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'''John William Wright Patman''' (August 6, 1893 – March 7, 1976), known as '''Wright Patman''', was a [[populist]] [[Democrat]] and liberal<ref name=tshaprofile>Grant, Jr., Philip A. [https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/patman-john-william-wright Patman, John William Wright (1893–1976)]. ''Texas State Historical Association''. Retrieved September 23, 2021.</ref> [[segregation]]ist from [[Texas]] who represented the state's 2nd and 1st congressional districts in Congress for over five decades. A supporter of the [[New Deal]] and similar federal initiatives, Patman consistently maintained left-wing stances on economics throughout his career.
'''John William Wright Patman''' (August 6, 1893 – March 7, 1976), known as '''Wright Patman''', was a [[populist]] [[Democrat]] and liberal<ref name=tshaprofile>Grant, Jr., Philip A. [https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/patman-john-william-wright Patman, John William Wright (1893–1976)]. ''Texas State Historical Association''. Retrieved September 23, 2021.</ref> [[segregation]]ist from [[Texas]] who represented the state's 2nd and 1st congressional districts in Congress for over five decades. A supporter of the [[New Deal]] and similar federal initiatives, Patman consistently maintained left-wing stances on economics throughout his career.
==U.S. House of Representatives==
Patman first ran for the House in 1928, facing incumbent Democrat Eugene Black in the Democrat primary. After campaigning on a populist platform attacking Black as being too pro-business, Patman successfully denied Black renomination and won the general election.<ref>FascinatingPolitics (July 3, 2021). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2021/07/03/texas-legends-7-wright-patman/ Texas Legends #7: Wright Patman]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved September 23, 2021.</ref>
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