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Diane Patrick
Diane Patrick is the District 3 representative on the Tarrant County College District Board of Trustees in Texas. Patrick was initially appointed to the position in 2016 by the Tarrant County College Board of Trustees. She won election to the remainder of the term in the special election on May 6, 2017.
Patrick is a former Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 94 from 2007 to 2015. She also served on the Texas State Board of Education from 1992 to 1996 and was a member of the Arlington Independent School District Board of Trustees from 1981 to 1992.
Biography
Patrick earned a B.S. in elementary education from Baylor University, an M.Ed. in elementary education from the University of North Texas and a Ph.D. in philosophy/educational administration from the University of North Texas.[1]
Patrick's professional experience includes work as a professor for Texas Christian University, a clinical associate professor for the College of Education at the University of Texas at Arlington, the director of adult program services for CPC Millwood Hospital, the director of education, in-patient, and adolescent services for Bedford Meadows Hospital, and a teacher for the Birdville ISD, the Richardson ISD, and the Waco ISD. She has also served as president of the executive committee of the Center for Professional Development and Technology, a county cochair for March of Dimes, and a member of the boards of the Texas Center for Educational Research, the Arlington Museum of Art, the Children's Advocacy Network, and the Texas Education Reform Foundation.[1]
Elections
2017
Tarrant County, Texas, held an election for county college board of trustees and water district board of directors on May 6, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 17, 2017.
The Districts 3, 4, and 5 seats on the Tarrant County College District Board of Trustees and three seats on the Tarrant Regional Water District Board of Directors were up for election in 2017.[2][3] Incumbent Diane Patrick defeated Sean Hayward in the special election for the District 3 seat on the Tarrant County College District Board of Trustees.[2]
| Tarrant County College District Board of Trustees, District 3 Special Election, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Diane Patrick Incumbent |
67.84% | 7,883 |
| Sean Hayward | 32.16% | 3,737 |
| Total Votes | 11,620 | |
| Source: Tarrant County, Texas, "Official Results," accessed May 24, 2017 | ||
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2014Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Tony Tinderholt defeated incumbent Diane Patrick in the Republican primary. Cole Ballweg was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Tinderholt defeated Ballweg and Robert Harris (L) in the general election.[4][5][6]
2012Patrick won re-election in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 94. Patrick defeated Trina Lanza in the May 29 primary election and defeated David Eyerly (L) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7]
2010Patrick won re-election in District 94. She was unopposed in the March 2 Republican primary and defeated Libertarian Richard Cross and Green Party candidate Ryan Seward in the November 2 general election.[7]
2008On November 4, 2008, Patrick won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas' 94th District, defeating Geoffrey Adams (L). Patrick received 39,915 votes in the election while Adams received 7,147 votes.[7] Patrick raised $117,592 for her campaign.[8]
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Campaign themes
2014
Patrick's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[9]
Protecting Texas from Washington’s big government agenda.
- Excerpt: "As your Representative, Dr. Patrick is committed to protecting Texas’ freedom and liberty and will continue standing up to Barack Obama and his wasteful and expensive mandates that are intruding into our everyday lives."
Protecting taxpayers with a more efficient state government.
- Excerpt: "Dr. Patrick knows keeping our taxes low starts with making sure our state government is as efficient as possible. While serving on the prestigious House Appropriations Committee, she carefully scrutinized state spending, promoting cost-saving measures and standing tall against waste and inefficiency. And, she helped make Medicaid more efficient by cracking down on fraud, waste and abuse in the program. It’s this no-nonsense approach to protecting your tax dollars that has earned her the praises of the Alliance for Prosperity."
A trusted advocate for Texas public schools.
- Excerpt: "By providing a quality education to our next generation of engineers, accountants, scientists, teachers and other in-demand professionals, Texas can offer the well-educated workforce that is critical to attracting new business to our state and growing the companies we have now. Maintaining local control of our schools, appropriately funding our classrooms and making sure our students and teachers are protected from excessive and unnecessary standardized testing are important to that goal."
Growing our economy & promoting job growth.
- Excerpt: "Since her election in 2006, Dr. Patrick has established herself as a passionate advocate for helping businesses large and small grow and prosper and she has worked closely with our business community to make sure our state remains attractive to both Fortune 500 companies looking to relocate and local businesses hoping to grow. She understands the smart way to help keep Texans working and our economy growing is with low taxes, less burdensome regulation and a more efficient government."
Helping Texas’ veterans and their families.
- Excerpt: "A member of the Texas Veterans Caucus, Dr. Patrick authored legislation to expand the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program and worked to protect the Hazlewood Exemption, which provides education benefits to honorably discharged Texas veterans and to eligible dependent children and spouses. Dr. Patrick also is a strong proponent for Proposition One, which with voter approval this November, will provide property tax relief for the spouses of military personnel who died while on active duty."
Sponsored legislation
- HB 130 - Relating to an enhanced quality full-day prekindergarten program provided by public school districts in conjunction with community providers.
- HB 1563 - Relating to the number of charters the State Board of Education may grant for open-enrollment charter schools.
- HB 2261 - Relating to establishing a select committee to review the manner in which textbooks for use in public schools are funded, adopted, and purchased.
- HB 2632 - Relating to a demonstration project to reduce social isolation among the elderly.[10]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Patrick served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Higher Education, Vice chair |
| • Rules & Resolutions |
2011-2012
During the 2011-2012 legislative session, Patrick served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Higher Education |
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2014
In 2014, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session.
2013
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In 2013, the Texas State Legislature was in its 83rd legislative session from January 8 through May 27. Thirty minutes after the regular session ended, Governor Rick Perry called legislators back for a special session starting that evening.[11] Two additional called sessions were held from July 1 through July 30 and July 30 through August 5.[12]
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2012
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2011
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In 2011, the Texas State Legislature was in its 82nd legislative session from January 11 through May 30. A special session was called for May 31 through June 29.[12]
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed May 24, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tarrant County College, "Regular & Special Trustee Election," February 21, 2017
- ↑ Tarrant Regional Water District, "2017 Election Candidate Packet," January 11, 2017
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Representative Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 Candidate funds," accessed May 24, 2014
- ↑ Diane Patrick, "Official Campaign Website," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ Texas Legislature, "Bills Authored/Joint Authored by Rep. Patrick," accessed May 24, 2014
- ↑ kten.com, "Texas Lawmakers To Tackle Redistricting In Special Session," May 29, 2013
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Legislative reference Library of Texas, "Texas Legislative Sessions and Years," accessed June 13, 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Kristin Vandergriff |
Tarrant County College District Board of Trustees, District 3 2016 - 2021 |
Succeeded by Jeannie Deakyne |
| Preceded by - |
Texas House District 94 2007–2015 |
Succeeded by Tony Tinderholt (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Texas State Board of Education 1992-1996 |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Arlington Independent School District Board of Trustees 1981-1992 |
Succeeded by - |
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