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Article: Former hostage Terry Anderson will seek Ohio Senate seat
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- December 26, 2003
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JOHN McCARTHY, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
12-26-2003
Dateline: COLUMBUS, Ohio
Terry Anderson, a former Associated Press correspondent who was held hostage in Lebanon for nearly seven years, said Friday he will run for the Ohio Senate next year.
Anderson, a 56-year-old Democrat, will seek the seat held by Republican Jim Carnes, who is leaving for a job with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Anderson said he is running to provide a voice for the people of southeastern Ohio, where he has lived for the past five and a half years.
"I don't think the people up there (in Columbus) or in Washington care about our people. I do," Anderson said.
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