Pat Danner

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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
Member of the Missouri Senate from the 12th district
In office January 1983 – January 1993
Preceded by	Hardin Cox
Succeeded by	Glen Klippenstein
Personal details
Born	Patsy Ann Berrer (1934-01-13) January 13, 1934 (age 90) Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Lavon Danner Markt Meyer
Children	Steve Danner (son)
Alma mater	Northeast Missouri State University (BA)

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

Danner grew up in Bevier, Missouri; her maternal grandparents emigrated from Lebanon in the first decade of the 20th century.^[1] She attended public schools and 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.

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,^[2] and 1998.^[3]

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 and was defeated by Sam Graves, 51% to 47%.^[4]

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