Hutchison plans to seek chairmanship

Star-Telegram | 06/22/2005 | Hutchison plans to seek chairmanship: "Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, who decided last week to stay in the Senate instead of running for governor, said Tuesday that she plans to seek the chairmanship of the Senate Republican Policy Committee, the chamber's fourth-highest post.

If elected by her GOP colleagues late next year, the Texas Republican would move up a notch in the Senate Republican leadership, further bolstering her prestige as one of her party's most prominent female office-holders. Hutchison is vice chairwoman of the Senate Republican Conference, the fifth-highest spot."