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'''Pat Owens''' was the [[mayor]] of [[Grand Forks, North Dakota]] during the [[1997 Red River Flood in the United States|flood]] that devastated the city in April of [[1997]]. She actively lobbied then-president [[Bill Clinton]] for funds to rebuild the city and construct a permanent flood protection system for the city and neighboring [[East Grand Forks, Minnesota]].
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'''Patrica A. Owens''' (born [[1941]] in [[East Grand Forks, Minnesota|East Grand Forks]], [[Minnesota]]) was the [[mayor]] of [[Grand Forks, North Dakota]] during the [[1997 Red River Flood in the United States|flood]] that devastated the city in [[April 1997]]. She actively lobbied then-president [[Bill Clinton]] for funds to rebuild the city and construct a permanent flood protection system for the city and neighboring [[East Grand Forks, Minnesota]].


==Political career==
Pat Owens was born in rural East Grand Forks. She worked under several [[List of mayors of Grand Forks, North Dakota|Grand Forks mayors]] before running for mayor herself in 1996. Owens received 76% of the vote and became Grand Forks' first female mayor.<ref name="RedRiverRising">{{cite book|first=Ashley|last=Shelby|title=Red River Rising|publisher=Borealis Books|date=2003|location=United States|pages=34|isbn=0873515005}}</ref> She received numerous awards and national recognition for her efforts after the flood. She ran for a second term in 2000, but was defeated by [[Michael Brown (mayor)|Dr. Michael Brown]]. She currently resides in [[Florida]].
Owens worked as the mayor's executive assistant for 33 years,<ref name="MPiB">{{cite web |url=http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=34984 |title=FLOOD OF 1997: Mayor Pat is Back |last=Bakken |first=Ryan |work=GrandForksHerold.com |date=2007-04-19 |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> before running for mayor herself in 1996. She received 76% of the vote and became Grand Forks' first female mayor.<ref name="RedRiverRising">{{cite book |first=Ashley |last=Shelby |title=Red River Rising |publisher=Borealis Books |date=2003 |location=United States |pages=34 |isbn=0873515005}}</ref> Then in 1997, after less than one year as mayor, the city was struck by the 1997 Red River Flood. She received numerous awards and national recognition for her efforts after the flood. She ran for a second term in 2000, but was defeated by [[Michael Brown (mayor)|Dr. Michael Brown]]. Also in 2000, Owens was a member of the Mayors' Campaign Against Breast Cancer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usmayors.org/cancer/xchange0600.pdf |title=USCM - Breast Cancer Information eXchange |work=USMayors.org |format=PDF |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref>

==Retirement==
Owens currently resides in [[Ocala, Florida]], where she moved too in 2001. That same year, she was awarded an honorary [[Doctor of Letters]] degree from the [[University of North Dakota]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.und.edu/commencement_spr08/Commencement_Spr08.pdf |title=THE ORDER OF EXERCISES - 120TH GENERAL COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY |work=UND.edu |publisher=[[University of North Dakota]] |format=PDF |date=2008-05-10 |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> In 2004 when Florida was struck by a string of [[hurricane]]s, she was asked by [[FEMA]] to act as an [[ambassador]] for them by trying to help give the vitcims some sort of hope.<ref name="MPiB">{{cite web |url=http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=34984 |title=FLOOD OF 1997: Mayor Pat is Back |last=Bakken |first=Ryan |work=GrandForksHerold.com |date=2007-04-19 |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> However, she was unable too as the retirement development had been damaged by two of the hurricanes that hit the state.<ref name="MPiB">{{cite web |url=http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=34984 |title=FLOOD OF 1997: Mayor Pat is Back |last=Bakken |first=Ryan |work=GrandForksHerold.com |date=2007-04-19 |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of mayors of Grand Forks, North Dakota]]
* [[1997 Red River Flood in the United States]]


==References==
==References==
* [http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/weather/jan-june97/check_4-30.html FLOOD AFTERMATH (APRIL 30, 1997)]

==Notes==
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[[Category:Mayors of Grand Forks, North Dakota|Owens, Pat]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American women mayors|Owens, Pat]]
[[Category:People from Minnesota]]

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Revision as of 21:30, 9 October 2008

For the movie actress, see Patricia Owens (actress).
Pat Owens
Owens at Grand Forks Air Force Base in April 1997
Born
East Grand Forks, Minnesota
NationalityUSA
Known forMayor of Grand Forks, North Dakota during the 1997 Red River Flood.
TitleMayor of Grand Forks, North Dakota
Term1996 - 2000
PredecessorMichael Polovitz
SuccessorDr. Michael Brown
SpouseBobby Owens

Patrica A. Owens (born 1941 in East Grand Forks, Minnesota) was the mayor of Grand Forks, North Dakota during the flood that devastated the city in April 1997. She actively lobbied then-president Bill Clinton for funds to rebuild the city and construct a permanent flood protection system for the city and neighboring East Grand Forks, Minnesota.

Political career

Owens worked as the mayor's executive assistant for 33 years,[1] before running for mayor herself in 1996. She received 76% of the vote and became Grand Forks' first female mayor.[2] Then in 1997, after less than one year as mayor, the city was struck by the 1997 Red River Flood. She received numerous awards and national recognition for her efforts after the flood. She ran for a second term in 2000, but was defeated by Dr. Michael Brown. Also in 2000, Owens was a member of the Mayors' Campaign Against Breast Cancer.[3]

Retirement

Owens currently resides in Ocala, Florida, where she moved too in 2001. That same year, she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from the University of North Dakota.[4] In 2004 when Florida was struck by a string of hurricanes, she was asked by FEMA to act as an ambassador for them by trying to help give the vitcims some sort of hope.[1] However, she was unable too as the retirement development had been damaged by two of the hurricanes that hit the state.[1]

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Bakken, Ryan (2007-04-19). "FLOOD OF 1997: Mayor Pat is Back". GrandForksHerold.com. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
  2. ^ Shelby, Ashley (2003). Red River Rising. United States: Borealis Books. p. 34. ISBN 0873515005.
  3. ^ "USCM - Breast Cancer Information eXchange" (PDF). USMayors.org. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
  4. ^ "THE ORDER OF EXERCISES - 120TH GENERAL COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY" (PDF). UND.edu. University of North Dakota. 2008-05-10. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
Preceded by
Michael Polovitz
1988 - 1996
 Mayor of Grand Forks
1996-2000 		Succeeded by
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