L. Patrick Engel

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L. Patrick Engel (b. 1932) is a Nebraska state senator from South Sioux City, Nebraska in the Nebraska Legislature and a retired insurance agent for State Farm Insurance.

[edit] Personal life

He was born on May 18, 1932, in South Sioux City, Nebraska and graduated from the South Sioux City Public Schools and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He served in the U.S. Air Force as an intelligence officer. He is a former school board member of St. Michael's and South Sioux City, a member of the Knights of Columbus and of St. Michael's Church, and former Dakota county commissioner.

[edit] State Legislature

He was appointed on Sept. 1, 1993 to replace Kurt Hohenstein. He was then elected to the seat in 1994 to represent the 17th Nebraska legislative district and reelected in 1996, 2000, and 2004. He currently sits on the Appropriations and the Legislative Performance Audit committees as well as chairs the Executive Board and the Reference committees .