Patsy Ticer

Patsy Ticer
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 30th district
In office
January 10, 1996 – January 11, 2012
Preceded byBob Calhoun
Succeeded byAdam Ebbin
Mayor of Alexandria, Virginia
In office
January 2, 1991 – January 5, 1996
Preceded byJim Moran
Succeeded byKerry J. Donley
Personal details
BornPatricia Keyser Smith
(1935-01-06)January 6, 1935
DiedAugust 7, 2017(2017-08-07) (aged 82)
Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
Spouse
John "Jack" Ticer
(m. 1956; died 2007)
Children4
Alma materSweet Briar College
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Patricia Keyser Ticer (née Smith; January 6, 1935 – August 7, 2017), known as Patsy Ticer, was an American politician.

Ticer was born in Washington, D.C. She grew up in Alexandria, Virginia and graduated from George Washington High School. In 1955, Ticer received her bachelor's degree in political science from Sweet Briar College. Ticer served on the Alexandria City Council in the 1980s. She then served as Mayor of Alexandria from 1991 to 1996. Ticer served in the Senate of Virginia from 1996 to 2011 and was a Democrat. Ticer died in a hospital in Alexandria, Virginia from complications from a fall.