Eleanor Ann Day (August 10, 1938 – May 7, 2016) was an American politician and educator who served as a member of the

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from 1991 to 2001. Day was the younger sister of Supreme Court justice

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Early life and education

Born in

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, Day received her

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in education from

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and her

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in counseling and guidance from

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Career

Day taught in the Alhambra and Tucson School Districts in Arizona. She also was a marriage and family therapist for the Pima County Conciliation Court. Day served in the

from 1990 to 2000 as a Republican. She then served on the

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Board of Supervisors from 2000 to 2012. She also served on the Arizona Industrial Commission.

Personal life

Day was the sister of retired

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justice

. She was married twice: first to Manford Eugene "Gene" Simpson on November 1, 1958, and then to state senator John Scott Alexander on June 12, 1971. Both marriages ended in divorce. On May 7, 2016, Day was killed in an automobile accident by a drunk driver involving three vehicles near

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