Conversation so far:
When was Jennifer Granholm elected to become the governor?
Granholm was sworn in as the 47th Governor of the state of Michigan on January 1, 2003.
Where did Jennifer Granholm run for the attorney general position?
Granholm ran for Attorney General of Michigan in 1998 to succeed 37-year Democratic incumbent Frank J. Kelley.

Question: what was she running as?
Self-contained rewrite: what was Jennifer Granholm running as in 1998?