Five-time Former Congresswoman Anne Northup '70 to Run Again
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Gwen O’Brien
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Saint Mary's College
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NOTRE DAME, Ind. (February 11, 2008)—Anne Northup '70 has plans to reclaim the congressional seat she narrowly lost two years ago. The Saint Mary’s College alumna and five-time former congresswoman filed candidacy papers recently in an effort to win back the 3rd congressional District seat she held for 10 years. Northup told the Associated Press the she is “thrilled” to enter the three-way GOP primary.
Ted Jackson, a longtime political advisor for Northup, told the AP the former congresswoman is “a driven hardworking person” who is “very much up to this race.” Northup threw her hat in the ring after Erwin Roberts dropped out of the race earlier this month. Roberts is a former federal prosecutor and army reservist who will likely be called to active duty. The Saint Mary’s alumna, an ardent supporter of Roberts, has offered herself as an alternative.
Northup began her political career in 1980 as a volunteer for Ronald Reagan’s presidential campaign. In 1987 she joined the Kentucky General Assembly, where she served as a Representative of Kentucky’s 32nd House district until 1996. She served in the United States House of Representatives from 1996-2006. Northup lost her seat in 2006 by less than 6,000 votes to Democrat John Yarmuth. Last Spring, she lost the state’s GOP gubernatorial primary to Gov. Ernie Fletcher.
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