Patsy Ticer

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Patsy Ticer
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Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 30th district
In office
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Preceded byBob Calhoun
Succeeded byAdam Ebbin
Mayor of Alexandria, Virginia
In office
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Preceded byJim Moran
Succeeded byKerry J. Donley
Personal details
BornPatricia Keyser Smith
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Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
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John "Jack" Ticer
(m. 1956; died 2007)
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Sweet Briar College

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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

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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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Longtime Alexandria state senator to retire at end of 2011". Washington Post. February 17, 2011.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Former Alexandria Mayor, state senator Patsy Ticer dies - Alexandria Times - Alexandria, VA". alextimes.com. 7 August 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  3. ^ Reed Morwaski, Bridget, (August 7, 2017).Pasty Ticer, four-term Virginia state senator, dies at age 82, The Washington Post, Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  4. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Patsy Ticer: Alexandrians remember legacy of service-oriented former mayor, state senator | Alexandria Times | Alexandria, VA". alextimes.com. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 2018-11-11.

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