![]() ![]() She was the first woman and first person of color to lead South Carolina - not to mention, at 38, the youngest governor of any state at the time - and went on to become the first Indian American in a presidential cabinet. Haley drew attention as a woman in a party dominated by men, a daughter of Indian immigrants in a party dominated by white people and a member of Generation X in a party dominated by boomers and the Silent Generation. Gender and ethnic firstsįrom the moment she was elected governor in 2010, Ms. Haley, 51, including pieces of her political history that are likely to be raised - by her or her opponents - in the coming campaign. That image is about to be put to the test. ![]() Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador who entered the presidential race on Tuesday, has long been seen as a rising Republican star: someone who broke the party’s white, male mold and could walk fine political lines, rejecting some right-wing extremes without alienating too many base voters. ![]()
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