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Kay Hagan
Janet Kay Hagan (née Ruthven; May 26, 1953) is an American lobbyist and retired 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. When Hagan defeated Republican incumbent 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 and lost to Republican challenger Thom Tillis in a close
Graham. Shaw retired in early 2003 and was replaced by Bell.
Relatives.
Chiles' niece is former US Senator Kay Hagan of North Carolina, a Democrat elected in 2008. Hagan is the daughter of Chiles' sister Jeannette. Chiles' son, "Bud" Chiles, ran for the position of Governor of Florida without party affiliation in a grassroots campaign. Like his father, Bud embarked on a walking tour of the state, listening and visiting with local communities in Florida. On September 2, 2010,