Patrick Neville

Patrick Neville (born 1983)[1] is an American politician and a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 45th District, which includes much of Douglas County.[2] A Republican, Neville served as the Minority Leader of the House, having been elected to this position at the beginning of his second term in January 2017, until being replaced before the 2021 session.

Pat Neville
Minority Leader of the Colorado House of Representatives
In office
January 11, 2017 – January 13, 2021
Preceded byBrian DelGrosso
Succeeded byHugh McKean
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 45th district
Assumed office
January 7, 2015
Preceded byCarole Murray
Personal details
Born1983 (age 37–38)
Littleton, Colorado, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
RelativesTim Neville (father)
EducationUniversity of Colorado, Denver (BA)
WebsiteCampaign website

His father Tim is a former Colorado State Senator.

Education

Neville earned a BA in economics from the University of Colorado Denver.[3] Neville went to Columbine High School, surviving its 1999 massacre.[4]

Elections

Neville was first elected to the State House in 2014, winning 69% of the vote. Running for reelection in 2016, he beat his Democratic challenger, winning 70% of the vote. He won reelection again in 2018 with 62% of the vote.[5]

Controversies

In 2016, Neville became the House minority leader and given control of the House Republican Caucus Fund, a fund meant to support Republicans in House elections. It was reported that Neville modified the fund by renaming it “Values First Colorado,” registering the account to his brother, and hiring his brother's media company, Rearden Strategic. Since 2017, the fund and committees run by Neville's brother has given Rearden Strategic over $1 million from the funds.[6] Corporations co-founded by Neville also received money from the fund.[6]

In December 2020, Neville doxxed a Denver Post reporter (by publishing their home address on Facebook) that wrote an article detailing Neville's management of the House funds.[7]

References
  1. Bartells, Lynn. Colorado’s Neville family is growing into a political dynasty. The Denver Post, December 28, 2013. Viewed: 2017-01-13.
  2. Legislative District Information after 2011 Reapportionment: House District 45. Viewed: 2017-01-13.
  3. Neville, Patrick. This is my life. Viewed 2017-01-13.
  4. Relman, Eliza (2018-02-20). "A Columbine survivor turned lawmaker is pushing the opposite of what many people think is the solution to end school shootings". Business Insider. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  5. Ballotpedia. Colorado House of Representatives District 45. Viewed 2017-01-13.
  6. "What happened to the Colorado Republican Party?". The Denver Post. 2020-12-20. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  7. "Colorado's outgoing House minority leader doxes Denver Post reporter". 9news.com. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
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