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Patricia Blevins
Patricia Blevins
President pro tempore of the Delaware Senate
	In office; 2013–2017
Preceded by	Anthony DeLuca
Succeeded by	David McBride
Member of the Delaware Senate; from the 7th district
	In office; 1990–2017
Preceded by	Robert T. Still
Succeeded by	Anthony Delcollo
Personal details
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Elsmere, Delaware
Alma mater	Temple University

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Patricia "Patti" Blevins is an American politician and the former President pro tempore of the Delaware Senate. A Democrat, she represented the 7th district from 1990 until 2016, when she lost her reelection campaign by 282 votes.^[1] Blevins served as Majority Leader of the Delaware Senate from 2009 to 2012 and Majority Whip from 2007 to 2009.^[2] She was on the town council and mayor of Elsmere, Delaware from 1985 to 1990. She attended Mount Pleasant High School and received her BA in psychology from Temple University in 1975.^[3]

References

^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 8, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
^ "Senator Patricia M. Blevins (D)". Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
^ "Senator Patti Blevins's Biography". VoteSmart. Retrieved 4 September 2012.

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Preceded by Anthony J. DeLuca	President pro tempore 2013–2017	Succeeded by David McBride

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[1] "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 8, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2019.

[2] "Senator Patricia M. Blevins (D)". Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved June 17, 2021.

[3] "Senator Patti Blevins's Biography". VoteSmart. Retrieved 4 September 2012.

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-'''Patricia "Patti" Blevins''' is an [[United States|American]] [[politician]] and the former [[President pro tempore]] of the [[Delaware Senate]]. A [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]], she represented the 7th district from 1990 until 2016, when she lost her reelection campaign by 282 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect16/elect16_general/html/election.shtml|title=State of Delaware General Election Official Results|date=November 8, 2016|publisher=Delaware Commissioner of Elections|location=Dover, Delaware|accessdate=January 2, 2019}}</ref> She was on the town council and mayor of [[Elsmere, Delaware]] from 1985 to 1990. She attended [[Mount Pleasant High School (Wilmington, Delaware)|Mount Pleasant High School]] and received her [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in psychology from [[Temple University]] in 1975.<ref>{{cite web|title=Senator Patti Blevins's Biography|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/5727|publisher=VoteSmart|accessdate=4 September 2012}}</ref>
+'''Patricia "Patti" Blevins''' is an American [[politician]] and the former [[President pro tempore]] of the [[Delaware Senate]]. A [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]], she represented the [[Delaware's 7th Senate district|7th district]] from 1990 until 2016, when she lost her reelection campaign by 282 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect16/elect16_general/html/election.shtml|title=State of Delaware General Election Official Results|date=November 8, 2016|publisher=Delaware Commissioner of Elections|location=Dover, Delaware|accessdate=January 2, 2019}}</ref> Blevins served as Majority Leader of the Delaware Senate from 2009 to 2012 and Majority Whip from 2007 to 2009.<ref>{{cite web |title=Senator Patricia M. Blevins (D) |url=https://legis.delaware.gov/AssemblyMember/148/Blevins |website=Delaware General Assembly |access-date=June 17, 2021}}</ref> She was on the town council and mayor of [[Elsmere, Delaware]] from 1985 to 1990. She attended [[Mount Pleasant High School (Wilmington, Delaware)|Mount Pleasant High School]] and received her [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in psychology from [[Temple University]] in 1975.<ref>{{cite web|title=Senator Patti Blevins's Biography|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/5727|publisher=VoteSmart|accessdate=4 September 2012}}</ref>
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