Nancy Farmer (politician)
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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] From 1993-97, she served in the Missouri House of Representatives. During her tenure in the state legislature, she served as chairwoman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee.[2]
Farmer served as Assistant Treasurer under then-State Treasurer Bob Holden since 1997, then was elected State Treasurer of Missouri herself in November 2000. She was the first woman to hold both posts.[2]
She was the unsuccessful Democratic candidate in the 2004 United States Senate election in Missouri, running against incumbent Republican Kit Bond.[citation needed]
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| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Missouri State Representative - District 64 1993–1997 |
Succeeded by Bob Hilgemann |
| Preceded by | Missouri State Treasurer 2001–2005 |
Succeeded by Sarah Steelman |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Democratic Party nominee for United States Senator from Missouri (Class 3) 2004 |
Succeeded by Robin Carnahan |
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- State treasurers of Missouri
- 1956 births
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- Missouri Democrats
- Politicians from Jacksonville, Illinois
- People from St. Louis, Missouri
- Women state legislators in Missouri
- Place of birth missing (living people)
