Jared Patterson
Jared Patterson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 106th district | |
| Assumed office January 8, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Pat Fallon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jared Lynn Patterson April 1, 1983[1] |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Aggie Leslie Hamm (m. 2007) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Frisco, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Texas A&M University |
Jared Patterson
Jared Lynn Patterson (born April 1, 1983) is an American Republican politician from Frisco, Texas who represents District 106 in the Texas House of Representatives. He was first elected to represent House District 106 in 2018.
Personal Life
Jared Patterson grew up and attended public school in Whitesboro, Texas. He went on to attend the Grayson County College before transferring to Texas A&M University.[2] He graduated from Texas A&M in 2005 with a degree in political science.
Professionally, Jared is the Director of Energy Services at Rapid Power Management, a retail electric brokerage firm headquartered in Carrollton. Jared and his wife Leslie reside in Frisco with their three children and their family dog, Teddy. The Pattersons are members of First Baptist Church of Frisco.
Political Career
Jared Patterson served on the Sachse, Texas City Council from 2009 – 2013, serving as Mayor Pro Tem his last year. He also served the community on the Planning & Zoning Committee and Economic Development Commission.
Jared also served one year as a board member for the North Central Texas Council of Governments.
In 2017, he filed to run for the House District 106 seat after incumbent Pat Fallon announced his run for Congress. Patterson won 54% of the vote, beating out his primary opponent Clint Bledsoe.[3] He faced Ramona Thompson in the 2018 General Election winning 58.3% of the vote.[4]
In 2019, during the 86th Legislative Session, he authored or sponsored several bills signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott, including property tax reform and the only tollway accountability bill of the session. He served on the House Committees on Business & Industry, Urban Affairs, and Resolutions Calendars, and sat on the policy committee for the Texas House Republican Caucus. In 2019, Patterson was also appointed to serve as a member of the House Aggregate Production Operations Interim Study Committee, and in 2020, to serve on the Texas Cybersecurity Council.
In 2020, Patterson faced a primary challenge from James Trombley winning 76.11% of the Republican Primary vote.[5] He later faced Jennifer Skidonenko in the 2020 General Election winning with 58.5% of the vote during a record turnout, securing 73,692 votes.[6]
In the most recent 87th Session, he authored and championed legislation to assist first responders, expand second amendment rights, improve government efficiency, protect senior citizens, increase education opportunities for foster care children, and safeguard pets. Additionally, he supported and assisted in passing monumental conservative policies such as the Heartbeat Bill, Constitutional Carry, and several measures supporting law enforcement.
Speaker Dade Phelan appointed him to serve on the House Committees on Business & Industry, Homeland Security & Public Safety and the prestigious Calendars Committee. Additionally, Patterson served as a Deputy Floor Leader and a member of the Policy Committee for the Texas House Republican Caucus. Following President Trump's leadership with the First Step Act - a bipartisan act committed to criminal justice reform and signed by President Trump in 2018 - Representative Patterson served his first session as a member of the Texas House Criminal Justice Reform Caucus. He continues to serve as a member of the Texas Cybersecurity Council and is a board member of the Texas Conservative Coalition. [7]
References[]
- ^ "Rep. Jared Patterson - Texas State Directory Online".
- ^ Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_A%26M_University. Retrieved 12-28-2021. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist325_state.htm
- ^ https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist331_state.htm
- ^ https://apps.texastribune.org/features/2020/primary-election-results/
- ^ https://apps.texastribune.org/features/2020/general-election-results/
- ^ https://house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=106
 | This article about a Texas politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
- Living people
- People from Frisco, Texas
- 21st-century American politicians
- Members of the Texas House of Representatives
- Texas Republicans
- Texas A&M University alumni
- 1983 births
- Texas politician stubs