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Kay Hagan

1953 - 2019

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Janet Kay Hagan (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. 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 re-election in 2014 and lost to Republican Thom Tillis, Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives, in a close race. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Kay Hagan is the 19,255th most popular politician (down from 18,867th in 2024), the 17,527th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,838th in 2019) and the 1,408th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Kay Hagan ranks 19,255 out of 19,576. Before her are Rustam Emomali, Andy Beshear, Mykhailo Fedorov, Bob Kasten, Barbara Pompili, and Zurab Japaridze. After her are Bill Ritter, Ekin Deligöz, Beatrice Lorenzin, Terry Reintke, Dimitrios Droutsas, and Ida Auken.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Kay Hagan ranks 712. Before her are Kenny Burns, Lillete Dubey, Lionel Hollins, Alan Rusbridger, Louie Gohmert, and Dipak Misra. After her are Meredith Vieira, Daniel T. Barry, Anupama Deshpande, Steve Chabot, Fred Upton, and Luther Strange. Among people deceased in 2019, Kay Hagan ranks 632. Before her are Dmytro Tymchuk, Denise Nickerson, Jessi Combs, Aron Eisenberg, David Lama, and Cha In-ha. After her are Walter Martínez, Don Imus, Chester Williams, Adam Svoboda, Kristoff St. John, and Jan Dydak.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kay Hagan ranks 17,534 out of 20,380. Before her are Scott Z. Burns (1962), Alison Mosshart (1978), Tayshaun Prince (1980), Brent Barry (1971), Mike Doyle (1972), and David Zabriskie (1979). After her are Dana Gould (1964), Marvin Barnes (1952), Jonny Kim (1984), Alicia Garza (1981), Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (1966), and Jerry Lynn (1963).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Kay Hagan ranks 1,408. Before her are Earl Blumenauer (1948), David Beasley (1957), Bob Ferguson (1965), Emanuel Cleaver (1944), Andy Beshear (1977), and Bob Kasten (1942). After her are Bill Ritter (1956), Mick Mulvaney (1967), Mark Begich (1962), Mark Pryor (1963), Rod Grams (1948), and Tom McClintock (1956).

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