Mary Gant
Mary L. Jones Gant | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Missouri Senate from the 9th district | |
| In office 1973–1981 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 14, 1936 Kansas City, Missouri |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Bill Dearing Ronald A. Gant Peter Newquist[1] |
| Children | 3 (2 sons, 1 daughter) |
| Occupation | politician |
Mary L. Jones Gant (born July 14, 1936 in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American politician who became the first woman elected to the Missouri Senate. In 1972, after three terms in the Missouri House, she was elected to the state senate with over 70% of the vote. Although she belonged to the Democratic Party, she was against the Equal Rights Amendment and later endorsed Republican Kit Bond for Governor of Missouri over the Democratic incumbent Joseph P. Teasdale. She lost re-election to Lee Swinton Missouri's first African-American state senator from the Kansas City Area. In 1981, Governor Bond appointed her as chair of the State Board of Mediation. She held this position for 13 years.[2][3]
See also
- Mellcene Thurman Smith and Sarah Lucille Turner, first women elected to the Missouri House of Representatives, in 1922
References
- ^ "Legislator Papers Mary L. Gant, 1967-1981" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2014-09-28.
- ^ "Missouri State Archives Finding Aid 552.17: Legislator Papers Mary L. Gant, 1967-1981" (PDF). sos.mo.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
- ^ James C. Kirkpatrick. Official Manual State of Missouri 1975-1976. Jefferson City, Missouri: Von Hoffmann Press, Inc. p. 96.
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