Nancy Farmer (politician)

Nancy Farmer
Nancy Farmer
Treasurer of Missouri
	In office; January 8, 2001 – January 10, 2005
Governor	Bob Holden
Preceded by	Bob Holden
Succeeded by	Sarah Steelman
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives; from the 64th district
	In office; January 1993 – January 1997
Preceded by	Tom Stoff
Succeeded by	Bob Hilgemann
Personal details
Born	September 11, 1956 (age 68); Jacksonville, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Illinois College (BA)

Nancy Farmer (born September 11, 1956) was the 43rd State Treasurer of Missouri, serving from 2001 to 2005.^[1]

Farmer was raised in Jacksonville, Illinois and graduated from Illinois College there in 1979.^[2]

She later moved to Missouri, where she joined the Democratic Party. She was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives, serving from 1993 to 1997. During her tenure in the state legislature, she served as chairwoman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee.^[2]

Appointed in 1997 as Assistant Treasurer under State Treasurer Bob Holden, Farmer was elected as State Treasurer of Missouri herself in November 2000. She was the first woman to hold both posts.^[2]

In 2004 she was unsuccessful in the 2004 United States Senate election in Missouri, running against incumbent Republican Kit Bond.

References

^ "Nancy Farmer". Clint Zweifel. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Nancy Farmer: 43rd State Treasurer: 2001-2004". Missouri State Treasurer website. Archived from the original on 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2009-06-23.

Missouri House of Representatives
Preceded by Tom Stoff	Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 64th district 1993–1997	Succeeded by Bob Hilgemann
Political offices
Preceded by Bob Holden	Treasurer of Missouri 2001–2005	Succeeded by Sarah Steelman
Party political offices
Preceded by Bob Holden	Democratic nominee for State Treasurer of Missouri 2000	Succeeded by Mark Powell
Preceded by Jay Nixon	Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator from Missouri (Class 3) 2004	Succeeded by Robin Carnahan

[1] "Nancy Farmer". Clint Zweifel. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-12-10.

[tmogov-2] "Nancy Farmer: 43rd State Treasurer: 2001-2004". Missouri State Treasurer website. Archived from the original on 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2009-06-23.

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