- Pat Danner
Infobox_Congressman
name = Pat Danner
date of birth = birth date and age|1934|1|13
place of birth =Louisville, Kentucky
state =Missouri
district = 6th
term_start =January 3 ,1993
term_end =January 3 ,2001
preceded = Tom Coleman
succeeded =Sam Graves
party = Democrat
spouse =
children =
religion =Patsy Ann "Pat" Danner (born
January 13 ,1934 inLouisville, Kentucky ) is an Americanpolitician . She formerly represented theMissouri's 6th congressional district in theUnited States House of Representatives . She is a Democrat.Education and background
Danner grew up in
Bevier, Missouri and attended public schools. She graduated fromNorthwest Missouri State University "cum laude " with a BA inpolitical science . Following graduation, Danner worked as district administrator to CongressmanJerry Litton . She was appointed to a sub-cabinet position in the Carter administration.Political career
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 theMissouri 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 [http://www.sos.mo.gov/enrweb/raceresults.asp?eid=4&oid=940&arc=1] , and 1998 [http://www.sos.mo.gov/enrweb/raceresults.asp?eid=6&oid=1550&arc=1] .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. The younger Danner was narrowly defeated bySam Graves [http://www.sos.mo.gov/enrweb/raceresults.asp?eid=14&oid=3990&arc=1] .External links
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