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Hagan was born Janet Kay Ruthven [4] in Shelby, North Carolina, the daughter of Jeanette (née Chiles), a homemaker, and Josie Perry "Joe" Ruthven, a tire salesman.Her uncle (mother's brother) was the Lakeland native and U.S. Senator Lawton Chiles (D-Fla.), who later became Florida Governor following his service in the U.S. Senate.
Incumbent Democratic senator Kay Hagan ran for re-election to a second term in office and lost to Republican Thom Tillis, Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives by about 45,000 votes and a margin of 1.6%. [1] This made the election the second-closest race of the 2014 Senate election cycle, behind only the election in Virginia ...
[7] [8] Ultimately, Kay Hagan, a state senator from Greensboro, won the Democratic primary election and became Dole's general election opponent. Reports late in the campaign suggested that Dole, once considered a safe bet for reelection, suffered from Barack Obama 's decision to aggressively contest North Carolina in the presidential election.
Members of the U.S. Senate: Kay Hagan (1953-2019), senator from North Carolina (2009-2015); Members of state senates: George Elliott Hagan (1916-1990), Georgia State Senator (1951-1953)
In 2008, Kay Hagan became the first woman to unseat a female incumbent, Elizabeth Dole. Upon the opening of the 112th United States Congress in 2011, New Hampshire Democrat Jeanne Shaheen was joined by newly elected Republican Kelly Ayotte, making up the first Senate delegation of two women belonging to different parties.
Kay Hagan, former U.S. senator (NC) (2009–2015) [50] Tim Kaine, U.S. senator (VA) [51] Amy Klobuchar, U.S. senator (MN) [109] Seth Moulton, U.S. representative from Massachusetts's 6th congressional district [110] David Price, U.S. representative from North Carolina's 4th congressional district [108] State officials