Terms of Service

• Senate, 75th & 74th ⁽²⁾ Legislatures
  1/10/1995 - 1/12/1999
  Republican
  
• Senate, 73rd ^{(1) (3)} Legislature
  1/12/1993 - 1/10/1995
  Republican
  

(1) 73rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 3/25/1993, pp. 589-590. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal .
(2) 74th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1995, pp. 75-76. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal .
(3) Due to redistricting litigation, entire Senate went up for reelection in 1994. See also Clips database, 4/6/1993 - 4/8/1993, Redistricting - Legislature; and Guide to 2001 Redistricting - Appendix A, 1990s Redistricting (Texas Legislative Council). Terrazas v. Slagle, 821 F.Supp. 1162 (April 5, 1993) 1993.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

• Photograph. Jerry Patterson, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Jerry Patterson, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Jerry Patterson, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• "Patterson to exchange vows on Senate floor," 7/10/1996, reports on the marriage of Senator Jerry Patterson and Jennifer Kowalik. The wedding took place on 9/7/1996, with Patterson being the first sitting senator to be married in the Senate chamber. Galveston Daily News .
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 73rd Legislature 1993.
• United States Marine Corps, Second Lieutenant; United States Marine Corps Reserve, Lieutenant Colonel. "During his 25 year association with the Marines, Jerry served in Vietnam, and as a Naval Flight Officer in a Marine Reserve F-4 Fighter Squadron at NAS Dallas, Texas. He is currently a Lt. Colonel in the Marine Corps Reserve." Texas Senators, 73rd Legislature 1993.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 74th Legislature 1995.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 75th Legislature 1997.
• United States Marine Corps Reserve, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired). Texas Senators, 75th Legislature 1997.
• Patterson, Jerry Emmett. Texas State Cemetery .
• Remembrance of military service included in Veterans Day newsletter, No. 68, 11/11/2022. The Capitol Post .
• United States Marine Corps. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country 2017.

Committee Information

• 75th R.S. - 1997
• Criminal Justice  
• Economic Development  
• Health and Human Services  
• Legislative and Congressional Redistricting, Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Veteran Affairs and Military Installations, Special (Chair) 
• 74th R.S. - 1995
• Administration  
• Economic Development  
• Health and Human Services  
• Intergovernmental Relations  
• International Relations, Trade and Technology (Vice Chair) 
• Legislative and Congressional Redistricting, Committee of the Whole Senate, Special  
• 73rd R.S. - 1993
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Health and Human Services  
• Health Insurance Access, Interim  
• Intergovernmental Relations  
• Redistricting, Ethics and Elections, Committee of the Whole Senate, Special  
• Redistricting, Ethics and Elections, Committee of the Whole Senate, Special Subcommittee  
• State Affairs