Tom Patton | |
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Member of the Ohio Senate from the 24th district | |
Assumed office January 1, 2025 | |
Preceded by | Matt Dolan |
In office November 18,2008 –December 31,2016 | |
Preceded by | Robert Spada |
Succeeded by | Matt Dolan |
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives | |
In office January 1,2023 –December 31,2024 | |
Preceded by | Adam Miller |
Constituency | 17th district |
In office January 1,2017 –December 31,2022 | |
Preceded by | Mike Dovilla |
Succeeded by | Allison Russo |
Constituency | 7th district |
In office January 1,2003 –November 18,2008 | |
Preceded by | Erin Sullivan |
Succeeded by | Matt Patten |
Constituency | 18th district |
Personal details | |
Born | Cleveland,Ohio,U.S. | November 3,1953
Political party | Republican |
Residence(s) | Strongsville,Ohio,U.S. |
Alma mater | Cleveland State University |
Profession | Legislator |
Thomas F. Patton (born November 3,1953) is a Republican member of the Ohio Senate,representing the 24th District since 2025.
Tom’s time as a legislator began when he was elected as a Representative to Ohio's 18th House District from 2003 to 2008. He remained in the lower house throughout the 125th,126th,and 127th Ohio General Assemblies. After his time in the lower chamber,Tom Patton was next elected to the Ohio State Senate,serving from 2008 to 2016. Patton assumed this Senatorial position two months earlier than normal due to the resignation of then incumbent Robert Spada shortly after the election. As a State Senator he represented Ohio's 24th Senatorial District for the 128th,129th,130th,and 131st Ohio General Assemblies. During the 130th and 131st Ohio General Assemblies Tom Patton served as the Senate Majority Leader. Patton then returned to the Ohio House of Representatives,serving from 2017 onwards. He was elected to represent Ohio's 7th House District for the 132nd,133rd,and 134th Ohio General Assemblies. During the 132nd Ohio General Assembly Tom Patton served as the House Majority Whip.
Born and raised in Cleveland,Ohio,Patton serves on the Incarnate Word Academy and Holy Name High School endowment boards,is a Cleveland Police Historical Society trustee,and has been a longstanding Strongsville Chamber of Commerce member. Tom Patton is also a member the Knights of Columbus,the Cleveland Police Historical Society,the AFL-CIO and serves as president of the Treasurers and Ticket Sellers Local 756. He is also a lifetime member of the Fraternal Order of Police.
A widower,he raised his family of five daughters and one son in Strongsville and has been blessed with ten grandchildren. The 7th House District encompasses portions of Cuyahoga County and includes his hometown of Strongsville.
Though his legislative responsibilities in Columbus have grown over the years,for Representative Patton,community and family come first.
125th Ohio General Assembly –2003** [1]
*Citation " [1] " currently refers to Kevin DeWine as the primary sponsor. At the time of writing this the authorities of the Ohio Legislature are working to correct the record to properly reflect the actual sponsor of the bill*
127th Ohio General Assembly –2009 [2]
128th Ohio General Assembly –2009 [3]
131st Ohio General Assembly –2017 [4]
133rd Ohio General Assembly –2021 [5]
127th Ohio General Assembly –2007 [6]
135th Ohio General Assembly –2024 [7]
135th Ohio General Assembly –2024 [8]
With newly drawn district lines following redistricting in 2002,Patton was one of five Republicans who sought to succeed incumbent Erin Sullivan. To take the nomination,Patton received 42.33% of the vote. [9] He went on to defeat Democrat Susan Adams in the general election with 52.4% of the vote. [10] In his first reelection bid,Patton defeated Democrat Bobby Bland with 66.59% of the vote to take a second term. [11] For his third term in House,Patton faced John Celebrezze in 2006 and won with 58.53% of the electorate. [12]
Term-limited in the Senate in 2016,Patton succeeded in convincing Representative Mike Dovilla to run for his Senate seat,allowing for Patton to return to the House. [13] Opposed in the Republican primary,Patton handily defeated Jennifer M. Herold,79% to 21%. Dovilla lost the Republican primary for Patton's Senate seat to Matt Dolan. [14]
Patton was unopposed in the general election,winning a seat that on paper is one of the most competitive in the state. He was sworn in for his fourth non-consecutive term in the House on January 3,2017. [15]
135th Ohio General Assembly 2023–2024 [16]
134th Ohio General Assembly 2021-2022 [23]
133rd Ohio General Assembly 2019-2020 [28]
132nd Ohio General Assembly 2017-2018 [34]
127th Ohio General Assembly 2007-2008 [41]
126th Ohio General Assembly 2005-2006 [42]
125th Ohio General Assembly 2003-2004 [48]
When incumbent Bob Spada was unable to run for another term in the Ohio Senate in 2008,Patton decided to give up a fourth term in the House to run for the seat. Unopposed in the primary,Patton went on to defeat Democrat Gary Kucinich,brother of Dennis Kucinich,in the general election with 68.39% of the vote. [55] Spada resigned his seat two months prior to the end of his term in order to take an appointment from Governor Ted Strickland. Subsequently,Senate Republicans decided to seat Patton early,in order for the Senate to have adequate representation throughout the important lame duck session. He was seated in the Senate on November 18,2008. In 2012,Patton ran successfully for a second term,defeating Democrat Jennifer Brady with 59.16% of the vote. [56]
Patton was elected to a new term representing the 24th district in 2024. [57]
131st Ohio General Assembly 2015-2016 [58]
130th Ohio General Assembly 2013-2014 [66]
129th Ohio General Assembly 2011-2012 [74]
128th Ohio General Assembly 2009-2010 [80]
Patton announced his intention to seek the Republican nomination for Ohio's 16th Congressional District on July 31,2017. [85]
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