Penny severns biography

          Severns was born January 21, , in Decatur, Illinois..

          Penny Severns

          American politician

          Penny Severns (1952–1998) was a member of the Illinois Senate who represented the 51st Senate District from 1987 until her death in February 1998.

          Early life

          Severns was born January 21, 1952, in Decatur, Illinois.

          Penny Severns, born in Decatur on Jan. 21, , was a shining star in Illinois politics whose light was sadly extinguished prematurely.

        1. Penny Severns, born in Decatur on Jan. 21, , was a shining star in Illinois politics whose light was sadly extinguished prematurely.
        2. Penny Severns was a member of the Illinois Senate who represented the 51st Senate District from until her death in February
        3. Severns was born January 21, , in Decatur, Illinois.
        4. Penny A Severns was born circa , in birth place, Texas, to George Severns and Dorothea Severns.
        5. Under This Beautiful Dome is a memoir written by journalist Terry Mutchler about her hidden lesbian relationship with the Illinois Senator, Penny Severns.

          6. After graduating from high school, she attended Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. While in college, at the age of 20, she was an alternate delegate to the 1972 Democratic National Convention, the then-youngest person elected to serve in that role.[1] In 1974, she graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science and international relations.[1]

          Beginning in 1977, Severns served for two years as a special assistant to the administrator of the Agency for International Development.[1] In this capacity she traveled to Nepal, India and Thailand, where she audited the United States' mission in those countries.

          She also represented the agency during the negotiations of the Camp David Accor