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Patsy Ann "Pat" Danner (born January 13, 1934,
Louisville, Kentucky Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana borde ...
) is an American politician. She formerly represented the Missouri's 6th congressional district in the
United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together the ...
as a Democrat.


Education and background

Danner grew up in
Bevier, Missouri Bevier is a city in Macon County, Missouri, United States. The population was 636 at the 2020 census. History Bevier was laid out and platted in 1858 along a new railroad line. The community was named for Kentucky native Col. Robert Bevier, who ...
; her maternal grandparents emigrated from
Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...
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 Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and ...
. Following graduation, Danner worked as district administrator to Congressman
Jerry Litton Jerry Lon Litton (May 12, 1937 – August 3, 1976) was an American politician from Missouri who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Missouri's 6th congressional district from 1973 until his death in ...
. She was appointed to a sub-cabinet position in the Carter administration.


Political career

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