Tom Patton

Tom Patton
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the 24th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2025
Preceded byMatt Dolan
In office
November 18, 2008 – December 31, 2016
Preceded byRobert Spada
Succeeded byMatt Dolan
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
In office
January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2024
Preceded byAdam Miller
Succeeded byMike Dovilla
Constituency17th district
In office
January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2022
Preceded byMike Dovilla
Succeeded byAllison Russo
Constituency7th district
In office
January 1, 2003 – November 18, 2008
Preceded byErin Sullivan
Succeeded byMatt Patten
Constituency18th district
Personal details
Born (1953-11-03) November 3, 1953 (age 73)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
PartyRepublican
EducationCleveland State University
ProfessionLegislator

Thomas F. Patton (born November 3, 1953) is a Republican member of the Ohio Senate, representing the 24th District since 2025.

Tom’s time as a legislator began when he was elected as a Representative to Ohio's 18th House District from 2003 to 2008. He remained in the lower house throughout the 125th, 126th, and 127th Ohio General Assemblies. After his time in the lower chamber, Tom Patton was next elected to the Ohio State Senate, serving from 2008 to 2016. Patton assumed this Senatorial position two months earlier than normal due to the resignation of then incumbent Robert Spada shortly after the election. As a State Senator he represented Ohio's 24th Senatorial District for the 128th, 129th, 130th, and 131st Ohio General Assemblies. During the 130th and 131st Ohio General Assemblies Tom Patton served as the Senate Majority Leader. Patton then returned to the Ohio House of Representatives, serving from 2017 onwards. He was elected to represent Ohio's 7th House District for the 132nd, 133rd, and 134th Ohio General Assemblies. During the 132nd Ohio General Assembly Tom Patton served as the House Majority Whip.


Ohio House of Representatives

With newly drawn district lines following redistricting in 2002, Patton was one of five Republicans who sought to succeed incumbent Erin Sullivan. To take the nomination, Patton received 42.33% of the vote. He went on to defeat Democrat Susan Adams in the general election with 52.4% of the vote. In his first reelection bid, Patton defeated Democrat Bobby Bland with 66.59% of the vote to take a second term. For his third term in House, Patton faced John Celebrezze in 2006 and won with 58.53% of the electorate.

Term-limited in the Senate in 2016, Patton succeeded in convincing Representative Mike Dovilla to run for his Senate seat, allowing for Patton to return to the House. Opposed in the Republican primary, Patton handily defeated Jennifer M. Herold, 79% to 21%. Dovilla lost the Republican primary for Patton's Senate seat to Matt Dolan.

Patton was unopposed in the general election, winning a seat that on paper is one of the most competitive in the state. He was sworn in for his fourth non-consecutive term in the House on January 3, 2017.

Committee Memberships

135th Ohio General Assembly 2023–2024

  • Finance Subcommittee on Transportation, Chair
  • Conference Committee on H.B. 23
  • Finance Committee
  • Insurance Committee
  • Pensions Committee
  • Public Utilities Committee

134th Ohio General Assembly 2021-2022

  • Finance Subcommittee on Transportation, Chair
  • Finance Committee
  • Insurance Committee
  • Public Utilities Committee

133rd Ohio General Assembly 2019-2020

  • Civil Justice Committee, Vice chair
  • Commerce, Labor, and Technology Committee
  • Insurance Committee
  • Public Utilities Committee
  • Transportation and Public Safety Committee

132nd Ohio General Assembly 2017-2018

  • Aging and Long Term Care Committee
  • Finance Committee
  • Finance Subcommittee on Transportation
  • Public Utilities Committee
  • Rules and Reference Committee
  • Transportation and Public Safety Committee

127th Ohio General Assembly 2007-2008

  • Transportation and Justice Subcommittee, Chair
  • Education Committee
  • Finance and Appropriations Committee
  • Financial Institutions, Real Estate, and Securities Committee
  • Ways and Means Committee

126th Ohio General Assembly 2005-2006

  • Transportation and Justice Subcommittee, Chair
  • Finance and Appropriations Committee
  • Financial Institutions, Real Estate, and Securities
  • Insurance Committee
  • State Government Committee

125th Ohio General Assembly 2003-2004

  • Transportation and Justice Subcommittee, Vice Chair
  • Banking, Pensions, and Securities Committee
  • Finance and Appropriations Committee
  • Insurance Committee
  • Public Utilities Committee
  • Rules and Reference Committee

Ohio Senate

When incumbent Bob Spada was unable to run for another term in the Ohio Senate in 2008, Patton decided to give up a fourth term in the House to run for the seat. Unopposed in the primary, Patton went on to defeat Democrat Gary Kucinich, brother of Dennis Kucinich, in the general election with 68.39% of the vote. Spada resigned his seat two months prior to the end of his term in order to take an appointment from Governor Ted Strickland. Subsequently, Senate Republicans decided to seat Patton early, in order for the Senate to have adequate representation throughout the important lame duck session. He was seated in the Senate on November 18, 2008. In 2012, Patton ran successfully for a second term, defeating Democrat Jennifer Brady with 59.16% of the vote.

Patton was elected to a new term representing the 24th district in 2024.

Committee Memberships

131st Ohio General Assembly 2015-2016

  • Transportation, Commerce and Labor Committee, Vice Chair
  • Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  • Finance Committee
  • Finance – Corrections Subcommittee
  • Government Oversight and Reform Committee
  • Public Utilities Committee
  • Rules and Reference Committee

130th Ohio General Assembly 2013-2014

  • Transportation Committee, Vice Chair
  • Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  • Finance Committee
  • Public Safety, Local Government, and Veterans Affairs Committee
  • Public Utilities Committee
  • Reference Committee
  • Rules Committee

129th Ohio General Assembly 2011-2012

  • Highways and Transportation Committee, Chair
  • Energy and Public Utilities Committee
  • Finance Committee
  • Rules and Reference Committee
  • Ways and Means and Economic Development Committee

128th Ohio General Assembly 2009-2010

  • Highways and Transportation Committee, Chair
  • Energy and Public Utilities Committee
  • Finance and Financial Institutions Committee
  • Ways and Means and Economic Development Committee

Run for Congress

Patton announced his intention to seek the Republican nomination for Ohio's 16th Congressional District on July 31, 2017.

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