Kay Hagan on Principles & Values Democratic Senate Challenger; member of State Senate

North Carolina needs a work horse, not a show horse

Yet, Dole doesn’t appear to be lacking in energy. Countering criticisms that she’s out North Carolina, she said twice during the 45-minute debate that she’s spent time in all 100 counties since her election in 2002. She’s already aired TV ads pointedly placing her in several cities and towns around the state.

You do not make a difference standing on the sideline

During her five terms in the State Senate, where she was named one of North Carolina’s “Ten Most Effective Legislators,” she has proven to be an effective leader who is not afraid to do the hard work to bridge partisan divides and always put people before politics.

Voted YES on confirming of Sonia Sotomayor to Supreme Court.

"In the past month, many Senators have asked me about my judicial philosophy. It is simple: fidelity to the law. The task of a judge is not to make the law--it is to apply the law. And it is clear, I believe, that my record in two courts reflects my rigorous commitment to interpreting the Constitution according to its terms; interpreting statutes according to their terms and Congress's intent; and hewing faithfully to precedents established by the Supreme Court and my Circuit Court. In each case I have heard, I have applied the law to the facts at hand."