Mr. Patterson was an associate commissioner for communications at the Social Security Administration, 2017–19. He also served as a speechwriter at the Department of Health and Human Services and the Small Business Administration under President George W. Bush. Bracketing his service to President Trump, Patterson was the 2016 Republican nominee in New Jersey’s first congressional district and a 2020 GOP candidate in New Jersey’s second congressional district.
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