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Michael Steele Announces Run for U.S. Senate.
Pro-life Maryland Lieutenant Governor Michael Steele has announced that he will run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring pro-abortion Sen. Paul Sarbanes. Sen. Sarbanes, a Democrat, has held the seat since 1976.
In 2003 Steele, a Republican, became the first African American elected to statewide office in Maryland. Currently, he is the only African American lieutenant governor in the United States.
In announcing his candidacy October 25, Steele said, "This is a step that I do not take lightly." He told the crowd that the decision came "after much soul-searching and more than a little bit of prayer."
Steele acknowledged that "I know this road will ...
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- Magazine article from: U.S. News & World Report Walsh, Kenneth T. Gilgoff, Dan February 27, 2006 700+ words
...councilman, Butler is one of four African-American Republicans with a shot at...U.S. Senate candidate Michael Steele faces an overwhelmingly Democratic...leaders. He has convened an African-American advisory board that includes...
- Week In Review: Michael Steele, Stimulus
- Transcript from: NPR Weekend Edition - Saturday SCOTT SIMON January 31, 2009 700+ words
...Maryland Lieutenant Governor Michael Steele its new chairman yesterday...now you have someone, Michael Steele, who breaks from the tradition...And of course, you have Michael Steele as the first African-American to be head of the RNC...
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- Magazine article from: The American Prospect March 1, 2009 700+ words
...Maryland's former lieutenant governor, Michael Steele, was elected the first African American chair of the Republican National Committee...in the primary. Then Barack Obama begat Michael Steele. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ADAM: I think...
- GOP has new face, but brand has far to go.(Grand Old Party's Michael Steele)
- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor Feldmann, Linda February 3, 2009 700+ words
...Republican Party has a little momentum. The national committee has elected its first African-American chairman, former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele, putting a new face on a party eager to diversify its ranks. The party is feeling...
- Black inclusion or GOP delusion? Republicans step up campaign efforts among...
- Magazine article from: Black Enterprise Reed, K. Terrell October 1, 2005 700+ words
...Maryland. "The needs of the African American community are too urgent...York governor over that of African American H. Carl McCall; and making...appearances in Maryland alongside Michael Steele, an African American Republican who is that state...
- Michael Steele to Join LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae.
- Press release article from: Business Wire April 12, 2007 700+ words
...is pleased to announce that Michael Steele, the former Lieutenant Governor...Commenting on his move, Michael Steele said "LeBoeuf Lamb is one...prominence in 2003 as the first African-American ever elected to statewide office...
- HarVest Bank of Maryland Welcomes Michael Steele to Board.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire September 20, 2007 700+ words
...prominent Maryland native, Michael Steele is committed to the Bank...Banking Back Home"(TM). Michael Steele was born at Andrews Air Force...history when he became the first African American elected to statewide office...
- Celebrate Black History Month at the American News Women's Club, an Evening...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire February 23, 2006 700+ words
...Maryland Lt. Governor Michael Steele to the ANWC Clubhouse on...when he became the first African American elected to statewide office...He is the only sitting African American lieutenant governor in...Party, becoming the first African American to hold that position as...
Source: HighBeam Research, Michael Steele Announces Run for U.S. Senate.