John Patterson (Ohio state representative)

John Patterson
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 99th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 7, 2013
Preceded by	Casey Kozlowski
Personal details
Born	(1956-07-07) July 7, 1956 Ashtabula, Ohio, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Residence(s)	Jefferson, Ohio, U.S.
Alma mater	Marietta College
Profession	Educator

John Patterson (born July 7, 1956) is a current member of the Ohio House of Representatives. He won election to the 99th District in 2012 (taking office in January, 2013) and won reelection in 2014.

Life and career

Patterson is the son of a chiropractor and a homemaker. He graduated from Jefferson Area High School in 1974 and was the 2010 JALS Alumni Hall of Fame winner. He attended Marietta College, where he was an assistant coach for the baseball team.

Following graduation, Patterson became a baseball coach at Kent State University and also worked for the Ohio Department of Transportation and as a truck driver. He later would become a teacher, and taught history at Jefferson Area High School for thirty years. He also was the Model UN advisor and cross country coach.

Patterson and his wife Nancy reside in Jefferson, Ohio and they have two sons.

Ohio House of Representatives

In 2012, Patterson opted to take on Representative Casey Kozlowski, who had won by only forty-two votes in 2010. Unopposed in the Democratic primary, he went on to defeat Kozlowski with 52.78% of the vote.