Pat Schroeder

Patricia Nell Scott Schroeder (July 30, 1940 – March 13, 2023) was an American politician and writer. She represented Colorado in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1997. She was a member of the Democratic Party. Schroeder was the first female U.S. Representative elected in Colorado. She was born in Portland, Oregon. 

Schroeder unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1988. 
On March 13, 2023, Schroeder died from complications of a stroke at a hospital in Celebration, Florida, at the age of 82.

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