Richard Lugar was among the last men he helped secure the party's Senate nomination for.
She ran unsuccessfully last year for the Democratic Senate nomination in New York.
He reluctantly accepted, writing the following note at the bottom of the Senate nomination: "This petition was started without my knowledge or consent.
That means he can now argue that he played the role of good soldier and deserves the Senate nomination next year.
He considered running for the Senate nomination in 2010.
One state senator, Mary Hodges, has said she will seek the party's Senate nomination.
He is unopposed in today's primary for the Senate nomination.
After losing the Senate nomination, Rye returned to Paris to practice law.
The leaders allowed him to accept the Senate nomination.
Since that defeat she has foundered politically, most notably in losing a messy primary for the same Senate nomination six years ago.
