Tom Patton

Tom Patton (born November 3, 1953) is a member and current majority leader of the Ohio Senate, representing the Twenty Fourth District since 2008. He formerly served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 2003 to 2008.

Career

Patton is a member the Knights of Columbus, the Cleveland Police Historical Society, the AFL-CIO and serves as president of the Treasurers and Ticket Sellers Local 756.

With newly drawn district lines following redistricting in 2002, Patton was one of five Republicans who sought to succeed incumbent Erin Sullivan. To take the nomination, Patton received 42.33% of the vote. He went on to defeat Democrat Susan Adams in the general election with 52.4% of the vote. In his first term, Speaker of the House Larry Householder appointed Patton as chairman of the Transportation and Justice Subcommittee of the House Finance and Appropriations Committee, as well as a member of the Banking, Pensions and Securities Committee, the Insurance Committee, the Public Utilities Committee, and the Rules and Reference Committee.

Tom Patton (baseball)

Tommy Allen Patton (born September 5, 1935) is an American former professional baseball player whose career extended from 1953 through 1961. A catcher, Patton threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg).

Patton played a single game in Major League Baseball, for the 1957 Baltimore Orioles. On April 30, 1957, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Patton relieved starting catcher Joe Ginsberg as part of a double switch. He went hitless in two at bats against the White Sox' Billy Pierce and played errorless ball in the field, handling six chances.

He had been drafted from his original organization, the St. Louis Cardinals, after the 1956 season. After his one-game stint, the Orioles sent Patton to their Texas League Double-A farm club, the San Antonio Missions, and he played the remainder of his professional career in minor league baseball in the Orioles' and Philadelphia Phillies' organizations. He batted .261 in 2,033 minor league at bats.