Mary Groves Bland | |
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| Member of the Missouri Senate from the 9th district | |
| In office 1998 – January 5, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Phil Curls |
| Succeeded by | Yvonne S. Wilson |
| Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 43rd district | |
| In office January 5, 1983 – 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Robert F. Sego |
| Succeeded by | Terry Riley |
| Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 30th district | |
| In office January 7, 1981 – January 5, 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Phillip P. Scaglia |
| Succeeded by | Sandra Lee Reeves |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 24, 1936 Kansas City, Missouri |
| Died | February 19, 2016 (aged 80) Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Political party | Democratic |
Mary Groves Bland (January 24, 1936 – February 19, 2016) was an American politician and advocate for mental health and health services who served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 1981 to 1998 and in the Missouri Senate from the 9th district from 1998 to 2005.[1]
She died from complications related to Alzheimer's disease on February 19, 2016, in Chattanooga, Tennessee at age 80.[2]
- ^ "VIDEO: Bland remembered as caring for common man". Kshb.com. 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- ^ "Former Missouri state Sen. Mary Bland of Kansas City dies". Kansascity.com. 2016-02-22. Retrieved 2018-12-29.