Background
Patterson is the son of a chiropractor and a homemaker.
Patterson is the son of a chiropractor and a homemaker.
Marietta College.
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 also was the Model United Nations Advisor and Cross Country Coach.
Unopposed in the Democratic primary, he went on to defeat Kozlowski with 52.78% of the vote.