Daniel Patterson (politician)

Daniel Patterson was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing Arizona's 29th District from January 2009 until his resignation in April 2012.[2][3][4]

Daniel Patterson
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
from the 29th district
In office
January 2009 – April 2012
Preceded byTom Prezelski
Linda Lopez
Succeeded byLydia Hernandez
Martin J. Quezada
Personal details
BornWhittier, California[1]
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
ProfessionPolitician

Patterson won re-election to the Arizona House during the 2010 election, but a complaint had been filed by fellow Democratic legislator Katie Hobbs in late February 2012.[5] She and others alleged ethics violations which included "domestic violence, intimidating fellow lawmakers, outbursts of anger, marijuana use, and offers to a lobbyist to trade sex for a vote".

He resigned shortly before a vote was taken in the House regarding whether or not he would be expelled. Patterson had described the claims related to domestic violence and sex as "outrageous lies(s)" and said that his actions related to the other allegations "had been misconstrued."[6][7] His resignation came after the bipartisan House Ethics Committee had unanimously voted to expel him from the body.[8]

Daniel Patterson was acquitted of the domestic violence charges in a Tucson court of law August 2012.[9]

References
  1. "Daniel Patterson". State of Arizona. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  2. "Daniel Patterson". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  3. "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2011 Volume 1, Fiftieth Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 237". State of Arizona. pp. ix–x. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  4. "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2009 Volume 1, Forty-Ninth Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 113". State of Arizona. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  5. Howard Fischer (February 28, 2012). "Pressure mounts for Tucson Rep. Daniel Patterson to resign". Verde News. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  6. Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services (April 12, 2012). "Patterson resigns, avoiding expulsion, Supervisors to select replacement after party affiliation is cleared up". tucson.com.
  7. Alia Beard Rau (April 11, 2012). "Rep. Daniel Patterson resigns from Arizona House". Arizona Republic. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  8. Matthew Hendley (April 11, 2012). "Daniel Patterson calls it quits, resigns from House". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  9. Star, Kim Smith Arizona Daily. "Patterson not guilty of domestic abuse". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
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