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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Kay Hagan is the 19,017th most popular politician (down from 18,915th in 2019), the 17,216th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,842nd in 2019) and the 1,397th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kay Hagan ranks 19,017 out of 19,576. Before her are Rustam Emomali, Andy Beshear, Mykhailo Fedorov, Bob Kasten, Barbara Pompili, and Edgars Masaļskis. After her are Bill Ritter, Beatrice Lorenzin, Mick Mulvaney, Mark Begich, Mark Pryor, and Ren Hayakawa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Kay Hagan ranks 711. 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 626. Before her are Jörg Stübner, Josef Šural, Maximilian Reinelt, Denise Nickerson, Aron Eisenberg, and David Lama. After her are Walter Martínez, Don Imus, Kristoff St. John, Jan Dydak, Binyavanga Wainaina, and Yelena Grigoryeva.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kay Hagan ranks 17,223 out of 20,380. Before her are Zion Williamson (2000), Ice Spice (2000), Alison Mosshart (1978), Tayshaun Prince (1980), Brent Barry (1971), 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 1,397. Before her are Louie Gohmert (1953), Earl Blumenauer (1948), David Beasley (1957), 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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