Penny Severns

Quick Facts

Full Name	Penny Severns
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Jan 21, 1952(1952-01-21)
Age	72
Date Of Death	1998-02-21
Birthplace	Decatur
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Capricorn

Penny Severns Biography

Penny Severns is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on January 21, 1952 in Decatur, Illinois, United States. Severns was born on January 21 1952, in Decatur, Illinois. After graduating from high school, she went to the Southern Illinois University’s Carbondale campus. When she was in college at the age of 20 she was an alternate delegate at in 1972’s Democratic National Convention, the first person of her age to be elected to be a delegate in this role. She graduated in 1974. received the degree of bachelor’s in international and political science relations.

The year 1983 was the time that Severens changed her name to Democratic Party of Illinois’ Central Committeewoman from Illinois’s 20th congressional district. She worked along with Central Committeeman Vince Demuzio. She was replaced by Ellen Sinclair of Salem, Illinois.

In the Senate, she held the position of Minority Caucus Whip. She also served as minority spokesperson of the Revenue Committee and on the Executive Committee and Legislative Audit Commission. She rose to become the senior Democrat on the Appropriations Committee and was the first woman to ever be appointed chief budget negotiator. She was viewed as an advocate for working families, breast cancer awareness and who helped in the preservation of the Dana-Thomas House in Springfield. In 1989, Senator Severns was selected from a nationwide group of legislators to participate as a fellow at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. Her work there earned her a position to study public policy with the National Council of State Legislatures.

In late 1993, Severns announced that she was going to run for the Democratic nomination for Comptroller, but later switched to running for Lieutenant Governor. After the primary election, she was paired with Dawn Clark Netsch, which is the first and only time in Illinois history that two women were the top of the ticket. During the campaign, Severns was diagnosed with breast cancer. Ultimately, Clark Netsch and Severns lost to Jim Edgar and Bob Kustra.

In 1980, she was a candidate in the 1980 election for Congress in 1980 against Edward Rell Madigan, but was defeated in a year which was heavily favored by that of the Republican Party. In her second run to run for office in the public sector, she was elected to an appointment to Decatur City Council. Decatur City Council with the highest number of votes the city had ever seen in the year.

Penny Severns Net Worth

Penny Severns is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Penny Severns 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Penny Severns (1952-1998) was a member of the Illinois Senate that was a member of the 51st Senate District from 1987 until her demise in February 1998.

As of 1977 Severns was employed for two terms as an assistant special to the director at the Agency for International Development. In that capacity, she went across Nepal, India and Thailand where she reviewed the United States’ mission in these countries. She also represented the agency in negotiations on the Camp David Accords. When she was in Washington, Severns was also an associate resident with the Smithsonian Institution. After departing from the State Department Severns took a job at the Decatur-based Archer Daniels Midland.

In 1986, she ran for the Illinois Senate against ten-year incumbent James Rupp and won in one of the few upset races for the Illinois General Assembly that year. Though Rupp was the earlier favorite, a combination of a media savvy candidate, a well planned campaign strategy, keeping the focus on chosen issues and targeting of rural areas that Rupp had neglected were credited with the success of her campaign.

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Penny Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Penny Severns celebrates birthday on January 21 of every year.