| | McKinney, who was defeated for reelection by her own party in 2002 after voting against the [[Iraq War]], was again defeated in 2006 by her own party after creating a disturbance during which she struck a Capitol Hill [[police officer]] who stopped her after she tried to illegally bypass a metal detector.<ref>[http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2006/04/arrest_warrant_.html Arrest warrant sought for Rep. McKinney], USA Today''.</ref> Depsite this she still ran for the [[United States]] [[Presidency]] on the [[environmentalist]] [[Green Party]] ticket with her running mate, Rosa Clemente.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,62891,00.html Cynthia McKinney for President?], ''[[FOX News]]'', September 12, 2002.</ref> | | McKinney, who was defeated for reelection by her own party in 2002 after voting against the [[Iraq War]], was again defeated in 2006 by her own party after creating a disturbance during which she struck a Capitol Hill [[police officer]] who stopped her after she tried to illegally bypass a metal detector.<ref>[http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2006/04/arrest_warrant_.html Arrest warrant sought for Rep. McKinney], USA Today''.</ref> Depsite this she still ran for the [[United States]] [[Presidency]] on the [[environmentalist]] [[Green Party]] ticket with her running mate, Rosa Clemente.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,62891,00.html Cynthia McKinney for President?], ''[[FOX News]]'', September 12, 2002.</ref> |