Dan Patrick is the Lieutenant Governor of Texas. He assumed office in 2015. His current term ends on January 19, 2027. Patrick received a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Maryland-Baltimore County. He began his career in television and broadcast news. In 1983, he opened a sports bar chain in Texas, which he ran until 1986 when the chain closed. Patrick then worked as a conservative talk radio host and owner of KSEV, a radio station in the Houston/Galveston area. In 2009, Patrick wrote a book titled, The Second Most Important Book You Will Ever Read: A Personal Challenge to Read the Bible. Before being elected lieutenant governor, Patrick served in the Texas State Senate from 2007 to 2015. Patrick founded the chamber's Tea Party caucus in 2010 and served as the caucus' first chairman. He also served as chairman of the Texas State Senate Education Committee from 2013 to 2015. Patrick is the 42nd lieutenant governor of Texas and serves under Governor Greg Abbott. He was first elected in 2014, defeating then-incumbent Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst in the primary with 65% of the vote to Dewhurst's 35%. As lieutenant governor, Patrick also serves as the president of the Texas State Senate.