Dan Patrick moved to Texas in 1979 after joining Houston's CBS affiliate KHOU TV. In 1988, Dan began his long career in talk radio by launching KSEV and helped a little known host, Rush Limbaugh expand his audience into Houston.
As a popular talk-radio host, Dan has used the airwaves to advance his Christian values while advocating for a more principled government, lower property taxes, and improved border security. Dan has made many appearances as a conservative commentator on MSNBC, The O’Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes as well as serving as guest host for the Laura Ingraham and Michael Reagan nationally syndicated radio shows. In 2002 Dan wrote a Christian bestseller,
The Second Most Important Book You Will Ever Read.
In 2003, Dan formed the organization CLOUT, (Citizen's Lowering Our Unfair Taxes) and mobilized a 20,000-member group to lower property taxes. His radio stations have been community-focused, raising over $3 million for multiply impaired and profoundly deaf children through the Be An Angel charity.
In 2006, Dan was elected to the Texas State Senate with an overwhelming 69 percent majority where he has continued his fight for these issues. During the 80th Legislative Session, Senator Patrick succeeded in permanently placing the creed, "In God We Trust" over the Senate chamber, pushing open government legislation, forcing votes on lowered appraisal caps and pushing bills that empower local law enforcement to stem the tide of illegal immigration. As a result Dan received Texas District and County Attorneys Association’s Freshman of the Year Award and was recognized by Texas Eagle Forum for his conservative philosophy.
Dan is married to former elementary schoolteacher, Janetlea, and they are extremely proud of their son, Ryan, a Harris County prosecutor, and their daughter, Shane, who graduated summa cum laude from Baylor in 2006 and is pursuing a career in nursing.
(source - www.danpatrick.org)
Bills by Senator Patrick in 2007
SB 186 - Texas ban on abortion if courts ever allow
SB 268 - Fee on internation wires- Money to fund border security
SB 347 - Limit on increase of appraised value of a homestead
SB 348 - 10% limit on annual increases of appraised value for certain property value
SB 393 - Creating a recognition day in honor of election volunteers.
SB 394 - Relating to joint municipal and school district elections.
SB 550 - General fund revenue allocated by a school district for instructional activities.
SB 582 - Reduce school district taxes for elderly or disabled.
SB 583 - Relating to the waiting period for a divorce on the grounds of insupportability.
SB 630 - Creation of a public integrity unit in the office of the attorney general
SB 631 - Relating to an offense involving a motor vehicle with an altered or obscured license plate.
SB 773 - Creation of the offense of criminal trespass by illegal aliens.
SB 800 - Certain medical acts by a physician to an advanced practice nurse or physician assistant.
SB 801 - Decides who covers property located in more then one appraisal district.
SB 920 - Relating to informed consent to an abortion.
SB 1010 - Exempting sales of hurricane preparation & summer itemsfrom the sales tax.
SB 1098 - Relating to a subsidy for health benefits coverage for certain adopted children
SB 1099 - Limits increases of property taxs
SB 1191 - Related to reports for candidates after receiving large political contributions from a person.
SB 1192 - Restrictions on certain lobbyist expenditures for meals provided to legislators
SB 1193 - Relating to lobbying by former members of the legislature; creating an offense.
SB 1194 - Relating to retirement benefits for members of the legislature.
SB 1195 - Relating to restrictions on the use of political contributions by certain state officers
SB 1197 - Relating to filling of a vacancy in an office of a county.
SB 1199 - Restrictions on certain lobbyist expenditures for meals provided to legislative employees
SB 1200 - Relating to rules governing the sale of tickets to an instant lottery game
SB 1290 - Relating to abolition of the statutory legislative continuance.
SB 1327 - Relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of a vehicle.
SB 1328 - Relating to the civil and criminal consequences of driving while intoxicated.
SB 1329 - Relating to the criminal penalty for evading arrest by using a vehicle.
SB 1330 - Prohibiting the investment of state funds in private business entities doing business in Iran.
SB 1347 - Mandatory DNA record for individuals convicted of certain offenses.
SB 1348 - Liability of a governmental unit for action taken by a peace officer in the pursuit of a vehicle.
SB 1349 - Relating to the annexation of certain municipally owned airports.
SB 1350 - Relating to limits on the appropriations by the Legislature.
SB 1487 - Relating to requiring reporting of public school's expenditures for extracurricular facilities
SB 1488 - Relating to the Texas Teach Corps student loan repayment assistance program
SB 1564 - Relating to eligibility of certain persons for an alcoholic beverage license or permit.
SB 1565 - Local option election in the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County
SB 1566 - Relating to the creation of the Texas Bleeding Disorders Advisory Council.
SB 1567 - Relating to the creation of the adoption incentive program.
SB 1570 - Eligibility of an undergraduate student for admission to public institutions of higher education
SB 1571 -Minimum SAT or ACT score as a prerequisite as automatic admission of undergrad student
SB 1839 - Relating to the eligibility of certain officers to serve as election judges or clerks.
SB 1840 - Relating to the authority of a peace officer to inquire the immigration status of persons.
SB 1943 - Participation by private school students in University League sponsored activities.
SB 1944 - Use by a political subdivision of public money for fees and dues of a state association.
SJR 14 - Constitutional amendment to limit the maximum annual increase in the appraised value
SJR 15 - Establish a 10 percent limit increases in the appraised value for tax purposes of real property.
SJR 24 - Provide for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes.
SJR 26 - Prosecute offenses against public administration involving fraud.
SJR 39 - Limit apprasial increases.
SJR 41 - Establish a state agency to investigate government waste.
SJR 42 - Proposing a constitutional amendment to impose term limits on members of the legislature.
SJR 50 - Provide for a local option election in the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County.
SJR 59 - Allow an officer of a municipal utility district to simultaneously serve as an election judge.
SR 141 - Providing for the display of the motto "In God We Trust" in the senate chamber.
SR 228 - Honoring Be An Angel Fund, Inc., for its contributions to the children of Houston.
SR 259 - Honoring Joe H. Reynolds for his professional and civic service.
SR 473 - Honoring the contributions that individuals of Irish descent have made to the State of Texas.
SR 552 - Recognizing Frankye Lloyd McHan on the occasion of her 80th birthday.
SR 891 - Recognizing James Christopher Schilling on the occasion of his 38th birthday.
SR 899 - Congratulating Anna DeSanctis for winning the Prudential Spirit of Community Award.
SR 900 - Commending Jonathan Nitsch for his accomplishments.
SR 941 - Recognizing May 1, 2007, as Cold War Victory Day.
SR 1019 - In memory of Glen Dock Cheek of Harris County
SR 1121 - Recognizing Irma Hicks of Houston on the occasion of her 100th birthday
SR 1223 - Congratulating Joanne Bentley for her being one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
SR 1224 - Congratulating Myra Davis for her being one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
SR 1227 - Congratulating Sherrie D. Giles for being one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
SR 1228 - Congratulating Amy Delgado for being one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
SR 1229 - Congratulating Deborah Houston for being one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
SR 1230 - Congratulating Sonia Clayton for being one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
SR 1231 - Congratulating Michelle Brekke for being one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
SR 1232 - Congratulating Vicki Lynn Jowell for being one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
SR 1233 - Congratulating Pushkala Atri for being one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
SR 1234 - Congratulating Donece Knudsen for being one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
SR 1235 - Congratulating Elizabeth Meyers for being one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
SR 1236 - Congratulating Marie Myers for being one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
SR 1237 - Congratulating Denise Marcilio for being one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
SR 1238 - Congratulating Martha Ontiveros De Landeau one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
SR 1239 - Congratulating Bindya Patel for being one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
SR 1240 - Congratulating Kari Rhame for being one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
SR 1241 - Congratulating Jane Shoppell for being one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
SR 1242 - Congratulating Claretta Strickland for being one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
SR 1243 - Congratulating Elizabeth Takacs for being one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
SR 1244 - Congratulating Becky Thomas for being one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
SR 1245 - Congratulating Sonya Ware for being one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
SR 1246 - Congratulating Marguerite Williams for being one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
SR 1247 - Congratulating Mercy Thomas for being one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
SR 1248 - Congratulating Cynthia Sterling for being one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.