State Sen. Dan Patrick

District 7 (R-Houston )

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Personal Profile

Full Name: Dan Patrick
Birthdate: 4-4-1950
Hometown: Houston
Race: White
Occupation: Broadcasting
Education: B.A., University of Maryland Baltimore County
Spouse: Jan

Financial Statements

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Election Info

2012 General Election
Won with 68.41% of vote
2012 Republican Party Primary Election
Won with 100.00% of vote
2010 General Election
Won with 86.41% of vote
2006 General Election
Won with 69.19% of vote
2006 Republican Party Primary Election
Won with 68.82% of vote

Political Profile

Current Office: Texas Senate
District: 7
Party: Republican Party
Term Expiration: 2015
Term Length: 4 years
Salary: $7,200 per year
Committees
  • Education (Chair)
  • Higher Education
  • Transportation
  • Criminal Justice
  • Finance
Staffers
Logan Spence Chief of Staff
John Gibbs Legislative Director
Tina Poston Executive Assistant
Lauren Sutterfield Legal counsel
Suzanne Tomlin Legislative Aide
Texas Senate District 7 Facts
District Map (pdf)
Population & Household Profile
Education & Employment Profile
Income & Housing Profile
County Report (pdf)
City & CDP Report (pdf)
School District Report (pdf)
Zip Code Report (pdf)
Precinct Report (pdf)

Contact Info

Email: dan.patrick@senate.state.tx.us
Websites: Senator Dan Patrick: District 7
Dan Patrick
Twitter: @DanPatrick
Facebook: facebook.com/sen.dan.patrick
Capitol Office
Room: 3S.3
Address: P.O. Box 12068
Austin, TX 78711
Phone: 512-463-0107
District Office
Address: 11451 Katy Fwy, Suite 209
Houston, TX 77079
Phone: 713-464-0282
Follow @DanPatrick

Twitter Feed

  • House passed my Charter bill today 114-23 I've worked on it for 4 yrs -is the centerpiece of our school choice plan

    a day ago

  • I honored one of our constituents yesterday at the Capitol An amazing young man with autism I met last year http://t.co/NpOubST3XA

    3 days ago

  • We cut STAAR tests by Pearson from 15 to 5 for 9th-12th. 81% of students passed ALG I, but it only took getting 37 of 100 right to pass

    6 days ago

  • I have questions about the quality of the Pearson Co tests Other states have problems as well http://t.co/cfR0kLHfPr http://t.co/2KpsxRr4Ra

    6 days ago

  • Spending time with my Mom, wife, & my daughter in law, only makes me more amazed at the incredible role Moms play in life -Happy Mothers Day

    6 days ago

  • Inside Texas Politics (5/5) http://t.co/JbLSWTAsAF My interview on WFAA in Dallas last week on education

    10 days ago

  • Senate Approves Reducing Tests 15 to 5 http://t.co/iVSgQhDyvU via @TexasTribune This was one of my keystone bills to our educ reform package

    12 days ago

  • CSCOPE -I want to end CSCOPE but have the votes yet-until I do I'm putting there 1600 lesson plans under SBOE review http://t.co/Qb9hje3T8d

    12 days ago

  • I was a co-author of this important bill with Sen West Lawmakers advance option for failing schools http://t.co/oQaD1w68dW via @theeagle

    17 days ago

  • AG: Domestic Partner Benefits Violate Constitution http://t.co/wFH3qft81c via @TexasTribune

    19 days ago

Legislative Info

Bill Activity
Total Bills Filed 78 (31.87 avg. in the Senate)

Latest Moving Bills

SB100
Relating to the total revenue exemption for the franchise tax.
SB100
Relating to the total revenue exemption for the franchise tax.
SB101
Relating to the constitutional limit on the rate of growth of appropriations and the use of surplus state revenues.
SB101
Relating to the constitutional limit on the rate of growth of appropriations and the use of surplus state revenues.
SB102
Relating to the rollback tax rate of a taxing unit other than a school district and to voter approval of a proposed tax rate that exceeds the rollback tax rate.