Rita Heard Days | |
|---|---|
| Member of the St. Louis County Council from the 1st district | |
| Assumed office 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Hazel Erby |
| Member of the Missouri Senate from the 14th district | |
| In office 2003–2011 | |
| Preceded by | John D. Schneider |
| Succeeded by | Maria Chappelle-Nadal |
| Member of the MissouriHouseofRepresentatives from the 71st district | |
| In office 1993–2001 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 16,1950 Minden,Louisiana,U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | St. Louis,Missouri |
| Alma mater | Lincoln University |
Rita Heard Days (born October 16,1950) is a Democratic politician from St. Louis,Missouri. She served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 1993 to 2000,and was a member of the Missouri Senate from 2003 to 2011. In 2019 she was elected to the St. Louis County Council representing the first district. [1] [2]
Days was first elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in a special election in 1993,and served in that body through the year 2000. She was elected to the Missouri Senate in 2002. As a senator,she served on the following committees:
In 2010,she was succeeded in the Senate by fellow Democrat Maria Chappelle-Nadal.