Patrick J. Verschoore

{{Short description|American politician}}

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| name=Patrick Verschoore

|image = PVerschore 2015 Cropped.jpg

|caption = Verschoore in 2015

| state_house=Illinois

| state=Illinois

| district=72nd

| term_start = {{start date|2003|03}}

| term_end = {{end date|2017|01}}

| preceded=Joel Brunsvold

| succeeded= Michael Halpin

| birth_date={{birth date and age|1943|11|30}}

| birth_place=Rock Island, Illinois

|party = Democratic

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|spouse = Charlene

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|residence = Bowling Township, Illinois

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|occupation = Union plumber (retired)

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Patrick J. Verschoore (born November 30, 1943) is an American retired politician. He served as a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 72nd District, from March 29, 2003 to January 2017.

The Democratic Representative Committee for the 72nd Representative District appointed Verschoore to fill the subsequent vacancy. He was sworn into office on March 29, 2003.{{cite journal|last=Rossi|first=Tony|title=Certificate Appointment|date=March 27, 2003|journal=Journal of the Illinois House of Representative|volume=93|number=36|location=Springfield, Illinois|access-date=September 17, 2024|url=https://www.ilga.gov/House/journals/93/2003/HJ093036R.pdf}} For the 93rd General Assembly, his House committee assignments are to the Agriculture and Conservation, Appropriations—General Services, Computer Technology, and State Government Administration Committees.{{cite journal|editor-last=Miller|editor-first=David R.|title=Biographies of New House Members|journal=First Reading|volume=18|number=2|page=7|publisher=Illinois Legislative Research Unit|location=Springfield, Illinois|date=November 2004|access-date=September 17, 2024|url=https://ilga.gov/commission/lru/Nov2004FirstRdg.pdf}} Verschoore did not run for re-election in the 2016 general election.{{cite web|title=Illinois 72nd District race heats up before Verschoore retires|author=David, John|url=http://wqad.com/2015/09/24/illinois-72nd-district-race-heats-up-before-verschoore-retires/|publisher=WQAD-TV|date=2015-09-24|accessdate=2015-11-07}}