Mark Patterson (Idaho politician)

Mark Patterson[1] is a Republican Idaho State Representative who represented District 15 in the B seat from 2012 to 2014.[2] He gained notoriety in 2013 when it was revealed he had lied about a prior sexual assault conviction on his concealed carry permit.

Mark Patterson
Member of the Idaho House of Representatives
from District 15 Seat B
Member of the Idaho House of Representatives
from
In office
December 1, 2012 – January 5, 2014
Preceded byMax Black
Succeeded byPatrick McDonald
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceBoise, Idaho

Elections

Patterson challenged Representative Max Black in the 2010 Republican Primary Election, for District 15, losing by 570 votes.[3] In 2012, Black retired and left the District 15 B seat open.

Patterson won the Republican Primary with 60.1 percent of the vote.[4] He went on to win the general election with 53.1 percent of the vote against Democratic nominee Steve Berch.[5]

Facing resistance due to a charge of not disclosing a previous felony, Patterson resigned and did not run in 2014.

Criminal history

In Florida in 1974, Patterson had pleaded guilty to a felony charge of assault with intent to commit rape. Three years later, he was acquitted of another similar charge in Ohio.

In his 2007 and 2012 Idaho concealed carry gun permit application, Patterson lied about the 1974 conviction.[6] Even though the local sheriff revoked his gun permit, Patterson was allowed to continue carrying his gun because the permit law does not apply to elected officials in the state of Idaho.[7]

On December 20, 2013, Patterson told Idaho Governor Butch Otter (R) that he was resigning, effective January 5, 2014.[8]

References
  1. "House Membership: Mark Patterson". Boise, Idaho: Idaho Legislature. Archived from the original on October 17, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  2. "Representative Mark Patterson's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  3. Ysursa, Ben. "May 25, 2010 Primary Election Results". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Archived from the original on May 22, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  4. Ysursa, Ben. "May 15, 2012 Primary Election Results". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  5. Ysursa, Ben. "November 6, 2012 Election Results". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Archived from the original on June 15, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  6. "Idaho Rep. Mark Patterson can carry gun without permit | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  7. Betsy Z. Russell (November 12, 2013). "Idaho Rep. Mark Patterson can carry gun without permit". Spokesman-Review. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  8. "Rep. Mark Patterson faxes resignation letter to governor". KBOI2.com. December 20, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2013.


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