Patrick Penn | |
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Member of the KansasHouseofRepresentatives from the 85th district | |
Assumed office January 11, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Michael Capps |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Talia Penn |
Children | 4 |
Residence(s) | Wichita,Kansas,U.S. |
Education | Colorado State University (BS) George Mason University (MS) |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Rank | Captain |
Battles/wars | Iraq War War in Afghanistan |
Patrick Penn is an American politician serving as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 85th district. Elected in November 2020,he assumed office on January 11,2021.
Penn was raised in the foster care system. While in the Army,Penn earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology / Criminology from Colorado State University and a Master of Science in Applied Information Technology from the Volgenau School of Engineering of George Mason University. [1]
After graduating from high school,he joined the United States Army,where he was deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. Prior to entering politics,Penn worked for Textron Aviation Defense. Penn was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives in November 2020 and assumed office on January 11,2021. [2] Penn defeated incumbent Michael Capps in the Republican primary. [3] New Politics describes him as a Christian Conservative.
During the 2021 legislative session,Penn served on the following House Committees:
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