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==Background==
==Background==
Patrick attended Longview High School in [[Longview, Texas|Longview]] in East Texas.<ref name=intelius>{{cite web|url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=Diane&qmi=&qn=Patrick&qcs=Arlington%2C+TX&focusfirst=1|title=Diane Porter Patrick|publisher=intelius.com|accessdate=June 22, 2020}}</ref> In 1966, she received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in professional education from the [[Southern Baptist]]-affiliated [[Baylor University]] in [[Waco, Texas|Waco]], Texas. She also holds [[Master of Arts]] (1969) and Doctor of Philosophy (1999) degrees from the University of North Texas in Denton. She is a former professor at [[Texas Christian University]] in [[Fort Worth]] and at her alma mater, UT-Arlington.<ref name=votesmart/>
Patrick attended Longview High School in [[Longview, Texas|Longview]] in East Texas. In 1966, she received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in professional education from the [[Southern Baptist]]-affiliated [[Baylor University]] in [[Waco, Texas|Waco]], Texas. She also holds [[Master of Arts]] (1969) and Doctor of Philosophy (1999) degrees from the University of North Texas in Denton. She is a former professor at [[Texas Christian University]] in [[Fort Worth]] and at her alma mater, UT-Arlington.<ref name=votesmart/>
She taught in the Richardson and Birdville independent school districts from 1967 to 1971 and 1986 to 1989, respectively. From 1981 to 1992, Patrick was a trustee and later board president of the Arlington Independent School District. In 1992, she was elected to a single four-year term to the Texas State Board of Education.<ref name=votesmart/> She did not seek reelection to the state board in 1996 and was succeeded by fellow Republican Richard Neill.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Republican primary election returns, March 9, 2014.</ref>
She taught in the Richardson and Birdville independent school districts from 1967 to 1971 and 1986 to 1989, respectively. From 1981 to 1992, Patrick was a trustee and later board president of the Arlington Independent School District. In 1992, she was elected to a single four-year term to the Texas State Board of Education.<ref name=votesmart/> She did not seek reelection to the state board in 1996 and was succeeded by fellow Republican Richard Neill.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Republican primary election returns, March 9, 2014.</ref>
Patrick is a member of the Junior League, Rotary International, the Arlington Republican Club, and Reagan Legacy Republican Women. In 2007, ''The Dallas Morning News'' dubbed her the best of the freshman class of legislators.<ref name=votesmart/>
Patrick is a member of the Junior League, Rotary International, the Arlington Republican Club, and Reagan Legacy Republican Women. In 2007, ''The Dallas Morning News'' dubbed her the best of the freshman class of legislators.<ref name=votesmart/>
Patrick and her husband, Ned Howard Patrick (born c. 1944), a [[dentist]], have two children, Craig Madison Patrick (born c. 1970) and Claire Patrick Casteel and husband, Brandon Garrett Casteel (both born c. 1974).<ref name=votesmart/><ref name=intelius/>
Patrick and her husband, Ned Howard Patrick (born c. 1944), a [[dentist]], have two children, Craig Madison Patrick (born c. 1970) and Claire Patrick Casteel and husband, Brandon Garrett Casteel (both born c. 1974).<ref name=votesmart/>
==Political life==
==Political life==