Staff Writer
House
Speaker Thom Tillis narrowly took the U.S. Senate seat for North Carolina from
the Democratic incumbent Senator Kay Hagan. Tillis won a close race getting 49%
of the vote while Hagan received 47% of the vote. The independent, Sean Haugh,
took 4% of the vote, which helped swing the election in Tillis’ favor.
Tillis’
career began in 2003 as commissioner to the town of Cornelius North Carolina.
In 2006 he was elected to the General Assembly of North Carolina and in 2011 became
the speaker of the N.C. House of Representatives.
Tillis
has expressed very conservative views on marriage equality and abortion rights.
He also does not support Obamacare. According to his website, ThomTillis.com,
he says, “ObamaCare is a cancer on our national economy and it threatens the
quality of every American’s health care.”
The
GOP was able to secure a majority in the Senate partially because of Tillis’
victory. According to Charlotteobserver.com, “Tillis’ victory capped a GOP takeover of the
Senate, which Republicans will control for the first time in eight years.”
