Jerry E. Patterson
| Jerry Emmett Patterson | |
|---|---|
| 27th Commissioner of the General Land Office | |
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In office January 21, 2003 – January 2, 2015 |
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| Governor | Rick Perry |
| Preceded by | David Dewhurst |
| Succeeded by | George P. Bush |
| Member of the Texas State Senate from District 11 | |
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In office 1993–1999 |
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| Succeeded by | Mike Jackson |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 15, 1946 Houston, Texas, US |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
(1) Divorced (2) Jennifer Patterson |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Austin, Texas |
| Alma mater | Texas A&M University |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1971-1993 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
(1) Divorced
Jerry Emmett Patterson (born November 15, 1946) is the former Commissioner of the General Land Office of Texas and a former state senator. He is the second Republican since Reconstruction to serve as land commissioner, a post which he held from 2003 to 2015. He served from the Houston area in District 11 in the state Senate from 1993 to 1999.
As the Republican nominee for his third and final term in the November 2, 2010, general election, Patterson easily defeated the Democrat Hector Uribe, a former member of both houses of the Texas State Legislature.
Patterson did not seek a fourth term as Land Commissioner. He was instead an unsuccessful Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Texas in the primary election held on March 4, 2014. Victory went instead to Dan Patrick.
In 1984 Patterson ran for the a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives for Texas' 25th congressional district. He faced freshman Democratic Representative Michael A. Andrews and lost, 64 to 36 percent. The district comprised mainly blue collar Democratic areas around eastern Harris County in cities like Pasadena and Deer Park.
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