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Diane Patrick
Prior offices:
Tarrant County College District Board of Trustees District 3
Years in office: 2016 - 2021
Successor: Jeannie Deakyne (Nonpartisan)
Texas House of Representatives District 94
Years in office: 2007 - 2015
Texas State Board of Education
Years in office: 1992 - 1996
Elections and appointments
Last election
May 6, 2017
Education
Bachelor's
Baylor University
Ph.D
University of North Texas
Graduate
University of North Texas
Personal
Profession
Professor
Contact
Personal Facebook


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

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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

See also: Municipal elections in Tarrant County, Texas (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
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png 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



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."

  • 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
• 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:

Campaign finance summary

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Diane Patrick campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2012Texas State House, District 94Won $201,068 N/A**
2010Texas State House, District 94Won $120,862 N/A**
2008Texas State House, District 94Won $117,592 N/A**
2006Texas State House, District 94Won $373,429 N/A**
Grand total$812,951 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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See also

Tarrant County, Texas Texas Municipal government Other local coverage
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External links

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed May 24, 2014
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tarrant County College, "Regular & Special Trustee Election," February 21, 2017
    3. ↑ Tarrant Regional Water District, "2017 Election Candidate Packet," January 11, 2017
    4. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
    5. ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Representative Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
    6. ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
    7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 17, 2014
    8. ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 Candidate funds," accessed May 24, 2014
    9. ↑ Diane Patrick, "Official Campaign Website," accessed February 12, 2014
    10. ↑ Texas Legislature, "Bills Authored/Joint Authored by Rep. Patrick," accessed May 24, 2014
    Political offices
    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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