Sen. Elizabeth Dole, a Republican who represented North Carolina in Congress, also never ran for public office before being elected in 2002. Whatley served as her chief of staff for one of her six ...

Democrats still in the dumps over last year’s elections have found cause for optimism in North Carolina, where former Gov. Roy Cooper jumped into the race for that state’s newly open seat with ...

A day after current Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Michael Whatley officially announced his campaign for U.S.

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley has launched his campaign for North Carolina's open U.S. Senate seat ...