Rita Heard Days


Rita Heard Days is a Democratic politician from St. Louis, Missouri. She served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 1993 to 2000, and was a member of the Missouri Senate from 2003 to 2011.

Background and personal life

Days was born in Minden, Louisiana and educated at Lincoln University. She has three children.

Political career

Days was first elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in a special election in 1993, and served in that body through the year 2000. She was elected to the Missouri State Senate in 2002. As a senator, she served on the following committees:
In 2010, she was succeeded in the Senate by fellow Democrat Maria Chappelle-Nadal.