Hagan heads to Washington for orientation
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
By Staff
Published: November 18, 2008
WASHINGTON
Sen.-elect Kay Hagan, D-N.C., joined other freshman legislators for orientation Monday on her first visit to Washington since defeating Republican incumbent Sen. Elizabeth Dole.
Hagan met with Sen. Harry Reid, the majority leader, and planned to spend time looking for a place to live when her term begins in January.
Hagan's victory — a win that many thought unlikely as recently as six months ago — was one of six Senate seats that Democrats took from Republicans in the election, helping the party expand its majority to at least 57 seats.
Hagan said she had formally requested seats on the Senate banking and armed-services committees, and hoped to hear a decision by the end of the week.
The banking slot would give Hagan, a banking executive before she joined the N.C. Senate, a voice in the continuing national debate about regulation of a key industry in the state. Dole serves on the banking committee. (more…)
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