Dan Patrick
What this job does: Leads the Texas Senate. The lieutenant governor runs Senate debates, picks who chairs and sits on each Senate committee, and so has a big say over which bills pass. Fills in as governor when the governor is out of state. A term is four years.
- Current office
- Lieutenant Governor of Texas (since 2015)
- Occupation
- Lieutenant governor; former broadcaster and radio station owner
Background
- Born in 1950 in Baltimore, Maryland; B.A. in English from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Worked as a TV sportscaster, including at KHOU-TV in Houston, then as a talk radio host; became majority owner of two radio stations in the Houston and Dallas markets. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Texas Senate, District 7 (northwest Harris County), 2007 to 2015. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Lieutenant governor since January 2015; re-elected in 2018 and 2022. Won the 2026 Republican primary with 84.7% of the vote. source: en.wikipedia.org
In their own words
What the candidate says they will work on, from their campaign site or their answers to news-outlet questionnaires. We list it as stated and do not rate it.
- Cut property and business taxes source: danpatrick.org
- Strengthen the power grid with more reliable thermal power source: danpatrick.org
- Secure the border and support law enforcement source: danpatrick.org
- High-quality education for all source: danpatrick.org
- Protect life, religious freedom and Second Amendment rights source: danpatrick.org
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