Pat Danner

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American politician (born 1934)

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::summary American politician (born 1934) ::

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Field	Value
name	Pat Danner
image	PatDanner.jpg
state1	Missouri
district1
term_start1	January 3, 1993
term_end1	January 3, 2001
predecessor1	Tom Coleman
successor1	Sam Graves
state_senate2	Missouri
district2	12th
term_start2	January 1983
term_end2	January 1993
predecessor2	Hardin Cox
successor2	Glen Klippenstein
birth_name	Patsy Ann Berrer
birth_date
birth_place	Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
party	Democratic
spouse	Lavon Danner
Markt Meyer
children	Steve (son)
education	Truman State University (BA)
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Education and background

Danner grew up in Bevier, Missouri; her maternal grandparents emigrated from Lebanon in the first decade of the 20th century. 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

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 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, and 1998.

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%.

References

Shirl McArthur. (July 2000). "Congresswoman Pat Danner to Retire; Who Stands Where on Eight Pending Bills, Letters". Washington Report on Middle East Affairs.
[http://www.sos.mo.gov/enrweb/raceresults.asp?eid=4&oid=940&arc=1 Pat Danner re-elected, 1996], sos.mo.gov; accessed October 20, 2014.
[http://www.sos.mo.gov/enrweb/raceresults.asp?eid=6&oid=1550&arc=1 Pat Danner re-elected, 1998], sos.mo.gov; accessed October 29, 2014.
[http://www.sos.mo.gov/enrweb/raceresults.asp?eid=14&oid=3990&arc=1 Steve Danner defeated by Sam Graves], sos.mo.gov; accessed October 29, 2014.

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