DOLE, Elizabeth Hanford (1936-)
Republican of North Carolina 
0th congressional district
Served in Senate 2003-2008
@DoleFoundation
Biography
a Senator from North Carolina; born in Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, on July 29, 1936; B.A., Duke University 1958; M.A., Harvard University 1960; J.D., Harvard University 1965; U.S. secretary of transportation 1983-1987; U.S. secretary of labor 1989-1990; president, American Red Cross 1991-2000; unsuccessful candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2000; elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 2002, and served from January 3, 2003, to January 3, 2009; chair, National Republican Senatorial Committee (2005-2007); was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 2008; awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on May 3, 2024.Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
