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{{short description|American politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Norma Champion
|image =
|caption =
|office1 = Member of the [[Missouri Senate]] from the 30th district
|term_start1 = January 8, 2003
|term_end1 = January 5, 2011
|predecessor1 = [[Roseann Bentley]]
|successor1 = [[Bob Dixon (Missouri politician)|Bob Dixon]]
|office2 = Member of the [[Missouri House of Representatives]] from the 134th district
|term_start2 = January 6, 1993
|term_end2 = January 8, 2003
|predecessor2 = [[M. Douglas Harpool]]
|successor2 = [[James Viebrock]]
|birth_name =
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1933|1|21}}
|birth_place = [[Oklahoma City]], [[Oklahoma]]
|party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
}}

'''Norma Champion''' (born January 21, 1933) is a former children's TV show host and retired university [[professor]] who served as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] in both the [[Missouri House of Representatives]] from 1993 through 2003 and the [[Missouri State Senate]] from 2003 through 2011. She is a resident of [[Springfield, Missouri]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://house.mo.gov/memberdetails.aspx?district=134&year=2002&code=R |title=Representative Norma Champion |publisher=House.mo.gov |date= |accessdate=2021-01-23}}</ref>

Norma received her master's degree in communications from [[Southwest Missouri State College]] and a [[Ph.D.]] in educational communications technology from the [[University of Oklahoma]]. She went on to do post-graduate study at the [[University of London]]. After completing her studies, she served as professor of Broadcasting and Communication Theory at [[Evangel University]], and, from 1957 to 1986, was the writer, producer, and host of the television program The Children's Hour on [[KYTV (TV)|KYTV]].

In 1987, Norma was elected to the Springfield (MO) city council. She served in that body through 1992, when she was elected to the [[Missouri House of Representatives]], She served in that body through 2002, when she was elected to the [[Missouri State Senate]]. During her eight years in the Senate, she served on the following committees:
*Gubernatorial Appointments
*Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families (chair)
*Education (vice chair)
*Appropriations
*Rules

In 2009, Norma was awarded the General Superintendent's Medal of Honor from the [[Assemblies of God]] Fellowship.

In 2011, Norma was named Professor Emerita at Evangel University.

On June 7, 2014, Norma was inducted into the Missouri Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame—the first woman to receive this honor.

==References==
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==Further reading==
*''Official Manual, State of Missouri, 2005-2006.'' Jefferson City, MO: Secretary of State.

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