Kay Hagan, a previous US representative from North Carolina and the principal female Democratic congressperson to speak to the state, kicked the bucket Monday, her family said in an announcement. She was 66.
"We are grief stricken to share that Kay left us out of the blue early today," the Hagan family said. "Kay meant the world to us, and we were respected to impart her to the individuals of North Carolina whom she thought about and battled for so enthusiastically as a chosen authority."
Hagan, a Democrat, served in the Senate from 2009 to 2015 in the wake of overcoming Elizabeth Dole. She lost her re-appointment offer in November 2014 to Republican Sen. Thom Tillis. Tillis said in a tweet Monday that he was "grief stricken" by Hagan's passing and recalled her for her "devoted and recognized record of open support of our state and country."
Hagan is made due by her significant other, Chip Hagan, and youngsters Jeanette Hagan, Tilden Hagan a…
"We are grief stricken to share that Kay left us out of the blue early today," the Hagan family said. "Kay meant the world to us, and we were respected to impart her to the individuals of North Carolina whom she thought about and battled for so enthusiastically as a chosen authority."
Hagan, a Democrat, served in the Senate from 2009 to 2015 in the wake of overcoming Elizabeth Dole. She lost her re-appointment offer in November 2014 to Republican Sen. Thom Tillis. Tillis said in a tweet Monday that he was "grief stricken" by Hagan's passing and recalled her for her "devoted and recognized record of open support of our state and country."
Hagan is made due by her significant other, Chip Hagan, and youngsters Jeanette Hagan, Tilden Hagan a…