Pat Owens

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Owens at Grand Forks Air Force Base in April 1997
Owens at Grand Forks Air Force Base in April 1997

Pat Owens was the mayor of Grand Forks, North Dakota during the flood that devastated the city in April of 1997. She actively lobbied then-president Bill Clinton for funds to rebuild the city and construct a permanent flood protection system for the city and neighboring East Grand Forks, Minnesota.

Pat Owens was born in rural East Grand Forks. She worked under several Grand Forks mayors before running for mayor herself in 1996. Owens received 76% of the vote and became Grand Forks' first female mayor.[1] She received numerous awards and national recognition for her efforts after the flood. She ran for a second term in 2000, but was defeated by Dr. Michael Brown. She currently resides in Florida.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Shelby, Ashley (2003). Red River Rising. United States: Borealis Books, 34. ISBN 0873515005. 
Preceded by
Michael Polovitz		 Mayor of Grand Forks
1996–2000		 Succeeded by
Michael Brown
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