Former member of Congress · last served 113th Congress

Kay R. Hagan

DEMOCRAT U.S. Senator · North CarolinaSenate 2009–2015

Kay Hagan was a Democratic U.S. senator from North Carolina, first elected to Congress in 2009, who voted with most Democrats on 91% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes.

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27Bills & resolutions sponsored113th–113th Congress (excludes amendments)

2Passed a chamberof 24 substantive bills (excludes resolutions and ceremonial bills)

0Became law113th–113th Congress

22Broke with partyof 249 yes/no votes, 112th (8.8%)

2Missed votesof 251 roll calls, 112th (0.8%)

—Pork: own shareFY2024 earmarks: not in office

How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.

5 most recent votes

YeaOn Passage of the Bill — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
Jan 1, 2013 · Bill Passed
YeaOn the Nomination — Nomination vote
Dec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
YeaOn the Nomination — Nomination vote
Dec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
YeaOn Passage of the Bill — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
Dec 28, 2012 · Bill Passed
NayOn the Amendment — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
Dec 28, 2012 · Amendment Rejected

5 most recent bills

S.Res. 591 A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of American Education Week.
Nov 20, 2014 · Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6212)
S. 2744 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Agreement Act of 2014
Jul 31, 2014 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S. 2720 ROAD Act of 2014
Jul 31, 2014 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
S. 2363 Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014
Jul 10, 2014 · Cloture on the bill not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 41 - 56. Record Vote Number: 220. (consideration: CR S4377-4378; text: CR S4377)
S. 2542 A bill to clarify the effect of State statutes of repose on the required commencement date for actions under the Comprehensive Environmental Response…
Jun 26, 2014 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Top bills sponsored

Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.

Elections Sen. Hagan has won

Sen. Hagan has won 1 U.S. Senate election (2008). Of the contested races, margins ran from 8.5 to 8.5 points.

Democratic winRepublican winseat changed partyunopposed

Elections won1 in the data (1976–2024); losses are not listed

Closest win: 8.5 points2008, NC Senate

Won an open seat or took one from the other party1 of 1 elections (open seat or changed party)

Seat history, North Carolina Senate (class 2)Winners in regular elections, most recent three: Elizabeth Dole (R) 2002 → Kay R. Hagan (D) 2008 → Thom Tillis (R) 2014–2020. The seat is next on the ballot in 2026.

Full election history for this seat →

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.

How has North Carolina done while Sen. Hagan served?

2009 to 2014 in North Carolina: typical household income was down 4% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was up 1.0 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was down 2.7 points.

Typical household income · after inflation

North Carolina: $64.2K in 2009 → $61.9K in 2014

North Carolina down 4%U.S. down 3%

Share of people below the poverty line

North Carolina: 16.3% in 2009 → 17.2% in 2014

North Carolina up 1.0 pointsU.S. up 1.2 points

Share of workers looking for a job

North Carolina: 11.0% in 2009 → 8.3% in 2014

North Carolina down 2.7 pointsU.S. down 2.7 points

Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Oxblood = state, grey = U.S.

While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in North Carolina during Hagan’s time representing it (2009 to 2015). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.

North Carolina’s borders do not change, so every year is comparable. The Census Bureau has no 2020 yearly estimate.

See the full 20-year record →Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates (tables B19013, B17001, B23001) and BLS CPI-U-RS for inflation, retrieved October 18, 2026. “About the same” means the change is inside the 90% margins of error. Who held the seat: Congress.gov member service records, year level.

Official records on bills this member sponsored

113th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 27 bills sponsored.

Record	Bills	Source
Bills sponsored	27	Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them →
With a CBO cost estimate listed	1	See the 1 →
With a committee report listed	0	None listed
With a Congress.gov note	2	See the 2 →

Evidence

How counted: Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 113th Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
Fields: cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
PORKER copy refreshed: October 26, 2026 (nightly)

Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.

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Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · latest recorded Senate vote Sep 30, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.