Pat Danner
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Pat Danner | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 6th district | |
| In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Coleman |
| Succeeded by | Sam Graves |
| Member of the Missouri Senate from the 12th district | |
| In office January 1983 – January 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Hardin Cox |
| Succeeded by | Glen Klippenstein |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Patsy Ann Berrer January 13, 1934 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Lavon Danner Markt Meyer |
| Children | Steve Danner (son) |
| Alma mater | Northeast Missouri State University (BA) |
Patsy Ann "Pat" Danner (née Berrer; born January 13, 1934, Louisville, Kentucky) is an American politician. She formerly represented the Missouri's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives as a Democrat.
Education and background
[edit]Danner grew up in Bevier, Missouri; her maternal grandparents emigrated from Lebanon in the first decade of the 20th century.[1] She attended public schools and graduated from Northwest Missouri State University cum laude with a BA in political science. Following graduation, Danner worked as district administrator to Congressman Jerry Litton. She was appointed to a sub-cabinet position in the Carter administration.
Political career
[edit]Congressman Litton vacated his seat to run for the United States Senate in 1976, and Danner filed in the race to replace him. Danner was defeated in the August 1976, Democratic primary by Morgan Maxfield, who was himself defeated in November by Republican state Representative Tom Coleman. In 1982, Danner was elected to the Missouri State Senate, and was re-elected in 1986 and 1990. In 1992, Danner successfully ran for Congress, defeating the incumbent Coleman in an upset. Danner was re-elected to the House in 1994, 1996,[2] and 1998.[3]
In 2000, Danner announced that she would not seek re-election because she was undergoing treatment for breast cancer. Her son, Steve Danner, a former state senator, filed to replace her and was defeated by Sam Graves, 51% to 47%.[4]
See also
[edit]- List of Arab and Middle-Eastern Americans in the United States Congress
- Women in the United States House of Representatives
References
[edit]- ^ Shirl McArthur (July 2000). "Congresswoman Pat Danner to Retire; Who Stands Where on Eight Pending Bills, Letters". Washington Report on Middle East Affairs.
- ^ Pat Danner re-elected, 1996, sos.mo.gov; accessed October 20, 2014.
- ^ Pat Danner re-elected, 1998, sos.mo.gov; accessed October 29, 2014.
- ^ Steve Danner defeated by Sam Graves, sos.mo.gov; accessed October 29, 2014.
External links
[edit]- United States Congress. "Pat Danner (id: D000046)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Appearances on C-SPAN
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- 1934 births
- Living people
- American politicians of Lebanese descent
- Democratic Party Missouri state senators
- Female members of the United States House of Representatives
- Women state legislators in Missouri
- People from Macon County, Missouri
- Politicians from Louisville, Kentucky
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri
- Women in Kentucky politics
- 21st-century American women