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Ann Day

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Ann Day
Member of the Arizona Senate
from the 12th district
In office
January 14, 1991 – January 8, 2001
Preceded byJohn Mawhinney
Succeeded byToni Hellon
Personal details
Born
Eleanor Ann Day

(1938-08-10)August 10, 1938
El Paso, Texas, U.S
DiedMay 7, 2016(2016-05-07) (aged 77)
Tucson, Arizona, U.S
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)
Gene Simpson
(m. 1958; div. 1970)

(m. 1971, divorced)
RelativesSandra Day O'Connor (sister)
EducationArizona State University (BA)
University of Arizona (MEd)
OccupationPolitician, teacher

Eleanor Ann Day (August 10, 1938 – May 7, 2016) was an American politician, educator, and psychologist who served as a member of the Arizona Senate from 1991 to 2001. Day was the younger sister of Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor.

Early life and education

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Born in El Paso, Texas, Day received her bachelor's degree in education from Arizona State University and her master's degree in counseling and guidance from University of Arizona.

Career

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Day taught in the Alhambra and Tucson School Districts in Arizona. She also was a marriage and family therapist for the Pima County Conciliation Court. Day served in the Arizona Senate from 1990 to 2000 as a Republican. She then served on the Pima County, Arizona Board of Supervisors from 2000 to 2012. She also served on the Arizona Industrial Commission.

Personal life

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Day was the sister of retired United States Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor. She was married twice: first to Manford Eugene "Gene" Simpson on November 1, 1958, and then to state senator John Scott Alexander on June 12, 1971.[1][2] Both marriages ended in divorce.[3] On May 7, 2016, Day was killed in an automobile accident by a drunk driver involving three vehicles near Tucson, Arizona.[4][5][6][7]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Simpson-Day". The Arizona Republic. November 6, 1958. p. 36. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ English, Sandal (June 13, 1971). "A Quorum Of Senators". Arizona Daily Star. p. 2D. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Divorces Granted". The Arizona Republic. February 1, 1970. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Sister of former Supreme Court Justice O'Connor killed in Arizona car crash". Fox News. May 8, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  5. ^ News 4 Tucson Staff (May 7, 2016). "Former Pima County Supervisor Ann Day dies at the age of 77". Archived from the original on May 9, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "LAPR – State Library of Arizona". Archived from the original on June 29, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  7. ^ "Eleanor Ann Day Obituary". Evergreen Cemetery. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
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