Thomas C. Patterson Explained

Thomas Patterson
State Senate1:Arizona
District1:26th
Term Start1:January 1989
Term End1:January 1999
Predecessor1:Peter Kay
Successor1:Tom Smith
Birth Date:18 August 1945[1]
Birth Place:Omaha, Nebraska
Party:Republican
Spouse:Jeanne
Residence:Phoenix, Arizona
Profession:Politician

Thomas C. Patterson (born August 18, 1945) is a former member of the Arizona State Senate and was chairman of the Goldwater Institute from 2000 to July 2015.[2]

Patterson served five terms in the Senate from January 1989 through January 1999, representing district 26.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] He served as minority leader from 1991 to 1992 and majority leader from 1993 to 1996. He did not run for re-election in 2000.[8]

Patterson was the author of legislation creating Arizona's charter school system and welfare reform program. Until 1998, he was a practicing physician and president of Emergency Physicians, Inc.. Patterson also served as president of the Arizona chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians. He is a graduate of Yale University and the University of Nebraska.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thomas Patterson's Biography . Project Vote Smart . May 17, 2019 . https://archive.today/20240528095837/https://www.webcitation.org/78S03oZvD?url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/3088/thomas-patterson#.XN9hsfZFwjY . live . May 28, 2024.
  2. News: Contact Us, Board of Directors. Goldwater Institute. 10 August 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150807180331/http://goldwaterinstitute.org/en/contact-us/. 7 August 2015.
  3. Web site: Session laws, State of Arizona, 1989 Thirty-Ninth Legislature, First Regular Session . State of Arizona . November 2, 2018.
  4. Web site: Session laws, State of Arizona, 1991 Volume 2, Fortieth Legislature, First Regular Session, Second to Fourth Special Sessions, Chapters 218 to End . State of Arizona . November 19, 2018.
  5. Web site: Session laws, State of Arizona, 1993 Volume 1, Forty-First Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 184 . State of Arizona . November 19, 2018.
  6. Web site: Session laws, State of Arizona, 1995 Volume 1, Forty-Second Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 178 . State of Arizona . December 2, 2018.
  7. Web site: Session laws, State of Arizona, 1997 Volume 1, Forty-Third Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 146 . State of Arizona . December 4, 2018.
  8. Web site: Arizona State Senate elections, 2000 . Ballotpedia . May 17, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190619133843/https://ballotpedia.org/Arizona_State_Senate_elections,_2000 . live . June 19, 2019.

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