Jonathan Patterson

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Jon Patterson

|office = Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives

|term_start = January 8, 2025

|term_end =

|predecessor = Dean Plocher

|successor =

|office1 = Majority Leader of the Missouri House of Representatives

|term_start1 = January 4, 2023

|term_end1 = January 8, 2025

|predecessor1 = Dean Plocher

|successor1 = Alex Riley

|state_house2 = Missouri

|district2 = 30th

|term_start2 = January 2019

|term_end2 =

|predecessor2 = Mike Cierpiot

|successor2 =

|birth_date =

|birth_place = Blue Springs, Missouri, U.S.

|death_date =

|death_place =

|party = Republican

|education = University of Missouri (BS, MD)

}}

Jonathan “Jon” Patterson is an American politician representing the 30th district in the Missouri House of Representatives.[https://ballotpedia.org/Jon_Patterson ballotpedia.org] Retrieved December 3, 2020 He began his tenure in the House in 2019, and was elected Missouri Speaker of the House in 2025.{{Cite web |last=Bates |first=Rudi Keller, Clara |date=2025-01-08 |title=Jon Patterson easily wins race for Missouri House speaker over right-wing challenger • Missouri Independent |url=https://missouriindependent.com/2025/01/08/jon-patterson-easily-wins-race-for-missouri-house-speaker-over-right-wing-challenger/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250115130134/https://missouriindependent.com/2025/01/08/jon-patterson-easily-wins-race-for-missouri-house-speaker-over-right-wing-challenger/ |archive-date=2025-01-15 |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=Missouri Independent |language=en-US}}

Career

Patterson earned his bachelor's and medical degree at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. After medical school, Patterson completed his surgical residency at Truman Medical Center in Kansas City. He practiced general surgery in eastern Jackson county from 2011 to 2022.[https://house.mo.gov/MemberDetails.aspx?year=2020&code=R&district=030 house.mo.gov] Retrieved December 3, 2020[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/183179/jon-patterson justfacts.votesmart.org] Retrieved December 3, 2020

= Missouri House of Representatives =

Patterson has served in the Missouri House of Representatives since 2019. In 2024, he was nominated for the role of Speaker of the House in the 2025 session. He faced challenger Justin Sparks, who received only 10 votes to Patterson's 152. Patterson is the first Asian American elected to Missouri's Speaker of the House.

In May 2025, Patterson praised the legislature for passing measures to reverse the abortion amendment and paid sick leave provisions passed by a majority of Missouri voters in the previous year.{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=Evy |last2=Kellogg |first2=Sarah |date=2025-05-16 |title=Missouri House adjourns early, ending 2025 legislative session |url=https://www.stlpr.org/government-politics-issues/2025-05-15/missouri-house-senate-legislature-ends-early |access-date=2025-05-16 |website=STLPR |language=en}}

Electoral history

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives Primary Election, August 7, 2018, District 30{{cite web|title=Election Results; Official Election Returns|date= August 27, 2018|url=https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionResultsStatistics/2018PrimaryElection.pdf|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|accessdate= January 9, 2023}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = Jon Patterson

|votes = 2,565

|percentage = 55.13%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = Christ Hankins

|votes = 1,626

|percentage = 34.95%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = James Lowman

|votes = 462

|percentage = 9.93%}}

{{Election box total no change|

|votes = 4,653

|percentage = 100.00%}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 6, 2018, District 30{{cite web|title=Election Results; Official Election Returns|date=November 30, 2018|url=https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionResultsStatistics/2018GeneralElection.pdf|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|accessdate=January 9, 2023}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = Jon Patterson

|votes = 9,162

|percentage = 51.69%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (US)

|candidate = Ryana Parks-Shaw

|votes = 8,069

|percentage = 45.52%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Libertarian Party (US)

|candidate = Brad Eichstadt

|votes = 494

|percentage = 2.79%}}

{{Election box total no change|

|votes = 17,725

|percentage = 100.00%}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 3, 2020, District 30{{cite web|title=Election Results; Official Election Returns|publisher= Missouri Secretary of State|url=https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionResultsStatistics/November3_2020GeneralElection.pdf|accessdate=January 9, 2023}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = Jon Patterson

|votes = 12,850

|percentage = 57.26%

|change = +5.57}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (US)

|candidate = Art Schaaf

|votes = 9,591

|percentage = 42.74%

|change = -2.78}}

{{Election box total no change|

|votes = 22,441

|percentage = 100.00%}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 8, 2022, District 30{{cite web|title=Election Results; Official Election Returns|date=December 9, 2022|url=https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionResultsStatistics/2022GeneralElection.pdf|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|accessdate=January 9, 2023}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = Jon Patterson

|votes = 8,599

|percentage = 54.28%

|change = -2.98}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (US)

|candidate = Sonia Nizami

|votes = 7,242

|percentage = 45.72%

|change = +2.98}}