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Diane Porter Patrick (born January 9, 1946),〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Diane Patrick's Biography )〕is a Republican departing four-term member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 94, based in Arlington in Tarrant County, Texas.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Texas House Member: Rep. Patrick, Diane (District 94) )〕First elected in 2006, Patrick was unseated in the Republican primary election held on March 4, 2014 by her intraparty rival, Tony Tinderholt of Arlington, who polled 7,489 votes (55.4 percent) to her 6,018 (44.6 percent).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Republican primary election returns (House District 94), March 4, 2014 )〕 ==Background== Patrick attended Longview High School in Longview in East Texas.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Diane Porter Patrick )〕 In 1966, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in professional education from the Southern Baptist-affiliated Baylor University in Waco, Texas. She also holds Master of Arts (1969) and Doctor of Philosophy (1999) degrees from the University of North Texas in Denton. She is a former professor at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth and at her alma mater, UT-Arlington.〔 She taught in the Richardson and Birdville independent school districts from 1967 to 1971 and 1986 to 1989, respectively. From 1981 to 1992, Patrick was a trustee and later board president of the Arlington Independent School District. In 1992, she was elected to a single four-year term to the Texas State Board of Education.〔 She did not seek reelection to the state board in 1996 and was succeeded by fellow Republican Richard Neill.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1996 Republican primary election returns )〕 Patrick is a member of the Junior League, Rotary International, the Arlington Republican Club, and Reagan Legacy Republican Women. In 2007, the ''Dallas Morning News'' dubbed her the best of the freshman class of legislators.〔 Patrick and her husband, Ned Howard Patrick (born c. 1944), a dentist, have two children, Craig Madison Patrick (born c. 1970) and Claire Patrick Casteel and husband, Brandon Garrett Casteel (both born c. 1974).〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Diane Patrick (Texas politician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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