Patsy Ann "Pat" Danner is an American

United States

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 politician

Politician

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. She formerly represented the Missouri's 6th congressional district

Missouri's 6th congressional district

Missouri's 6th congressional district takes in a large swath of land in rural northwest Missouri. Its largest voting population is centered in the Kansas City metropolitan area and the town of St. Joseph. The district includes all of Kansas City north of the Missouri River...

 in the United States House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

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. She is a Democrat

Democratic Party (United States)

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Education and background

Danner grew up in Bevier, Missouri

Bevier, Missouri

Bevier is a city in Macon County, Missouri, United States. The population was 718 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Bevier is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....

 and attended public schools. She graduated from Northwest Missouri State University

Northwest Missouri State University

Northwest Missouri State University is a state university in Maryville, Missouri. Founded in 1905 as a teachers college, it offers both undergraduate and graduate programs. The campus, based on the design for Forest Park at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, is the official Missouri State Arboretum....

 cum laude with a BA

Bachelor of Arts

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 in political science

Political science

Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...

. Following graduation, Danner worked as district administrator to Congressman Jerry Litton

Jerry Litton

Jerry Lon Litton was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Missouri who died with his wife and two children while en route via a small plane to the victory party after winning Missouri's state Democratic primary for U.S. Senate....

. She was appointed to a sub-cabinet position in the Carter

Jimmy Carter

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 administration.

Political career

Congressman Litton vacated his seat to run for the United States Senate

United States Senate

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 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

Earl Thomas Coleman

Earl Thomas Coleman was a U.S. Congressman. He attended public schools and received a B.A. from William Jewell College in 1965 and an M.P.A. from New York University's, Wagner School of Public Service, in 1969. He also received a J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis in 1969...

. 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 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

Breast cancer

Breast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...

. Her son, Steve Danner, a former state senator, filed to replace her. The younger Danner was narrowly defeated by Sam Graves

Sam Graves

Samuel B. Graves, Jr. is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district consists of Northwest Missouri and includes the portion of Kansas City north of the Missouri River and many northern suburbs.-Early life, education and career:Graves is a...

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