Jerry M. Patterson
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 38th district |
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In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1985 |
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| Preceded by | George Brown, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Bob Dornan |
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Jerry Mumford Patterson October 25, 1934 El Paso, Texas |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | California State University, Long Beach, UCLA School of Law |
| Profession | lawyer |
Jerry Mumford Patterson (born October 25, 1934) is a lawyer in California and the District of Columbia, educator and politician, who was a United States Representative from California.
Born in El Paso, Texas, Patterson graduated from Tucson High School in Tucson, Arizona in 1952. He served in the United States Coast Guard from 1953 to 1957. Patterson received his BA from California State University, Long Beach in 1960. He completed 30 units of graduate work at the University of Southern California School of Public Administration in 1961 to 1963, then went on to UCLA School of Law where he earned his law degree in 1966.
He was admitted to the California bar in 1967 and commenced practice in Santa Ana. He was a Santa Ana city councilman from 1969 to 1973. He was concurrently the mayor of Santa Ana and the city attorney of Placentia from 1973 to 1975.
Congressman Patterson was the first Democrat to be elected to Congress from a district entirely within Orange County, California. He served five terms from January 3, 1975 until January 3, 1985, when he vacated his office after losing his reelection bid to Bob Dornan. He served as chairman of the Select Committee on Committee Reform (Ninety-sixth Congress), and chaired the House Subcommittee on International Development Finance in the Ninety-seventh and Ninety-eighth Congress. Patterson was also a member of the United States House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families
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