Kay Hagan voted on the temporary taxes several times.
The Democratic Senate candidate has been attacked in two recent ads for her support of two tax increases pushed by Gov. Mike Easley in 2001 and not ended until 2007.
Here is a quick summary of the votes she cast:
2001: To increase sales tax by a half cent and income tax on households making more than $200,000 by a half of a percent for two years. Hagan voted yes.
2003: To extend the temporary taxes until 2005. Hagan voted yes.
2005: To extend the temporary taxes until 2007. Hagan voted yes.
2006: To phase out half of the temporary taxes. Hagan voted yes.
2007: To phase out the remainder of the income tax hike and make the quarter-cent sales tax increase permanent. Hagan voted yes.
Hagan was a cochairwoman of the Senate Appropriations committee from 2003 to 2007.
As noted previously, she unsuccessfully tried to end the taxes entirely as a Senate budget writer in 2007, though she ended up voting for the final budget.
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Re: Hagan's votes on the temporary taxes
Tax and spend liberals just hate it when their voting records are laid out for voters to see. Thats why they hate open government and love closed-door politics.