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{{Short description|American politician (1935–2017)}}

{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Patsy Ticer
| honorific-suffix =
| image = Patsy Ticer 2010.jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| state_senate = Virginia
| district = [[Virginia Senate, District 30|30th]]
| term_start = January 10, 1996
| term_end = January 11, 2012
| preceded = [[Bob Calhoun]]
| succeeded = [[Adam Ebbin]]
| office2 = [[Mayor of Alexandria, Virginia]]
| term_start2 = January 2, 1991
| term_end2 = January 5, 1996
| preceded2 = [[Jim Moran]]
| succeeded2 = [[Kerry J. Donley]]
| birth_name = Patricia Keyser Smith
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1935|1|6}}
| birth_place = [[Washington, D.C.]], U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|8|7|1935|1|6}}
| death_place = Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
| restingplace =
| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| spouse = {{marriage|end=died|John "Jack" Ticer|1956|2007}}
| children = 4
| alma_mater = [[Sweet Briar College]]
}}

'''Patricia Keyser Ticer''' ({{nee}} Smith; January 6, 1935 – August 7, 2017), known as '''Patsy Ticer''', was an [[American politician]].

Ticer was born in [[Washington, D.C.]] She grew up in [[Alexandria, Virginia]] and graduated from George Washington High School. In 1955, Ticer received her bachelor's degree in political science from [[Sweet Briar College]]. Ticer served on the Alexandria City Council in the 1980s. She then served as [[List of mayors of Alexandria, Virginia|Mayor of Alexandria]] from 1991 to 1996. Ticer served in the [[Senate of Virginia]] from 1996 to 2011 and was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]. Ticer died in a hospital in Alexandria, Virginia from complications from a fall.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2011/02/longtime_alexandria_state_sena.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716021237/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2011/02/longtime_alexandria_state_sena.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 16, 2012|title=Longtime Alexandria state senator to retire at end of 2011|date=February 17, 2011|newspaper=[[Washington Post]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://alextimes.com/2017/08/former-alexandria-mayor-state-senator-patsy-ticer-dies/|title=Former Alexandria Mayor, state senator Patsy Ticer dies - Alexandria Times - Alexandria, VA|website=alextimes.com|date=7 August 2017|accessdate=March 18, 2018}}</ref><ref>Reed Morwaski, Bridget, (August 7, 2017).[https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/patsy-ticer-four-term-virginia-state-senator-dies-at-82/2017/08/07/b3a73d04-7b90-11e7-9d08-b79f191668ed_story.html Pasty Ticer, four-term Virginia state senator, dies at age 82], ''The Washington Post'', Retrieved August 8, 2017.</ref>

== Biography ==
Ticer married John "Jack" Ticer in 1956. They had four children. She was a real estate agent and served on the boards of [[Alexandria Library, Virginia|Alexandria Library]], Athenaeum, the Humane Society, and the [[United Way]]. She served as vestry senior warden of [[St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Alexandria, Virginia)|St. Paul's Episcopal Church]] in 1978, 1979 and from 1981 to 1983.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://alextimes.com/2017/08/patsyticer/|title=Patsy Ticer: Alexandrians remember legacy of service-oriented former mayor, state senator {{!}} Alexandria Times {{!}} Alexandria, VA|website=alextimes.com|date=10 August 2017|language=en-US|access-date=2018-11-11}}</ref>

Ticer was elected to the city council in 1982 and served as Vice-Mayor in her second council term. She was elected mayor in 1991, and was the city's first female mayor.<ref name=":0" />

==References==
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==External links==
*{{cite web | title = Senator Patsy Ticer (D-Alexandria) | work = Richmond Sunlight | url = http://www.richmondsunlight.com/legislator/psticer/}}
*{{cite web | title = Patricia S Ticer | publisher = Virginia Public Access Project | url = http://www.vpap.org/candidates/profile/home/893}}
*{{cite web | title = Election Results | publisher = Virginia State Board of Elections | url = http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms/Election_Information/Election_Results/Index.html | access-date = 2009-01-27 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100617084700/http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms/Election_Information/Election_Results/Index.html | archive-date = 2010-06-17 | url-status = dead }}
*[http://www.vote-smart.org/bio.php?can_id=8267 Project Vote Smart - Senator Patricia S. 'Patsy' Ticer (VA)] profile
*''Follow the Money'' - Patricia S (Patsy) Ticer
**[http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200545&c=414050 2005] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200345&c=59463 2003] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200145&c=59914 2001] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=199945&c=2258 1999] campaign contributions
*[https://archive.today/20071020010336/http://projects.washingtonpost.com/votersguide/2007/va/races/va-senate-district-30/ Washington Post - Senate District 30 Race]

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before=[[Jim Moran]] |
title=Mayor of the City of [[Alexandria, Virginia]]|
years=1991–1996|
after=[[Kerry J. Donley]]}}
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| title=[[Virginia Senate, District 30]]
| before=[[Bob Calhoun]]
| after=[[Adam Ebbin]]
| years=1996–2012
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[[Category:Episcopalians from Virginia]]
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[[Category:20th-century American women politicians]]
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