John Patterson (born July 7, 1956) is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives.
He attended Marietta College, where he was an assistant coach for the baseball team.
Following graduation, Patterson became a baseball coach at Kent State University and also worked for the Ohio Department of Transportation and as a truck driver.
He later would become a teacher, and taught history at Jefferson Area High School for thirty years.
[2] In 2012, Patterson opted to take on Representative Casey Kozlowski, who had won by only forty-two votes in 2010.