located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. The school, which officially became Duke University in 1924, traces its institutional roots to 1838. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Juris Doctor (Latin for Teacher of Law) or J.D. is a degree in law offered by universities in a number of countries. ... Harvard Law School (HLS) is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Delta Delta Delta (ΔΔΔ), also known as Tri Delta, is a national collegiate sorority founded on November 27, 1888. ...


She moved to Washington, DC as a Democrat in 1966, working on issues concerning the handicapped. 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. 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. She resigned from the FTC in 1979 to campaign for her husband's 1980 Presidential Campaign. Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Disabilities. ... FTC headquarters, Washington, D.C. The Federal Trade Commission (or FTC) is an independent agency of the United States government, established in 1914 by the Federal Trade Commission Act. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries â€¢ Politics Portal      The Vice President of the United States is the first in the presidential line of succession... The presidential seal was used by President Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ...

The official Department of Labor portrait of Elizabeth Dole.
The official Department of Labor portrait of Elizabeth Dole.

She married Senator Robert J. Dole as his second wife on December 6, 1975. They have no children. Her election marked the second time a spouse of a former Senator was elected to the Senate from a different state than 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). Elizabeth Dole File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Elizabeth Dole File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Robert Joseph Bob Dole (born July 22, 1923) is best known as a former Republican presidential nominee in the 1996 presidential election, in which he was defeated by then-incumbent President Bill Clinton. ... December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker (born July 29, 1932) represented the state of Kansas in the United States Senate from 1978 to 1997. ... Official language(s) English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Largest metro area Nashville Area  Ranked 36th  - Total 42,169 sq mi (109,247 km²)  - Width 120 miles (195 km)  - Length 440 miles (710 km)  - % water 2. ... Sen. ...

Elizabeth Dole with friend and mentor Virginia Knauer. 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.

She served as United States Secretary of Transportation from 1983 to 1987 under Ronald Reagan, the first woman appointed to that position. In this role, she was the first woman to have served as the head of a branch of the United States Military, because the United States Coast Guard was in the Department of Transportation at the time. Image File history File linksMetadata EHD_&_Mrs_Knauer. ... Image File history File linksMetadata EHD_&_Mrs_Knauer. ... Virginia Harrington Knauer (née Wright) (b. ... The United States Secretary of Transportation is the head of the United States Department of Transportation. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). ... The armed forces of the United States of America consist of the United States Army United States Navy United States Air Force United States Marine Corps United States Coast Guard Note: The United States Coast Guard has both military and law enforcement functions. ... The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is a branch of the United States armed forces involved in maritime law enforcement, mariner assistance, search and rescue, and national defense, among other duties of coast guards elsewhere. ...


During her tenure the implementation of the third brake light on passenger cars was made mandatory. She worked with MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) to pass laws witholding federal highway funding from any state which had a drinking age below twenty-one. She oversaw the privitization of the national freight railroad, CONRAIL. She initiated random drug testing within the Department of Transportation. A Center High-Mounted Stop Lamp (usually seen abbreviated as CHMSL) is a third stop lamp, or brake light, mounted on the rear of a vehicle. ... MADD logo Mothers Against Drunk Driving, or MADD, is a controversial, non-profit organization in the United States and other countries. ...


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. The United States Secretary of Labor is the head of the United States Department of Labor. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... George Herbert Walker Bush GCB (born June 12, 1924) was the 41st President of the United States of America serving from 1989 to 1993. ...


From 1991 to 1999 she was president of the American Red Cross. 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States (1861-1865) The majority of this article is about heads of states. ... A WWII-era poster encouraged American women to volunteer for the Red Cross as part of the war effort. ...


2000 Presidential election

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. 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 GOP nomination). The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Nomination is part of the process of selecting a candidate for either election to an office, or the bestowing of an honor or award. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... A primary election is an election in which registered voters in a jurisdiction select the candidates who will enter a subsequent election (nominating primary). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... Malcolm Stevenson Steve Forbes Jr. ... Since 1976, the Iowa caucus has been the first indication of which candidate for President of the United States would win the nomination of his or her political party at that partys national convention. ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ...


In July 2000, shortly before the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia, Bush campaign sources said 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, and former Missouri Senator John Danforth [1]. Dole was widely believed by many pundits to have been the frontrunner for the 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. This article is about the year 2000. ... The Republican National Convention, the presidential nominating convention of the United States Republican Party, is held every four years to determine the partys candidate for the coming Presidential election and the partys platform. ... John Mathias Engler (born October 12, 1948) is an American politician. ... George Elmer Pataki (born June 24, 1945) is the current Governor of New York State, USA serving since January 1995, and as of late 2006 is the longest-serving of all current U.S. governors. ... Thomas Joseph Ridge (born August 27, 1945 near Pittsburgh) is a U.S. political figure who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives (1983–1995), Governor of Pennsylvania (1995–2001), Assistant to the President for Homeland Security (2001–2003), and the first United States Secretary of... John Danforth John Claggett Danforth (born September 5, 1936), also referred to as Jack Danforth, is a former United States Ambassador to the United Nations and former Republican United States Senator from Missouri. ... The United States Secretary of Defense is the head of the United States Department of Defense, concerned with the armed services and The Secretary is a member of the Presidents Cabinet. ... Richard Bruce Dick Cheney (born January 30, 1941) is the 46th and current Vice President of the United States, serving under President George W. Bush. ...


Election to the U.S. Senate

In 2002, Dole sought election to the U.S. Senate from North Carolina, to fill the seat that was made available by the retirement of Jesse Helms (R). She defeated her Democratic opponent Erskine Bowles, a former chief of staff to former President Bill Clinton. Jesse Helms Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... Erskine Boyce Bowles is an American businessman and political figure from the U.S. state of North Carolina. ... Joshua B. Bolten, the current White House Chief of Staff. ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ...


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.She is first woman to become chair of the NRSC. During her election cycle as chairperson, her party lost six U.S. Senate seats to the Democrats, thus losing control of the U.S. Senate. Norman Bertram Norm Coleman Jr. ... A chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) is the Republican Hill committee for the United States Senate, working to elect Republicans to that body. ...


Dole is expected to be replaced as NRSC chair by Senator John Ensign of Nevada. John Eric Ensign (born March 25, 1958) is the junior United States Senator from Nevada. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...


Electoral history

  • 2002 Race for U.S. Senate

Erskine Boyce Bowles is an American businessman and political figure from the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...

Books

Bookcover of the Doles' story
Bookcover of the Doles' story
  • Dole, Bob & Elizabeth, (1988) The Doles: Unlimited Partners, with Richard Norton Smith. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-671-60202-0
    • (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

Image File history File links Dole_UnlimitedPartners_cover. ... Image File history File links Dole_UnlimitedPartners_cover. ...

Books by other authors

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

See also

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Preceded by:
Andrew L. Lewis, Jr.
United States Secretary of Transportation
1983 – 1987
Succeeded by:
James H. Burnley IV
Preceded by:
Ann Dore McLaughlin
United States Secretary of Labor
1989 – 1990
Succeeded by:
Lynn Morley Martin
Preceded by:
Richard Schubert
President of the American Red Cross
1991 – 1999
Succeeded by:
Bernadine Healy
Preceded by:
Jesse Helms
United States Senator (Class 1) from North Carolina
2003 – present
Served alongside: John Edwards, Richard Burr
Incumbent
Current United States Senators

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WV: Byrd (D), Rockefeller (D)
WI: Kohl (D), Feingold (D)
WY: Thomas (R), Enzi (R) Pennsylvania ratified the Constitution on December 12, 1787. ... Arlen Specter (born February 12, 1930) is a United States Senator from Pennsylvania. ... Santorum redirects here. ... Rhode Island ratified the Constitution on May 29, 1790. ... John Francis Jack Reed (b. ... Lincoln Davenport Chafee (IPA pronunciation: , [CHAY-fee]) (born March 26, 1953) is a Republican United States Senator from Rhode Island. ... South Carolina ratified the Constitution on May 23, 1788. ... Lindsey Olin Graham (born July 9, 1955) is an American politician from South Carolina. ... James Warren DeMint (born September 2, 1951) has been a U.S. Senator from South Carolina since 2005. ... The following is a list of United States Senators from South Dakota. ... For other people named Tim Johnson, see Tim Johnson. ... John Randolph Thune (born January 7, 1961) is the junior U.S. Senator from the state of South Dakota. ... Tennessee was admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796. ... William Harrison Bill Frist, Sr. ... Andrew Lamar Alexander (born July 3, 1940) is the senior United States Senator from Tennessee and a member of the Republican Party. ... Texas was admitted to the Union on December 29 1845. ... Kathryn Ann Bailey Hutchison, usually known as Kay Bailey Hutchison (born July 22, 1943, in Galveston, Texas), is the senior United States Senator from Texas. ... John Cornyn III (born February 2, 1952) is the junior United States Senator from Texas. ... Utah was admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896. ... Orrin Grant Hatch (born March 22, 1934) is a Republican United States Senator from Utah, serving since 1977. ... Robert F. Bennett (born 1933) For other men named Robert Bennett see Robert Bennett (disambiguation). ... Vermont was admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791. ... Patrick Joseph Leahy (born March 31, 1940) is the senior United States Senator from Vermont. ... James Merrill Jim Jeffords (born May 11, 1934 in Rutland, Vermont) is currently the junior U.S. Senator from Vermont and the only Independent in the United States Senate. ... Virginia ratified the Constitution on June 25 1788. ... John William Warner (born February 18, 1927) is an American statesman and politician, who served as Secretary of the Navy from 1972-1974 and has served as a Republican senator from Virginia since 1979. ... George Felix Allen (born March 8, 1952) is a Republican United States Senator from the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the son of former NFL head coach George Allen. ... Washington was admitted to the Union on November 11, 1889. ... Patricia Lynn Murray (known as Patty Murray) (born October 11, 1950) is a Democratic United States Senator from Washington. ... Maria E. Cantwell (born October 13, 1958) is the junior United States Senator from Washington state and is a member of the Democratic Party. ... West Virginia was admitted to the Union on June 19, 1863. ... Robert Carlyle Byrd (born November 20, 1917 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina), a Democrat, is West Virginias senior United States Senator. ... John Davison Rockefeller IV (born on June 18, 1937), generally known as Jay Rockefeller, has served as a Democratic U.S. Senator from West Virginia since 1985. ... Wisconsin was admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848. ... Herbert H. Kohl (born February 7, 1935) is an American politician and the senior senator from the state of Wisconsin. ... Russell Dana Russ Feingold (born March 2, 1953) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. ... Wyoming was admitted to the Union on June 10, 1890. ... Craig Lyle Thomas (born February 17, 1933) is a United States Senator from Wyoming. ... Michael Bradley Mike Enzi (born February 1, 1944) is a United States senator from Wyoming. ...

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