Pat Danner

Pat Danner
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 6th district
In office
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2001
Preceded by Tom Coleman
Succeeded by Sam Graves
Personal details
Born January 13, 1934 (1934-01-13) (age 78)
Louisville, Kentucky
Political party Democratic

Patsy Ann "Pat" Danner (born January 13, 1934 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American politician. She formerly represented the Missouri's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. She is a Democrat.

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 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 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].

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Tom Coleman
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 6th congressional district

1993–2001
Succeeded by
Sam Graves