Carol Moseley Braun to Announce for Democratic Presidential Nomination

CHICAGO, IL - Vowing to take the "Men Only" sign off the White House door, Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun will make her campaign for the Presidency official on Monday September 22, 2003. The Ambassador will make her announcement at 2:00 PM in the David H. Swinton Center on the campus of Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina. The stop in South Carolina will be the mid-point of a three state whirlwind tour scheduled to begin that morning in Washington DC and end at the Ambassador's Alma Mater on the Campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Moseley Braun will start her day at 9:00 AM on the campus of Howard University in the Armour J. Blackburn Center. After the first announcement Moseley Braun and a few friends and family will fly to Columbia. From South Carolina she will end her day at 7:00 PM at the Chicago Circle Center on the campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun is a graduate of Chicago Public Schools, the University of Illinois at Chicago, and received her law degree from the University of Chicago. She served in the U.S. Senate from 1992 to 1998. She was one of two African Americans to serve in the Senate in the 20th century, and the first woman to represent Illinois. After her tenure in the Senate, she served as Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa

Carol Announces Presidential Exploratory Committee

Carol Announces Presidential Exploratory Committee

On Tuesday, February 18, Carol Moseley Braun announced the formation of her presidential exploratory committee in a statement at the University of Chicago Law School.

"In these difficult times for America, I believe women have a contribution to make to move our country toward peace, prosperity and progress," Carol said. "As a candidate for our nation's highest office, I will make the case that our domestic security is ultimately tied up in how well we work with others to fight terrorism around the world."