(Editors note: The Office of U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., issued the following release Monday.)

U.S. Senator Kay R. Hagan, D-N.C., today announced that she will serve as an Honorary Co-Chair of Third Way, a prominent policy organization committed to promoting effective, moderate solutions to our most pressing national challenges.

“I am honored to work with Third Way and other moderate members of Congress to advance sensible, bipartisan solutions that will strengthen the economy and move North Carolina and our country forward,” said Hagan. “North Carolinians are sick of Washington partisanship. Working together, we can move away from the polarization that has caused so much gridlock on Capitol Hill to create a business climate in this country that allows for job creation and economic growth.”

Hagan, who recently joined the Senate Banking Committee, is also a co-chair of Third Way’s new Clean Energy Innovation Project, which supports investing in research and development for American-made clean energy. Hagan is joined by fellow Third Way Honorary Co-Chairs U.S. Sens. Tom Carper, D-Del., Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., Mark Udall, D-Colo., Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Chris Coons D-Del.

Since coming to the Senate, Hagan has advocated for bipartisan, moderate policies. For example, she cosponsored a bipartisan bill to help businesses create jobs and grow. The Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act, introduced by U.S. Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb., removes the 1099 tax-reporting paperwork from the health care reform law and allows small business owners to focus on job growth. The Senate voted for a similar 1099 repeal, and Hagan is working with her colleagues to see the provision become law.

Also, last year, Hagan included two bipartisan provisions in Wall Street reform legislation. She worked with U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, to include language preserving access to a full spectrum of financial services for the U.S. military community. She also worked with U.S. Sens. Mary Landrieu, D-La., and Johnny Isakson R-Ga., to add a provision ensuring the availability of credit to well-qualified homeowners. Hagan will continue to work across the aisle to include these types of commonsense provisions in upcoming legislation.