▁not ▁field ▁a ▁candidate ▁against ▁her ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁election , ▁and ▁she ▁hand ily ▁defeated ▁her ▁three ▁independent ▁challeng ers , ▁winning ▁by ▁a ▁ 3 ▁to ▁ 1 ▁margin . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Han ley ▁sought ▁the ▁Democratic ▁nom ination ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁of ▁Virginia , ▁following ▁the ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁State ▁Senator ▁Em ily ▁Cour ic ▁due ▁to ▁ill ness , ▁but ▁with d rew ▁in ▁November . ▁Richmond ▁mayor ▁Tim ▁K aine ▁would ▁ultimately ▁gain ▁his ▁party ' s ▁nom ination . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Han ley ▁did ▁not ▁seek ▁re e lection ▁to ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁super vis ors , ▁and ▁instead ▁mounted ▁a ▁primary ▁challenge ▁against ▁Jim ▁Mor an ▁for ▁Virginia ' s ▁ 8 th ▁con gression al ▁district , ▁after ▁Mor an ▁dam aged ▁himself ▁polit ically ▁by ▁saying ▁that ▁American ▁Jews ▁were ▁responsible ▁for ▁pushing ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁war ▁with ▁Ira q ▁and ▁that ▁Jewish ▁leaders ▁could ▁prevent ▁war ▁if ▁they ▁wanted ▁to . ▁She ▁abandoned ▁that ▁campaign ▁in ▁November ▁for ▁family ▁reasons . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Governor ▁Mark ▁Warner ▁appointed ▁her ▁to ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁Transport ation ▁Board . ▁Following ▁Tim ▁K aine ' s ▁election ▁as ▁governor ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁she ▁was ▁rum ored ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁possible ▁cont ender ▁for ▁Virginia ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Transport ation , ▁but ▁was ▁passed ▁over ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁inc umb ent