DUBLIN, N.H., March 10 (UPI) -- Political activist Doris "Granny D" Haddock died at age 100 in her New Hampshire home Tuesday, her son, John Haddock, said.
Haddock, of Dublin, N.H., walked across the country at age 90 to garner support for eradicating "soft" money from electoral politics, and wrote a book titled, "Granny D: Walking Across America in My Ninetieth Year", about the experience, the Concord Monitor reported.
In 2004, she was the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, securing 34 percent of the vote.
"She always said she'd live to be 100, and she did," said Jim Haddock, another son.
"Granny D was an activist in the New Hampshire tradition, and our state will certainly be diminished by her passing," said former Gov. John Sununu.
"She was an indeterminable advocate for real reform, a gutsy voice for those who had lost theirs and a constant reminder to all of us of the very best in New Hampshire and in our political process," Democratic Rep. Paul Hodes said, adding that she was funny, powerful and eloquent.
Haddock is also survived by 16 grandchildren.
