Mr. Darman is one former Bush administration official who won't be anywhere near the GOP convention here his week. Texas Gov. Bush raided his father's Cabinet to find his running mate, an army of close advisers and, if he wins, his likely secretary of state. I haven't talked to Darman in a long time,' George W. Bush says. Mr. Miller, governor from 1990 to 1998 and lieutenant governor for 16 years before that, was appointed to the seat by the state's Democratic governor following Republican Sen. Paul Coverdell's death July 18. Voters will choose a permanent replacement Nov. 7.
Hopefuls have until tomorrow to file.
Mr. Mattingly, who was in Philadelphia at the Republican National Convention, sent his papers with Dot Burns, a key Coverdell backer, the Associated Press reports. He said he would forgo the Democratic National Convention later this month to campaign for the seat. The election is nonpartisan, meaning candidates' party affiliations will not be listed on the ballot. Nevertheless, the two major parties are competing fiercely for the seat. Down the list New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman says she was never seriously considered for the vice presidency.