Public memorial planned for Sunday for New Hampshire campaign finance activist ‘Granny D’

Public memorial planned for NH activist ‘Granny D’

CONCORD, N.H. — A public memorial service is planned Sunday for Doris “Granny D” Haddock, the campaign finance reform activist who died in New Hampshire a decade after walking across the country at age 89.

Haddock, who turned 100 in January, died Tuesday at her home in Dublin surrounded by her family. Her son, Jim Haddock, says the service will be held at the Dublin Community Church, where his mother worshipped.

In 1999 and 2000, Haddock walked 3,200 miles over 14 months to promote public financing of campaigns. Four years later, she ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate against Republican Judd Gregg.

In a book about her famous walk, Haddock said she sometimes felt foolish, but when she thought about people who doubted her, her anger gave her a boost to continue.