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'''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>
'''Patricia "Patti" Blevins''' (born February 21, 1954) 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>


==References==
==References==

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Patricia Blevins
President pro tempore of the Delaware Senate
In office
2013–2017
Preceded byAnthony DeLuca
Succeeded byDavid McBride
Member of the Delaware Senate
from the 7th district
In office
1990–2017
Preceded byRobert T. Still
Succeeded byAnthony Delcollo
Personal details
Born (1954-02-21) February 21, 1954 (age 70)
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceElsmere, Delaware
Alma materTemple University

Patricia "Patti" Blevins (born February 21, 1954) 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

  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.
Delaware Senate
Preceded by President pro tempore
2013–2017
Succeeded by