Patsy Ticer
Patsy Ticer | |
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| File:Patsy Ticer 2010.jpg | |
| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 30th district | |
| In office January 10, 1996 – January 11, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Calhoun |
| Succeeded by | Adam Ebbin |
| Mayor of Alexandria, Virginia | |
| In office January 2, 1991 – January 5, 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Moran |
| Succeeded by | Kerry J. Donley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Patricia Keyser Smith January 6, 1935 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | August 7, 2017 (aged 82) Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
John "Jack" Ticer
(m. 1956; died 2007) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Sweet Briar College |
Patricia Keyser Ticer (née Smith; January 6, 1935 – August 7, 2017), known as Patsy Ticer, was an American politician.
Ticer was born in Washington, D.C. She grew up in Alexandria, Virginia and graduated from George Washington High School. In 1955, Ticer received her bachelor's degree in political science from Sweet Briar College. Ticer served on the Alexandria City Council in the 1980s. She then served as Mayor of Alexandria from 1991 to 1996. Ticer served in the Senate of Virginia from 1996 to 2011 and was a Democrat. Ticer died in a hospital in Alexandria, Virginia from complications from a fall.[1][2][3]
Biography
[edit | edit source]Ticer married John "Jack" Ticer in 1956. They had four children. She was a real estate agent and served on the boards of Alexandria Library, Athenaeum, the Humane Society, and the United Way. She served as vestry senior warden of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in 1978, 1979 and from 1981 to 1983.[4]
Ticer was elected to the city council in 1982 and served as Vice-Mayor in her second council term. She was elected mayor in 1991, and was the city's first female mayor.[4]
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- Project Vote Smart - Senator Patricia S. 'Patsy' Ticer (VA)[permanent dead link] profile
- Follow the Money - Patricia S (Patsy) Ticer
- Washington Post - Senate District 30 Race
- 1935 births
- 2017 deaths
- Democratic Party Virginia state senators
- Mayors of Alexandria, Virginia
- Virginia city council members
- Women mayors of places in Virginia
- Women state legislators in Virginia
- Episcopalians from Virginia
- Politicians from Washington, D.C.
- Sweet Briar College alumni
- 20th-century American women politicians
- 21st-century members of the Virginia General Assembly
- 21st-century American women politicians
- Accidental deaths from falls in the United States
- Accidental deaths in Virginia
- Women city councillors in Virginia
- 20th-century American Episcopalians
- 20th-century mayors of places in Virginia
- 20th-century members of the Virginia General Assembly