What is Jerry M. Patterson?
[[File:Jerry M. Patterson (1983).jpg|right|200px]] '''Jerry Mumford Patterson''' (October 25, 1934 &ndash; November 8, 2024) was an American lawyer and [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] politician. He was born in [[El Paso, Texas]]. From 1973 until 2015, he was Mayor of [[Santa Ana, California]]. From 1975 until 1985, Patterson was a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[California|California's]] [[California's 38th congressional district|38th congressional district]]. Patterson died on November 8, 2024 in [[Fountain Valley, California]], two weeks after his 90th birthday.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schallhorn |first1=Kaitlyn |title=Jerry Patterson, a former Orange County congressman and longtime public servant, dies |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2024/11/13/jerry-patterson-a-former-orange-county-congressman-and-longtime-public-servant-dies/ |access-date=13 November 2024 |publisher=The Orange County Register |date=13 November 2024}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf5g50072q Guide to the Jerry M. Patterson Papers.] Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070701080353/http://www.cccd.edu/board/trustees.aspx#jpatterson Official Coast Community College District Board biography] {{CongBio|P000121}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Patterson, Jerry Mumford}} [[Category:1934 births]] [[Category:2024 deaths]] [[Category:American mayors]] [[Category:United States representatives from California]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] [[Category:Politicians from El Paso, Texas]] [[Category:People from Santa Ana, California]] [[Category:Lawyers from El Paso, Texas]] [[Category:Lawyers from California]] {{US-bio-stub}}