Diane Patrick (Texas politician)

Diane Patrick (born January 9, 1946^[1]) is a politician from Texas. She currently serves as the District 3 representative on the Tarrant County College District Board of Trustees.^[2] Prior to that, she served as a Republican in the Texas House of Representatives for District 94 from 2007 to 2015, and on the Texas State Board of Education from 1992 to 1996.^[2]^[1]

Personal life

Patrick earned a bachelor's degree from Baylor University with a major in elementary education.^[2] She then went on to the University of North Texas where she earned a master's of education and then a Ph.D. in philosophy/educational administration.^[2]

With her husband, Ned, she has two children, Craig and Claire.^[1] She lives in Arlington, Texas and is a member of the Junior League.^[1]

Career

Patrick taught at Texas Christian University and at the College of Education at the University of Texas at Arlington.^[2]^[1] She was also a teacher in the Birdville, Richardson, and Waco, Texas Independent School Districts.^[2]^[1]

At CPC Millwood Hospital, Patrick was the director of adult program services and at Bedford Meadows Hospital was the director of education, in-patient, and adolescent services.^[2]

Charitable works

Patrick has served on a number of boards, including the Texas Center for Educational Research, the Arlington Museum of Art, the Children's Advocacy Network, and the Texas Education Reform Foundation.^[2]^[1] She was the president of the Center for Professional Development and Technology's executive committee and a county co-chair for March of Dimes.^[2]^[1]

Public service

From 1981 to 1992, Patrick served on the Arlington Independent School District Board of Trustees.^[2]^[1] From 1992 until 1996, she was on the Texas State Board of Education, and on May 6, 2017, she was elected to the Tarrant County College Board of Trustees.^[2] She beat the incumbent, Sean Hayward, in a special election for the District 3 seat with 68% of the vote.^[2] She had been appointed to a seat on the board in 2016.^[3]

From 2007 until 2015, Patrick was a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 94.^[2]^[1] To win the seat, she defeated 19 year incumbent Kent Grusendorf, who disparaged her as an "educrat."^[4] She opposed school vouchers, while Grusendorf supported them.^[5] While in the legislature, Patrick served on the Appropriations, Higher Education, and Rules & Resolutions Committees.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Diane Patrick's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Diane Patrick, Ballotpedia, retrieved July 12, 2020
^ "Members of the Board". Tarrant County College. October 25, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
^ Cox, Patrick L.; Phillips, Michael (February 22, 2010). The House Will Come To Order: How the Texas Speaker Became a Power in State and National Politics. University of Texas Press. p. 189. ISBN 978-0-292-78241-9. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
^ Maxwell, William; Crain, Ernest (April 2, 2007). Texas Politics Today. Cengage Learning. p. 166. ISBN 978-0-495-41067-6. Retrieved July 12, 2020.

[vs-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Diane Patrick's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved July 12, 2020.

[bp-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Diane Patrick, Ballotpedia, retrieved July 12, 2020

[tccd-3] "Members of the Board". Tarrant County College. October 25, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2020.

[CoxPhillips2010-4] Cox, Patrick L.; Phillips, Michael (February 22, 2010). The House Will Come To Order: How the Texas Speaker Became a Power in State and National Politics. University of Texas Press. p. 189. ISBN 978-0-292-78241-9. Retrieved July 12, 2020.

[MaxwellCrain2007-5] Maxwell, William; Crain, Ernest (April 2, 2007). Texas Politics Today. Cengage Learning. p. 166. ISBN 978-0-495-41067-6. Retrieved July 12, 2020.

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