Rita Heard Days (born October 16, 1950) is a Democratic politician from

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. She served in the

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from 1993 to 2000, and was a member of the

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from 2003 to 2011. In 2019 she was elected to the

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representing the first district.

Political career

Days was first elected to the

in a

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in 1993, and served in that body through the year 2000. She was elected to the

in 2002. As a senator, she served on the following committees: *Education *Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight *Small Business, Insurance and Industry *Transportation *Select Committee on Oversight of Federal Stimulus, Vice-Chairman *Joint Committee (both House and Senate) on Education *Joint Committee on Government Accountability *Joint Committee on Public Employee Retirement *Joint Committee on Transportation Oversight In 2010, she was succeeded in the Senate by fellow Democrat

Maria Chappelle-Nadal Maria Nicole Chappelle-Nadal (born October 3, 1974) is an American politician who served in the Missouri House of Representatives from the 86th district from 2019 to 2021. A Democrat from University City, Missouri, she represented district 14 in ...

References

External links

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