Patricia Smith "Patsy" Ticer (January 6, 1935 – August 7, 2017) was an American politician. She was born in Alexandria, Virginia. She was a member of the Democratic Party. Ticer served on the City Council of Alexandria, Virginia in the 1980s. She then served as Mayor of Alexandria from 1991 to 1996. Ticer served in the Senate of Virginia from 1996 until her retirement in 2011.