Governor Dan Patrick (Corona virus) Bio-Wiki, Age, Wife, Kids, Radio, Politics and Salary.
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Governor Dan Patrick Biography-Wiki
Governor Dan Patrick is an American radio talk show host and politician. He is the 42nd and current lieutenant governor of Texas, serving since January 2015. Patrick started his career as a radio and television broadcaster. He formed a chain of sports bars but sadly went bankrupt.
Patrick eventually went to being a radio host again, this time becoming a conservative commentator. From 2007 to 2015, Patrick was a Republican member of the Texas Senate for the 7th District. This included a small portion of the city of Houston and several Houston-area suburbs located mostly in northwest Harris County.
Governor Dan Patrick Age and Birthday
Speaking of his age, Patrick was born on April 4, 1950, in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He is 69 years old as of 2019. Further, he was born as Dannie Scott Goeb but known as Dan Goeb Patrick. He is originally from Baltimore, Maryland. Patrick legally changed his surname from Goeb to Patrick.
Governor Dan Patrick Education
The texas governor graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He became the first member of his family to graduate from college.
Dan Patrick Family
He is the only child of the former Vilma Jean Marshall 1926–2016 and Charles Anthony Goeb 1926–2002. His father worked at the Baltimore Sun for thirty-one years as a newspaper vendor and retired in 1984. He was brought up in a blue-collar neighborhood in East Baltimore.
Governor Dan Patrick Wife
Moving to his love life, his first marriage ended in divorce. He later married a second wife Janetlea “Jan” Patricia Rankin, a former teacher. The couple was married in 1975 and resides in the Houston suburb of Cypress.
Dan Patrick Children
The happy couple is blessed with two children, Ryan and Shane. Ryan served as a district judge from Harris County, Texas, and swore in his father in 2015, for his term as lieutenant governor of Texas. In July 2017, Ryan Patrick was chosen to be U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas by U.S. President Donald Trump, and the United States Senate subsequently confirmed him.
Governor Dan Patrick Corona Virus
Patrick spoke to Tucker Carlson of Fox news about the coronavirus outbreak, and he condemned efforts to fight the outbreak that involves temporarily shuttering nonessential businesses to prevent the spread of the virus.
People over the age of 65 coincidentally the median age for Fox News’s audience are at the greatest risk of suffering from more serious health complications from the disease. Patrick told Carlson that none of that deters him.
Dan Patrick Facts and Body Measurements
- Full Name: Dan Goeb Patrick
- Age/ How Old?: 69 years old as of 2019
- Date of Birth: April 4, 1950
- Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Education: University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Birthday: April 4
- Nationality: American
- Father’s Name: Charles Anthony Goeb
- Mother’s Name: Vilma Jean Marshall
- Siblings: None
- Marital Status: Janetlea “Jan” Patricia Rankin
- Children/ Kids: two children, Ryan and Shane
- Profession: radio talk show host and politician
- Net worth: Under review
Dan Patrick Radio
governor Dan Patrick began his first radio job in 1968 at the age of 18. In 1977, he became a television broadcaster at WNEP-TV in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Patrick later moved on to WTTG in Washington, D.C. He later became the lead sportscaster with KHOU-TV in Houston.
Dan Patrick TV
As a broadcaster, Governor Dan Patrick was able to get attention through various stunts, such as painting himself blue in support for the Houston Oilers and wearing a large cowboy hat. In 1983, he became the second most popular TV personality in Houston.
Due to his public speaking skills, he was nicknamed “the Silver-tongued Devil.” Patrick left his job at KHOU in the mid-1980s after failing to reach an agreement with the station’s new ownership for a long-term contract.
Governor Dan Patrick Politics
Governor Patrick was sworn in on January 20, 2015. After assuming office, the Texas Senate voted to drop the threshold needed to consider a bill from two-thirds to three-fifths, something that Patrick had long supported. Under Patrick, the Senate enforced procedural rules that had long been ignored.
Major legislation that Governor Dan Patrick helped pass during his tenure as lieutenant governor include legalization of campus carry and open carry, a bill allowing pastors to refuse to marry couples if it violates their beliefs. Not to mention, expanded border security and enforcement measures.
Patrick made legislation prohibiting state or local governments from issuing subpoenas on pastors’ sermons a priority in the 2017 session. Governor Abbott signed the bill into law on May 21, 2017.
Governor Dan Patrick Salary
The average salary earned by U.S. governors was $128,735. The median salary earned by U.S. governors was $129,962. Although governor Patrick has not shared with the media the actual figure of his salary.
Governor Dan Patrick Net Worth
Further, Governor Dan Patrick has not revealed his net worth. He is a simple person and never likes to attract public attention by publicly displaying his wealth. However, this section is under review, we will update you when details about his net worth are revealed.
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