Senate Committees:

66th General Assembly – Congressional Redistricting (chairman); Ways and Means; Insurance; Private Corporations, Railroads, and Industrial Resources and Developments; State Departments, Boards, Commission and Agencies, and Public Buildings; Conservation, Parks, and Forestry; and Elections, Military, and Naval Affairs.

67th General Assembly – State Departments (chairman); Ways and Means; Insurance; Railroads and Private Corporations; Agriculture; Roads and Highways; and Elections, Military and Naval Affairs.

68th General Assembly – Correctional Institutions (chairman); Ways and Means; Insurance; Agriculture; Roads and Highways; State Departments; Elections, Military and Naval Affairs; and Aviation, Water and Natural Resources.

69th General Assembly – Banks and Banking, and Financial Institutions (chairman); Ways and Means; Insurance; Roads and Highways; Elections; Correctional Institutions; Aviation, and Water Resources; and Legislative Research.

70th General Assembly – Education (chairman); Roads and Highways (vice chairman); Ways and Means; Insurance; Agriculture; Correctional Institutions; and Legislative Research.

71st General Assembly – Appropriations (chairman); Legislative Research (chairman); Accounts, Assignment and Clerical Force (vice chairman); Banks and Banking and Financial Institutions; Agriculture; Roads and Highways; Economics and Major Expenditures; Salaries, Resolutions and Miscellaneous Bills; and Rules and Joint Rules.

72nd General Assembly – Appropriations (chairman); Legislative Research (chairman); Accounts, Assignment and Clerical Forces (vice chairman); Economics and Major Expenditures (vice chairman); Agriculture; Banks and Banking and Financial Institutions; Roads and Highways; Rules and Joint Rules; and Salaries, Resolutions and Miscellaneous Bills.

73rd General Assembly – Appropriations (chairman); Accounts, Assignments and Clerical Force (vice chairman); Economics and Major Expenditures (vice chairman); Agriculture; Banks and Banking; Insurance; Legislative Research; Roads and Highways; Rules and Joint Rules; and Salaries, Resolutions and Miscellaneous Bills.

74th General Assembly – Appropriations (chairman); State Fiscal Affairs and Legislative Research (chairman); Accounts, Assignments and Clerical Force (vice chairman); Banks and Banking and Financial Institutions (vice chairman); Economics and Major Expenditures (vice chairman); Agriculture; Insurance; Roads and Highways; Rules and Joint Rules; and Salaries, Resolutions and Miscellaneous Bills.

75th General Assembly – Appropriations (chairman); Agriculture; and Roads and Highways.

76th General Assembly – State Budget Control (chairman); Appropriations (vice chairman); Fiscal Affairs, Interstate Cooperation; Roads and Highways; and Rules and Joint Rules.

James F. Patterson served the people of the 25th District (Bollinger, Iron, Madison, New Madrid, Pemiscot and Stoddard counties). Born in Portageville, he graduated from high school in Morely, and attended Southeast Missouri State College. Senator Patterson worked in mechanical and electrical engineering for a number of years; and for eight years was executive manager of the Caruthersville Chamber of Commerce. He joined his son in business in 1967 and served as vice president of Central Constructors, Inc. Senator Patterson was elected to the Senate in a special election in 1951, sworn in during the 66th General Assembly to serve two years of an unexpired term. He was re-elected to the Senate in 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964 and 1968. In 1970, he was elected President Pro Tem, and re-elected to this position in 1971. (Democrat)

Official Manual of the State of Missouri: 1971-1972