Suzanne Patrick
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{{Infobox politician
|name = Suzanne Patrick
|image = File:Suzanne Patrick, 2001.jpg
|birthname =
|birth_date = October 6, 1955
|birth_place =
|death_date =
|death_place =
|office = Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Industrial Policy
|president = George W. Bush
|term_start = July 2001
|term_end = July 2005
|preceded = Jeffrey P. Bialos
|succeeded = William Greenwalt
|party = Democratic
|spouse =
|children =
|occupation = Consultant
|residence = Virginia Beach, Virginia
|alma_mater = Randolph-Macon Women's College
Georgetown University
|allegiance = {{flag|United States}}
|branch = United States Navy
|serviceyears= 1991–2013
|rank = Commander
|unit = U.S. Naval Reserve
}}
Suzanne Dorothy Patrick (born October 6, 1955) is a retired Navy Commander and a former Deputy Undersecretary of Defense. Patrick, a member of the Democratic Party, ran for Congress in Virginia's 2nd congressional district during the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections.
Personal life and education
Patrick graduated from Randolph-Macon Women's College in 1977, and earned a Master's Degree in national security studies from Georgetown University.{{cite news|last=Bartel|first=Bill|title=Retired reservist Patrick will run against Rigell|url=http://hamptonroads.com/2013/08/retired-reservist-patrick-will-run-against-rigell|access-date=September 6, 2013|newspaper=The Virginian-Pilot|date=August 27, 2013}} Patrick is the fourth generation of her family to serve in the military.{{cite news|last=Jaffe|first=Alexandra|title=Former George W. Bush official launches challenge to Rep. Rigell|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/160202-former-george-w-bush-official-launches-challenge-to-rep-rigell/|access-date=September 6, 2013|newspaper=The Hill|date=August 27, 2013}}
Career
Patrick served in the United States Navy Reserve for 21 years, rising to the rank of Commander. From 2001-2005, she served as Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for industrial policy.{{cite news|title=Ex-naval officer Suzanne Patrick running for Congress in Va.|url=http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2013/08/27/Ex-naval-officer-Suzanne-Patrick-running-for-Congress-in-Va/UPI-34981377628470/|access-date=September 6, 2013|newspaper=UPI|date=August 27, 2013}} She has served as an Aerospace Analyst with Sanford Bernstein, and held senior management positions with Creditanstalt Bank and Ventana Capital Management, LLC. She also founded the hedge fund investment firm New Poland Eagle.{{cite web|title=Suzanne Patrick|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=100065307&privcapId=23723|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808051803/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=100065307&privcapId=23723|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 8, 2014|website=Bloomberg Businessweek|access-date=6 August 2014}} She also worked for Secretary of the Navy John Lehman.{{cite news|title=Suzanne Patrick|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=100065307&privcapId=23723&previousCapId=30852762&previousTitle=Venture%20Farm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203075531/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=100065307&privcapId=23723&previousCapId=30852762&previousTitle=Venture%20Farm|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 3, 2013|access-date=September 6, 2013|newspaper=Bloomberg Businessweek}}
2014 congressional election
{{See also|United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2014#District 2}}
Patrick ran for Congress in Virginia's 2nd congressional district, challenging incumbent Republican Congressman Scott Rigell. Patrick criticized Rigell for voting for defense cuts as part of the sequester. The Hill reported that she planned to frame herself as a "centrist Democrat."
Patrick was added to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s ‘Red to Blue’ program, which provides additional financial support to candidates.{{cite news|last1=Sullivan|first1=Sean|title=Women make up majority of DCCC's 'Red to Blue' candidates|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/03/03/women-make-up-majority-of-dcccs-red-to-blue-candidates/|access-date=13 September 2014|newspaper=Washington Post|date=Mar 3, 2014}} The Rothenberg Political Report ratings show the race leaning Republican.{{cite news|title=House Ratings|url=https://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/house|access-date=13 September 2014|publisher=Rothenberg Political Report|date=Sep 12, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021205401/http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/house|archive-date=October 21, 2014|df=mdy-all}}
Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi's own campaign committee donated to Patrick’s campaign.{{cite news|last1=Cooper|first1=Kent|title=Pelosi Puts Her Money on a Dozen Candidates|url=http://blogs.rollcall.com/moneyline/pelosi-puts-her-money-on-a-dozen-candidates|access-date=September 13, 2014|publisher=Roll Call|date=October 15, 2013}} Patrick has been endorsed by EMILY's List, a political action committee that supports pro-choice candidates.{{cite news|last1=Joseph|first1=Cameron|title=EMILY's List helping Rigell's opponent|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/183314-emilys-list-helping-rigells-opponent/|access-date=6 August 2014|work=The Hill|date=September 24, 2013}}
;Political positions
Patrick opposes repeal of the Affordable Care Act.{{cite news|last1=Bartel|first1=Bill|title=Retired reservist Patrick will run against Rigell|url=http://hamptonroads.com/2013/08/retired-reservist-patrick-will-run-against-rigell|access-date=September 13, 2014|publisher=Virginian Pilot|date=August 27, 2013}}
Personal life
Patrick has owned a home in Virginia Beach, Virginia since 1991.
References
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