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| Former U.S. Senator Kay Hagan passed away from a deadly infection from a tick bite. |
Former U.S. Senator from North Carolina Kay Hagan died after a deadly infection from a tick bite.
She was a former banking executive and state lawmaker before she won in 2008 U.S. Senate race against Elizabeth Dole. She was the first Democrat in years to win a seat in years. She would lose her race to Thom Tillis, a former North Carolina state lawmaker in 2014.
Hagan died of encephalitis or a brain inflammation, caused by the Powassan virus. This virus is spread from ticks to humans and it causes a deadly infection that could attack the brain and motor skills. At the time of her death, she was wheelchaired and bed-ridden.
She could not speak anymore but she did communicate through her husband, Chip and her three children.
Hagan was born in Shelby, North Carolina in 1953. She earned her degree from Florida State University and Wake Forest University.
Hagan went on to work for NationsBank which soon became Bank of America. She was then a vice president and top executive for the estates and trust division. She was a state home mother for a brief period. She would soon become involved in politics. She would end up winning her seat in North Carolina's Senate in 1998.
She would end up beating the incumbent Senator Elizabeth Dole, the Republican wife of former Kansas Senator and 1996 Republican nominee Bob Dole.
She was a former banking executive and state lawmaker before she won in 2008 U.S. Senate race against Elizabeth Dole. She was the first Democrat in years to win a seat in years. She would lose her race to Thom Tillis, a former North Carolina state lawmaker in 2014.
Hagan died of encephalitis or a brain inflammation, caused by the Powassan virus. This virus is spread from ticks to humans and it causes a deadly infection that could attack the brain and motor skills. At the time of her death, she was wheelchaired and bed-ridden.
She could not speak anymore but she did communicate through her husband, Chip and her three children.
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| Hagan's last moments. She was wheelchair bound and couldn't speak anymore. Her husband Chip Hagan stood was by her side. |
Hagan went on to work for NationsBank which soon became Bank of America. She was then a vice president and top executive for the estates and trust division. She was a state home mother for a brief period. She would soon become involved in politics. She would end up winning her seat in North Carolina's Senate in 1998.
She would end up beating the incumbent Senator Elizabeth Dole, the Republican wife of former Kansas Senator and 1996 Republican nominee Bob Dole.
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