Patrick first won election to the lieutenant governor's office on November 4, 2014. He was sworn into office on January 20, 2015, replacing David Dewhurst (R). Patrick was re-elected on November 6, 2018.

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Patrick served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Patrick served on the following Texas Senate committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Patrick served on the following Texas Senate committees:

Launches conservative PAC

On April 12, 2010, Patrick announced the creation of a new political action committee known as The Independent Conservative Republicans of Texas (Archive). The group's goal was not to raise money or run ads but identify elected officials with a conservative record. Patrick said that the group became necessary in order to differentiate between Republicans and true conservatives.

Support for Wallace Hall

In May 2014, Patrick said an investigation should be launched based on the findings uncovered by University of Texas Regent Wallace Hall. After he was appointed in 2011, Hall began looking into what he believed to be clout scandals within the University of Texas system. He investigated the university's forgivable-loans program and admissions policies and preferential treatment to politically-connected individuals. An effort was begun in June 2013 to try and impeach Hall from his position as regent.

During a 2014 debate with David Dewhurst, Patrick said of Hall's findings: "This is a potentially huge scandal in the making. If students who should have earned the right to go to the University of Texas Law School were denied a seat — and many are, because there are only so many seats — because a legislator’s friend, a donor’s child, or a legislator’s child or relative got in ahead of them with lower scores, that is wrong. And Wallace Hall should not be impeached because he looked at that issue."

Patrick represented District 7 in the Texas State Senate from 2007 to 2015.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Patrick served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Patrick served on the following Texas Senate committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Patrick served on the following Texas Senate committees:

Issues

Launches conservative PAC

On April 12, 2010, Patrick announced the creation of a new political action committee known as The Independent Conservative Republicans of Texas (Archive). The group's goal was not to raise money or run ads but identify elected officials with a conservative record. Patrick said that the group became necessary in order to differentiate between Republicans and true conservatives.

Support for Wallace Hall

In May 2014, Patrick said an investigation should be launched based on the findings uncovered by University of Texas Regent Wallace Hall. After he was appointed in 2011, Hall began looking into what he believed to be clout scandals within the University of Texas system. He investigated the university's forgivable-loans program and admissions policies and preferential treatment to politically-connected individuals. An effort was begun in June 2013 to try and impeach Hall from his position as regent.

During a 2014 debate with David Dewhurst, Patrick said of Hall's findings: "This is a potentially huge scandal in the making. If students who should have earned the right to go to the University of Texas Law School were denied a seat — and many are, because there are only so many seats — because a legislator’s friend, a donor’s child, or a legislator’s child or relative got in ahead of them with lower scores, that is wrong. And Wallace Hall should not be impeached because he looked at that issue."