Kay Hagan | |
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| United States Senator from North Carolina | |
| In office January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Elizabeth Dole |
| Succeeded by | Thom Tillis |
| Member of the North Carolina Senate | |
| In office January 27, 1999 – January 3, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | John Blust |
| Succeeded by | Don Vaughan |
| Constituency | 32nd district (1999–2003) 27th district (2003–2009) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Janet Kay Ruthven May 26, 1953 Shelby, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | October 28, 2019 (aged 66) Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Resting place | First Presbyterian Church of Greensboro |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Charles T. Hagan III |
| Relatives | Lawton Chiles (uncle) |
| Education | Florida State University (BA) Wake Forest University (JD) |
Janet Kay Hagan[1] (née Ruthven; May 26, 1953 – October 28, 2019) was an American lawyer, banking executive, and politician who served as a United States Senator from North Carolina from 2009 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the North Carolina Senate from 1999 to 2009.[2] By defeating Republican Elizabeth Dole in the 2008 election, she became the first woman to defeat an incumbent woman in a U.S. Senate election. She ran for reelection in 2014 but lost to Republican Thom Tillis, Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives, in a close race.[3]
As of 2024, she is currently the last Democrat to have represented North Carolina in the U.S Senate.
- ^ "Kay Hagan Obituary - Greensboro, NC". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ^ "10 Things You Didn't Know About Kay Hagan". U.S. News & World Report. November 4, 2008.
- ^ "Tillis declared winner in NC Senate race". Archived from the original on December 11, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2014.