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A resident of Rumford, Patrick graduated from nearby Mexico High School in 1972 and worked in the NewPage Paper Mill in Rumford for 29 years.
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Patrick is a Democratic State Senator from Maine"s 14th District, representing part of Oxford County as well as the town of Jay in adjacent Franklin County. While working as a journeyman mechanic the mill, Patrick eventually became President of the United Paperworkers Union Local 900, the mill"s union. He also served on the board of directors of the Maine American Federation of Labor-Congress-Chief Information Officer. He was first elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 2000.
He served in the house until he was unable to run again due to term-limits.
He instead ran for the District 14 Senate seat vacated by Senator. Bruce Bryant. In January 2012 he announced he would seek a second term.
