Florence Pendleton

Infobox_Officeholder | name=Florence H. Pendleton
nationality=American


office=United States Shadow Senator
for the District of Columbia
party=Democratic
term_start=January 1991
term_end=January 2007
alongside = Jesse Jackson, Paul Strauss
preceded= none
succeeded= Michael D. Brown
date of birth=c. 1926
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Florence H. Pendleton (born c. 1926) [cite news | title=D.C. Election News and Voters Guide: U.S. Senator Shadow Seat | work=The Washington Post | date=2000 | accessdate=2008-07-18 | url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/metro/dc/elections/senate/] is a former shadow senator from the District of Columbia.

Political career

* November 61990 — elected shadow senator when office was createdcite web | title=Historical Elected Officials: US Senator | author=District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics | accessdate=2008-07-18 | url=http://www.dcboee.org/information/eo_index/history/senator.shtm]
* November 8, 1994 — reelected shadow senator
* November 7, 2000 — reelected shadow senator
* 2006 — filed to run for reelection but was knocked off the primary ballot when her opponent Phil Pannell challenged the signatures on her petition [cite news | title=Pro-Slots Group Is Sailing On | author=Montgomery, Lori | coauthors=Silverman, Elissa | work=The Washington Post | date=2006-08-03 | page=DZ02 | accessdate=2008-07-18 | url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/02/AR2006080200728_pf.html]

References

ee also

* United States congressional delegations from the District of Columbia