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==U.S. House of Representatives==
==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, he won the party nomination and easily emerged victorious in 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><ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=434609 TX District 01 Race - Nov 06, 1928]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved September 23, 2021.</ref>
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, he won the party nomination and easily emerged victorious in the general election.<ref name=fascinatingpoliticsbio>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><ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=434609 TX District 01 Race - Nov 06, 1928]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved September 23, 2021.</ref>
During the [[Herbert Hoover]]'s second term, Patman backed a resolution by Pennsylvania Republican Louis T. McFadden to impeach the president.<ref name=fascinatingpoliticsbio/> He also advocated legislation to provide more benefits to [[veteran]]s.
In the [[FDR]] era, Patman consistently supported New Deal programs even after Roosevelt's second term, a stance not common among many Southern Democrats.<ref name=fascinatingpoliticsbio/> His ideology and voting patterns were rooted in the [[Democratic Party]]'s [[Jacksonian Democracy|Jacksonian]] traditions in fiercely attacking large businesses and [[bank]]s.
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