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Summary

Senator Dan Patrick

Full Name: Dan Patrick
Office: State Senate (TX) - District 7, Republican
First Elected: 11/2006
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Jan; 2 Children: Ryan, Shane
Birth Place: Baltimore, MD
Home City: Houston, TX
Religion: Baptist

Recent Key Votes

SJR 13 - Constitutional Amendment to Establish Term Limits
Legislation-Joint Resolution (Yea)

March 19, 2013 - Amends the constitution to establish a term limit of 2 consecutive terms for positions filled in statewide elections, except for judicial positions (Sec. 1). ...

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Recent Public Statements

CNN "Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees" Transcript: Texas School Shooting

Jan. 22, 2013 - Joining us now is Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. This happened in her district as she was attending a violence prevention forum in Washington. In just ...

Governor Perry Announces Texas Budget Compact

April 16, 2012 - Gov. Rick Perry announced the Texas Budget Compact, composed of five key principles for a stronger Texas. The governor called on lawmakers to commit to ...

Issue Position: Government Spending

Reduce government spending now We elected Republican majorities in the Texas House and Senate and expected them to be fiscally conservative. Our legislature has let ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2012 National Rifle Association Candidate Positions on Gun Rights 92%
2011 Texas Association of Business Cumulative Score 82%
2011 Young Conservatives of Texas Lifetime Score 86%
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Campaign Finances

Top industry Uncoded ($180,829.00)
Source FollowTheMoney.org
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Dan Patrick refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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Contact Information

Capitol Webmail
http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/Senate/members/dist7/dist7.htm#Form

Capitol Website
http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/Senate/members/dist7/dist7.htm

General Website - Twitter
https://twitter.com/danpatrick

General Website - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/dan.patrick.texas

Capitol
Post Office Box 12068
Capitol Station
Austin, TX 78711
Phone: 512-463-0107
Fax: 512-463-8810

District
11451 Katy Freeway
Suite 209
Houston, TX 77079
Phone: 713-464-0282
Fax: 713-461-0108

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