Patricia A. Ritchie[3] (born February 22, 1962)[1] was a Republican member of the New York State Senate who represented the 48th district from 2011-2022.

[1] She received an associates degree in social work from Mater Dei College of Ogdensburg, New York in 1985.

[1] In 2002, she was the unsuccessful Republican candidate for New York State Assembly District 116, losing to Democrat Darrel Aubertine.

In 2011, Ritchie was named Chair of the Senate's Agriculture Committee, where she has been recognized as an outstanding champion of the state's 35,000 farm families and sponsored such initiatives as the Young Farmers Grant and loan forgiveness program.

[4] In 2016, Ritchie was named co-chair of the bi-cameral Legislative Commission on Rural Resources, and in 2017, was named Deputy Vice Chair of the important Health Committee, in recognition of her work to improve public health, especially in rural counties, like those she represents.