{{Short description|American politician (1938–2016)}} {{more citations needed|date=December 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2016}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Ann Day | birth_name = Eleanor Ann Day | birth_date = {{birth date|1938|08|10}} | birth_place = El Paso, Texas, U.S | state_senate = Arizona | district = 12th | term_start = January 14, 1991 | term_end = January 8, 2001 | preceded = John Mawhinney | succeeded = Toni Hellon | death_date = {{Death date and age|2016|05|07|1938|08|10}} | death_place = Tucson, Arizona, U.S | education = Arizona State University (BA)<br>University of Arizona (MEd) | spouse = {{marriage|Gene Simpson|November 1, 1958|1970|reason=divorced}}<br>{{marriage|Scott Alexander|June 12, 1971||reason=divorced}} | relatives = Sandra Day O'Connor (sister) | party = Republican | occupation = Politician, teacher }} '''Eleanor Ann Day''' (August 10, 1938 – May 7, 2016) was an American politician and educator who served as a member of the Arizona Senate from 1991 to 2001. Day was the younger sister of Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
==Early life and education== Born in El Paso, Texas, Day received her bachelor's degree in education from Arizona State University and her master's degree in counseling and guidance from University of Arizona.
== Career == Day taught in the Alhambra and Tucson School Districts in Arizona. She also was a marriage and family therapist for the Pima County Conciliation Court. Day served in the Arizona Senate from 1990 to 2000 as a Republican. She then served on the Pima County, Arizona Board of Supervisors from 2000 to 2012. She also served on the Arizona Industrial Commission.
== Personal life == Day was the sister of retired United States Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor. She was married twice: first to Manford Eugene "Gene" Simpson on November 1, 1958, and then to state senator John Scott Alexander on June 12, 1971.<ref>{{cite web|title=Simpson-Day|work=The Arizona Republic|date=November 6, 1958|page=36|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123305608/|accessdate=April 21, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Sandal|last=English|title=A Quorum Of Senators|work=Arizona Daily Star|date=June 13, 1971|page=2D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123305337/|accessdate=April 21, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Both marriages ended in divorce.<ref>{{cite web|title=Divorces Granted|work=The Arizona Republic|date=February 1, 1970|page=|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123305724/|accessdate=April 21, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> On May 7, 2016, Day was killed in an automobile accident by a drunk driver involving three vehicles near Tucson, Arizona.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sister-of-former-supreme-court-justice-oconnor-killed-in-arizona-car-crash/|title=Sister of former Supreme Court Justice O'Connor killed in Arizona car crash|work=Fox News|date=May 8, 2016 |access-date=May 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kvoa.com/story/31916809/ann-day-dies-at-the-age-of-77|title=Former Pima County Supervisor Ann Day dies at the age of 77|work=KVOA|date=May 7, 2016|accessdate=May 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509113130/http://www.kvoa.com/story/31916809/ann-day-dies-at-the-age-of-77|archive-date=May 9, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://apps.azlibrary.gov/officials/Detail.aspx?ID=342|title=LAPR – State Library of Arizona|accessdate=May 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629210007/http://apps.azlibrary.gov/officials/Detail.aspx?ID=342|archive-date=June 29, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.evergreenmortuary-cemetery.com/obituaries/Eleanor-Day/|title=Eleanor Ann Day Obituary|last=|first=|date=|website=Evergreen Cemetery|language=en|access-date=2020-01-31}}</ref>
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