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  Severns, Penny
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AffiliationDemocratic  
<-  1992-01-01  
 
NamePenny Severns
Address
Decatur, Illinois , United States
EmailNone
WebsiteNone
Born January 21, 1952
DiedFebruary 21, 1998 (46 years)
ContributorCOSDem
Last ModifedRBH
Oct 08, 2020 07:33pm
Tags Married - Cancer -
InfoBorn in Decatur, Macon County, Ill.

Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1972

Member of Illinois state senate, 1987-98

Nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 1994.

Brief Candidate for Secretary of State of Illinois, 1998.

Died of cancer, in Decatur, Macon County, Ill.


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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Jan 21, 2004 12:00am News Area leaders remember her as hard-working (Penny Severns)  Article COSDem 
Jan 21, 2004 12:00am News Scholarship named in Severns' honor  Article COSDem 
Jan 21, 2004 12:00am News State House Resolution Honoring Penny Severns  Article COSDem 
Feb 23, 1998 12:00am News Sen. Severns dies of breast cancer  Article COSDem 

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RACES
  11/05/1996 IL State Senate 51 Won 67.74% (+35.47%)
  11/08/1994 IL Lt. Governor Lost 34.44% (-29.44%)
  03/15/1994 IL Lt. Governor- D Primary Won 45.75% (+4.47%)
  11/03/1992 IL State Senate 51 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/08/1988 IL State Senate 51 Won 62.57% (+25.13%)
  11/04/1986 IL State Senate 51 Won 53.44% (+6.87%)
  11/04/1980 IL District 21 Lost 32.44% (-35.12%)
ENDORSEMENTS
IL Secretary of State- D Primary - Mar 17, 1998 D Jesse White
IL Governor - D Primary - Mar 15, 1994 D Richard J. Phelan