Pat Browne

Pat Browne
Secretary of Revenue of Pennsylvania
Assumed office
June 29, 2023
GovernorJosh Shapiro
Preceded byC. Daniel Hassell
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 16th district
In office
May 3, 2005 (2005-05-03)[1] – November 30, 2022 (2022-11-30)
Preceded byCharlie Dent
Succeeded byJarrett Coleman
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 131st district
In office
January 3, 1995[2] – May 3, 2005[3]
Preceded byKaren Ritter
Succeeded byKaren Beyer
Personal details
Born (1963-12-08) December 8, 1963 (age 60)
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Political partyRepublican
SpouseHeather Browne
ResidenceAllentown, Pennsylvania
Alma materUniversity of Notre Dame
Temple University Law School
ProfessionLegislator – CPA – Attorney
Websitehttp://www.senatorbrowne.com/

Patrick M. Browne (born December 8, 1963) is an American accountant, lawyer, and politician. A Republican, he served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1995–2005) and Pennsylvania Senate (2005–2022). On January 12, 2023, Democratic Governor-elect Josh Shapiro nominated Browne to serve as Secretary of Revenue.[4]

  1. ^ "SESSION OF 2005 – 189TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY – No. 26" (PDF). Pennsylvania Senate. 2005-05-03. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
  2. ^ "SESSION OF 1995 – 179TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY – No. 1" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 1995-01-03. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
  3. ^ "SESSION OF 2005 – 189TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY – No. 28" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 2005-05-03. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
  4. ^ "Pa. Gov.-elect Shapiro nominates former Sen. Pat Browne to be state secretary of revenue". 12 January 2023.