Since Retiring As President of ACT
A number of New Zealand newspapers speculated that Isaac would run for the mayoralty of Wellington in 2007, however, this did not occur.
Isaac stood for parliament in the 2011 election. She was ranked second on ACT's party list, but did not stand as an electorate candidate because of her husband's illness. Because of ACT's low vote-share, she was not elected to Parliament.
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