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| Name | Nancy Farmer |
| Address | 3232 Laclede Station Road
St. Louis, Missouri , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | [Link] |
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September 11, 1956
(67 years)
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| Contributor | Wishful Thinking |
| Last Modifed | RBH
Jan 23, 2021 03:43pm |
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| Info | Nancy Farmer's story is the classic American narrative of beating the odds and achieving success. From her roots in a working class family to her election in 2000 as the first woman State Treasurer in Missouri, Nancy's life is a testament to the rewards that hard work and a commitment to public service can bring.
As a State Legislator from 1993-1997, Nancy was a leading advocate for Missouri's working men and women. In the House, she chaired the Ways and Means Committee, leading the effort to eliminate the state sales tax on groceries, one of the largest and fairest tax cuts in Missouri's history. Nancy also worked to enact the Historic Preservation Tax Credit, which has spurred a billion dollars in redevelopment and created more than 28,000 jobs in Missouri.
In 1997, Nancy was appointed the state's first woman Deputy State Treasurer. And in 2000, she ran for Treasurer and won.
Under Nancy, the Treasurer's office has become one of the most dynamic and innovative offices in the nation. In three and a half years, she broke records by returning over $50 million in unclaimed property to rightful owners. She has dramatically expanded the Missouri Savings for Tuition program, which today is helping the families of 70,000 children save for the future. Nancy has also done more with less, cutting the administrative budget by 15 percent.
As a guardian of the Missouri public treasury, Nancy has proven that she is one of the most fiscally responsible government officials in the nation.
Born in 1956, Nancy grew up in Jacksonville, Illinois and was the first in her family to get a college education, graduating from Illinois College in 1979. Later, she also studied at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. Nancy's interest in government and politics began in college when she became involved in the movement to get the Equal Rights Amendment ratified.
During the mid-1980s, Nancy started on a path of public service, serving as Executive Director of the Skinker-DeBaliviere Community Council in St. Louis, a non-profit housing and development co-op.
That 7-year stint sparked her career in politics, and in 1992, she was elected to the state House. She ran unopposed in 1994 and in 1996.
Nancy is married to Darrell Hartke, an industrial-organizational psychologist, and they make their home in St. Louis.
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