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  Kent, Mary Lou
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AffiliationRepublican  
 
NameMary Lou Kent
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Quincy, Illinois , United States
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Born October 03, 1921
DiedMarch 09, 1981 (59 years)
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Jan 09, 2015 01:54am
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InfoState House, 1973-1981
State Senate, 1981 died in office

Mary Lou Kent (October 3, 1921 – March 9, 1981) was an American businesswoman and politician.

Born in Quincy, Illinois, Kent went to University of Colorado and Michigan State University. She worked as an administrative assistant for the Quincy Chamber of Commerce. In 1973, Kent served in the Illinois House of Representatives as a Republican and then in 1980 was elected to the Illinois State Senate. She died of a heart attack while in a car in an Quincy shopping mall in Quincy, Illinois. Her daughter Laura Kent Donahue succeeded her mother in the Illinois Senate.

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Daughter Laura Kent Donahue 1949-

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  11/04/1980 IL State Senate 48 Won 50.63% (+1.26%)
  11/07/1978 IL State House 048 Won 31.29% (+4.85%)
  11/02/1976 IL State House 048 Won 31.85% (+1.12%)
  11/05/1974 IL State House 048 Won 26.71% (-4.99%)
  11/07/1972 IL State House 048 Won 22.89% (-1.59%)
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