Hutchison May Drop From Race

No. 3 GOP Slot at Stake

• By Erin P. Billings
• Roll Call Staff
• Dec. 4, 2007, Midnight

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) is expected to decide today whether to remain in the three-way race for GOP Conference chairman, with sources speculating she will opt to forgo the candidacy and keep her job as head of the Republican Policy Committee.