Dan Patrick (Texas politician)
| Dan Patrick | |
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| 42nd Lieutenant Governor of Texas | |
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Assumed office January 20, 2015 |
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| Governor | Greg Abbott |
| Preceded by | David Dewhurst |
| Member of the Texas Senate from the 7th district |
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In office January 9, 2007 – January 13, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Jon Lindsay |
| Succeeded by | Paul Bettencourt |
| Personal details | |
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Daniel Scott Goeb April 4, 1950 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
First wife (Divorced) Jan Rankin (1975–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Maryland, Baltimore County (BA) |
| Website | Official website |
Dan Goeb Patrick (born Dannie Scott Goeb; April 4, 1950) is an American radio talk show host and politician from Houston, Texas. He is the 42nd and current lieutenant governor of Texas. He was a Republican member of the Texas senate for the 7th District, which included a small portion of the city of Houston and several Houston-area suburbs located mostly in northwest Harris County.
Patrick defeated three-term incumbent David Dewhurst in the May 27, 2014, primary runoff to win the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor. He then won the position in the fall general election.
Patrick was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 4, 1950. He was reared in a blue-collar neighborhood in East Baltimore. He is the only child of the former Vilma Jean Marshall and Charles Anthony Goeb (1926–2002), who worked at the Baltimore Sun for thirty-one years as a newspaper vendor, before he retired in 1984. In later life, he legally changed his surname from Goeb to Patrick.
Patrick graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County; he is the first member of his family to graduate from college.
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