Former astronaut mulling Senate run in North Carolina
Joan Higginbotham, a former NASA astronaut and the third Black woman to go to space, is seriously considering running for Senate in North Carolina as a Democrat, according to multiple people familiar with her deliberations.
Higginbotham, 56, has never run for political office before and would be entering what is expected to be one of the most expensive and high-profile Senate races in the country next year. North Carolina is an open race and is among Democrats top targets, alongside Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, as they seek to protect their fragile 50-50 majority.
The former astronaut is seriously considering the race, according to two people familiar with the situation, all of whom spoke on condition of anonymity. It’s not clear when she would make a final decision or launch a campaign. Higginbotham did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Democrats have been bracing for an expensive and competitive primary. State Sen. Jeff Jackson and former state Sen. Erica Smith are the first two Democrats to officially enter the race, and several others are considering running, including Cheri Beasley, the former chief justice of the state Supreme Court, who narrowly lost reelection in 2020.
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