Dan Patrick (Texas politician)

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Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick (Texas politician)
Member of the Texas State Senate
from the 7th district
Incumbent
Assumed office 
2007
Preceded by Jon Lindsay
Born April 4, 1950 (1950-04-04) (age 58)
Nationality American
Political party Republican
Spouse Janetlea
Children Ryan, Shane
Residence Houston
Alma mater University of Maryland Baltimore County
Profession Broadcasting
For other people of the same name, see Dan Patrick (disambiguation).

Dan Patrick (born Dannie Scott Goeb, 4 April 1950) is a Texas State Senator, broadcaster, author, and conservative radio talk show host on KSEV 700 AM in Houston and on KVCE 1160 AM in Dallas.

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[edit] Radio career

Patrick hosts a daily afternoon show on KSEV radio in Houston (he also owns the station) and regularly organizes political events in the Houston area. Patrick's show was once voted the top talk radio show in Texas by the Houston Press Club.[1] Patrick has made many appearances as a conservative commentator on MSNBC, The O'Reilly Factor, Glenn Beck on HNN, and Hannity and Colmes as well as serving as guest host for the Laura Ingraham and Michael Reagan nationally syndicated radio shows.

Prior to hosting his show on KSEV, Patrick was a television broadcaster in Baltimore, Scranton, Pennsylvania, Washington, DC and Houston, where he served as Sports Director on KHOU-TV, and the host of a political talk show on KTBU-TV. He was also managing editor at KPRC 950 AM, now a competitor to KSEV.

On June 1, 2006, Patrick announced the signing of a deal to purchase Highland Park, Texas radio station KMGS AM 1160.[2] The station, which broadcasts from studios in the Dallas museum district, recently upgraded its signal strength to 35,000 Watts to reach all of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. The station can also be heard as far north as the Oklahoma border, south to Corsicana, west to Weatherford and east to Tyler. The station was purchased from First Broadcasting Capital Partners, LLC.

[edit] Political activism

Patrick is the Republican senator for the Texas Senate in District 7, joining the political ranks of his frequent on-air targets. Patrick won the 2006 fall election, defeating Democratic candidate F. Michael Kubosh.[3] In January 2007 Patrick filed legislation in the state Senate that would make abortion in Texas illegal should the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade.[4] He filed legislation again in February 2007 to make it illegal to be an illegal immigrant in Texas. Upon passage, the penal code would be amended to define being illegal in Texas as criminal trespass, a Class B misdemeanor.

Patrick currently heads Citizens Lowering Our Unfair Taxes (CLOUT), a political organization that campaigns for lower property taxes in Texas.[citation needed] Other political causes initiated by Patrick include a boycott of Bill Maher's television show Politically Incorrect over controversial statements made by the comedian following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.[5] Patrick is also frequently at odds with the Houston Chronicle and announced a boycott of that newspaper in April 2004.[6]

[edit] Works

[edit] Election History

[edit] Most recent election

[edit] 2006

Texas general election, 2006: Senate District 7[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Dan Patrick 118,067 69.19
Democratic F. Michael Kubosh 52,586 30.81
Majority 65,481 38.37
Turnout 170,653
Republican hold
Republican primary, 2006: Senate District 7[8]
Candidate Votes % ±%
Mark Ellis 2,545 6.07
Peggy Hamric 6,900 16.45
Joe Nixon 3,629 8.65
✓ Dan Patrick 28,860 68.82
Turnout 41,934

[edit] References

  1. ^ Dan Patrick. Retrieved on 2006-12-28. “Patrick has been one of Houston's top talk show hosts for over 14 years, and was recently named Number 1 talk show host in Texas, by the Houston Press Club.”
  2. ^ Mack, Kristen. "Alvarado looks in Dallas for Latino legal support", Houston Chronicle, 2006-06-22. Retrieved on 2006-12-28. 
  3. ^ 2006 General Election. Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved on 2006-12-23.
  4. ^ LifeNew.com
  5. ^ "Beyond City Limits: Dan Patrick, Fairness Isn't Enough for Dan", Austin Chronicle, April 12, 2007.
  6. ^ Abrahams, Tom. "Radio talk show host launches boycott against local newspaper", ABC-TV 13 Houston, April 9, 2004.
  7. ^ 2006 General Election. Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved on 2006-12-23.
  8. ^ 2006 Republican Party Primary Election. Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved on 2006-12-23.

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Preceded by
Jon Lindsay		 Texas State Senator
from District 7 (Houston)
2007 – present		 Incumbent
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