Dale Patten

American politician and businessman
Dale Patten
Member of the North Dakota Senate
from the 26th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 1, 2022
Preceded byJason Heitkamp
Member of the North Dakota Senate
from the 39th district
In office
December 1, 2018 – December 1, 2022
Preceded byBill Bowman
Succeeded byGreg Kessel
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJoy
Children2
EducationNorth Dakota State University (BS)

Dale Patten is an American politician and former businessman serving as a member of the North Dakota Senate from the 26th district. He previously represented the 39th district.

Background

Patten earned a Bachelor of Science degree in animal science from North Dakota State University. Prior to entering politics, he worked as a banker and served as a member of the McKenzie County Commission from 2000 to 2012.[1] Patten has served on Natural Resources, Taxation, and Transportation committees. He was also selected to serve on the High-Level Radioactive Waste Advisory Council, a joint committee formed by legislators in North Dakota and Montana to discuss the disposal of waste material in the Bakken Formation.[2][3][4]

Patten and his wife, Joy, have two children.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Freshman Class: Senators Kristin Roers and Dale Patten". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  2. ^ "North Dakota, Montana lawmakers to discuss radioactive waste". AP NEWS. 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  3. ^ "Senator Dale Patten | North Dakota Legislative Branch". www.legis.nd.gov. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  4. ^ "Dale Patten". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  5. ^ Dale Patten's Biography
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Members of the North Dakota Senate
68th Legislative Assembly (2023)
President of the Senate
Tammy Miller (R)
President pro tempore
Donald Schaible (R)
Majority Leader
David Hogue (R)
Minority Leader
Kathy Hogan (D-NPL)
  1. Brad Bekkedahl (R)
  2. David Rust (R)
  3. Bob Paulson (R)
  4. Jordan Kannianen (R)
  5. Randy Burckhard (R)
  6. Shawn Vedaa (R)
  7. Michelle Axtman (R)
  8. Jeffery Magrum (R)
  9. Kent Weston (R)
  10. Ryan Braunberger (D-NPL)
  11. Tim Mathern (D-NPL)
  12. Cole Conley (R)
  13. Judy Lee (R)
  14. Jerry Klein (R)
  15. Judy Estenson (R)
  16. David Clemens (R)
  17. Jonathan Sickler (R)
  18. Scott Meyer (R)
  19. Janne Myrdal (R)
  20. Randy Lemm (R)
  21. Kathy Hogan (D-NPL)
  22. Mark Weber (R)
  23. Todd Beard (R)
  24. Michael Wobbema (R)
  25. Larry Luick (R)
  26. Dale Patten (R)
  27. Kristin Roers (R)
  28. Robert Erbele (R)
  29. Terry Wanzek (R)
  30. Diane Larson (R)
  31. Donald Schaible (R)
  32. Dick Dever (R)
  33. Keith Boehm (R)
  34. Justin Gerhardt (R)
  35. Sean Cleary (R)
  36. Jay Elkin (R)
  37. Dean Rummel (R)
  38. David Hogue (R)
  39. Greg Kessel (R)
  40. Karen Krebsbach (R)
  41. Kyle Davison (R)
  42. Curt Kreun (R)
  43. Jeff Barta (R)
  44. Merrill Piepkorn (D-NPL)
  45. Ronald Sorvaag (R)
  46. Jim Roers (R)
  47. Michael Dwyer (R)