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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 253 

Recognizing Doris ‘‘Granny D’’ Haddock, who inspired millions of people 

through remarkable acts of political activism, and extending the condolences of Congress on the death of Doris ‘‘Granny D’’ Haddock. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 16, 2010 

Mr. HODES submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred 

to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Recognizing Doris ‘‘Granny D’’ Haddock, who inspired millions of people through remarkable acts of political activism, and extending the condolences of Congress on the 

death of Doris ‘‘Granny D’’ Haddock. 

Whereas Doris ‘‘Granny D’’ Haddock was born on January 

24, 1910, in Laconia, New Hampshire; 

Whereas Doris ‘‘Granny D’’ Haddock passed away on March 

9, 2010, in Dublin, New Hampshire at the age of 100; 

Whereas Doris ‘‘Granny D’’ Haddock strongly advocated for 

campaign finance reform; 

Whereas, at the age of 90, Doris ‘‘Granny D’’ Haddock 

walked approximately 3,200 miles across the United 

States as a show of support for campaign finance reform; 


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Whereas Doris ‘‘Granny D’’ Haddock began the walk for 

campaign finance reform in the State of California on 

January 1, 1999, and ended the walk in Washington, 

District of Columbia, on February 9, 2000; 

Whereas Doris ‘‘Granny D’’ Haddock walked 10 miles a day 

throughout the walk for campaign finance reform; 

Whereas more than 2,000 supporters from a wide variety of 

reform groups met Doris ‘‘Granny D’’ Haddock at the 

end of the walk in Washington, District of Columbia; 

Whereas several dozen members of Congress joined Doris 

‘‘Granny D’’ Haddock for the final miles of the walk for 

campaign finance reform; 

Whereas Doris ‘‘Granny D’’ Haddock went through 4 pairs 

of sneakers on the walk across the United States; 

Whereas Doris ‘‘Granny D’’ Haddock and the walk for campaign finance reform was the subject of a documentary 

entitled ‘‘Run Granny Run’’; 

Whereas Doris ‘‘Granny D’’ Haddock wrote an autobiography 

entitled ‘‘Granny D: You’re Never Too Old to Raise a 

Little Hell’’; 

Whereas the Senate recognized the efforts of Doris ‘‘Granny 

D’’ Haddock at the passage of the McCain-Feingold 

Campaign Finance Reform Act; 

Whereas Doris ‘‘Granny D’’ Haddock was a strong political 

activist throughout her adult life; 

Whereas in 2004, at the age of 94, Doris ‘‘Granny D’’ Haddock ran for the office of Senator of the United States; 

Whereas Doris ‘‘Granny D’’ Haddock was married to James 

Haddock for 62 years; 


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Whereas, in the 1960s, Doris ‘‘Granny D’’ Haddock and 

James Haddock successfully fought to stop the use of hydrogen bombs to build a port near an Eskimo village in 

the State of Alaska; 

Whereas Doris ‘‘Granny D’’ Haddock worked for the Bee Bee 

Shoe Company in Manchester, New Hampshire for 22 

years; and 

Whereas Doris ‘‘Granny D’’ Haddock had 2 children, 8 

grandchildren, and 16 great-grandchildren: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That Congress— 

3 (1) recognizes Doris ‘‘Granny D’’ Haddock, 

4 who inspired millions of people through remarkable 

5 acts of political activism; and 

6 (2) extends the condolences of Congress to the 

7 Haddock family. 

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