Danny Patrick (politician)
Danny Lee Patrick | |
|---|---|
| Arkansas State Representative for Madison and Carroll counties | |
| In office January 1967 – January 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Ralph R. Buck |
| Succeeded by | Stephen A. Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 8, 1941 Delaney, Madison County, Arkansas, US |
| Died | July 26, 2009 (aged 68) Springdale, Arkansas, US |
| Resting place | Patrick Cemetery in Madison County |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | University of Arkansas |
| Occupation | Educator; farmer |
Danny Lee Patrick (July 8, 1941 – July 26, 2009) was an educator and farmer from rural Delaney in Madison County, Arkansas, who served from 1967 to 1970 as a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for Madison and neighboring Carroll counties in the northwestern corner of his state. His legislative service coincided exactly with the administration of Winthrop Rockefeller, Arkansas' first GOP governor since Reconstruction.
Like Rockefeller, Patrick was unseated in his bid for a third term in the general election held on November 3, 1970. The Democrats, led by gubernatorial nominee and, later, U.S. Senator Dale Bumpers, wiped out the gains that Republicans had temporarily achieved during the Rockefeller years.