Hagan reconsidering U.S. Senate bid

bkrueger — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:18:17 -0400

State Sen. Kay Hagan is having second thoughts about her decision not to run for the U.S. Senate.

"I'm definitely thinking about getting back in," Hagan said this afternoon.

Hagan, a Greensboro Democrat, said to expect her decision next week, reports Lynn Bonner.

Hagan initially passed on the chance to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole in 2008. She said earlier this month that she had considered a run, but said she decided that she could do more for the residents of Guilford County and North Carolina in the legislature, where she is co-chairwoman of the Senate appropriations committee.

Jim Neal, a Chapel Hill investment banker, and John Ross Hendrix, a graphic artist from Cary, have also announced plans to challenge Dole.

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