Pat Schroeder

Pat Schroeder
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Colorado's 1st district
In office
January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1997
Preceded byMike McKevitt
Succeeded byDiana DeGette
Personal details
Born
Patricia Nell Scott

(1940-07-30)July 30, 1940
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
DiedMarch 13, 2023(2023-03-13) (aged 82)
Celebration, Florida, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
James Schroeder
(m. 1962)
Children2
Education

Patricia Nell Scott Schroeder (July 30, 1940 – March 13, 2023) was an American politician who represented Colorado's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, Schroeder was the first female U.S. Representative elected from Colorado and ran for president in 1988.