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She was considered as a running mate for then-presidential candidate [[George W. Bush]] in July [[2000]] but was never a top contender. Her prospects were even lowered by the release of a photo of a [[1996]] racial profiling incident three weeks before the [[Republican National Convention]]. During a public relations event in [[Camden, New Jersey]] in which the govenor rode along in a police patrol car, officers stopped a 16-year-old black male named [[Sherron Rolax]] for suspicious activity and proceeded to frisk him. After finding nothing, Whitman also frisked the suspect while a state trooper photographed her. This photo drew fire from civil rights leaders who saw this as a violation of Rolax's civil rights and an endorsement of racial profiling by the governor. Whitman told the press that she regretted the incident and pointed to her [[1999]] efforts against the state police force's racial profiling practices.
[[Image:Whitman&rolax.jpg|right|thumb|Governor Whitman frisking Sherron Rolax]]
Although she did not become [[George W. Bush|Bush]]'s running mate, she was later appointed by the president as the Administrator of the United States [[Environmental Protection Agency]]. On [[May 20]], [[2003]] she resigned her position, effective [[June 27]].
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