running for governor but was disqualified because he wasn t a resident of the state for at least three years. in rhode island, morganthal left her commerce department job in washington to run for office to succeed retiring representative jim. she grew up in boston and new york. and in tennessee, former state department spokesperson morgan ortgas moved to nashville and announced her candidacy for a house seat. look, this is a tale as old as time. there are many high-profile instances of carpet bagging when you go back into political history. the late robert f. kennedy became a senator from new york despite his famously being from massachusetts. former senator and secretary of state hillary clinton also represented new york after spending most of her life in illinois, arkansas and washington, d.c. former senator elizabeth dole was a resident of the washington, d.c. area since the mid 1960s before moving from her home at the weathergate hotel back to north carolina to run