Pat Danner
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Patsy Ann (Pat) Danner (born January 13, 1934 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American politician. She formerly represented the 6th District of Missouri in the US House of Representatives. She is a Democrat.
[edit] Education and background
Danner grew up in Bevier, Missouri and attended public schools. She graduated from Northwest Missouri State University cum laude with a BA in political science. Following graduation, Danner worked as District Assistant to Congressman Jerry Litton. She was appointed to a sub-cabinent position in the Carter Administration.
[edit] 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 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[1], and 1998[2].
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 by Sam Graves[3].
| Preceded by Tom Coleman |
United States Representative for the 6th Congressional District of Missouri 1993–2001 |
Succeeded by Sam Graves |
