Norma Daniels Explained

Norma Daniels
State Senate:Kansas
District:31st
Term Start:1981
Term End:1993
Predecessor:Wesley Sowers
Successor:Christine Downey
Birth Name:Norma Staab[1]
Birth Date:1930 7, mf=yes[2]
Birth Place:Yates Center, Kansas, U.S.
Residence:Valley Center, Kansas
Death Date:September 13, 2008
Death Place:Wichita, Kansas
Spouse:Robert M. Daniels
Children:9
Party:Democrat
Alma Mater:St. Mary's School of Nursing

Norma Lee Daniels (July 6, 1930 - September 13, 2008) was an American politician who served as a Democrat in the Kansas State Senate from 1981 to 1993.

Daniels was raised in Kansas City, Missouri, and graduated from high school and nursing school there. After graduation, she worked as an obstetrics nurse, married in 1954, and raised children. In 1976, she successfully ran for the Valley Center city council, serving there for six years. She successfully won election to the Kansas Senate in 1980, serving three terms. She decided to retire from the legislature in 1992, and Christine Downey succeeded her.[3]

In addition to her political work, Daniels was a practicing Roman Catholic and volunteered to teach CCD. She died in Wichita in 2008.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Norma Daniels Obituary . . September 15, 2008 . . November 14, 2022.
  2. Web site: Kansas Legislators, Past and Present - Daniels, Norma . . kslib.info . State Library of Kansas . November 14, 2022.
  3. Web site: Interview of Christine Downey . Goter, Dale . August 2, 2019 . ksoralhistory.org . Kansas Oral History Project . November 9, 2022.