Pat Proctor
Pat Proctor | |
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Proctor at COB Speicher in Tikrit, Iraq, 2010 | |
| Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 41st district | |
| Assumed office January 11, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Jeff Pittman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1971 or 1972 (age 53–54) |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Aree |
| Education | Purdue University (BS) United States Army Command and General Staff College (MMAS, MMAS) Kansas State University (PhD) United States Army War College (MS) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan Iraq War |
Pat Proctor (born 1971/1972) is a Kansas State Representative, representing the 41st House District (Fort Leavenworth and Leavenworth, Kansas). He was first elected in November 2020. In April 2025, he announced his candidacy to serve as Kansas Secretary of State.
Pat Proctor is also a retired United States Army colonel. Upon retirement from the Army he settled in Leavenworth, Kansas. Proctor is a graduate of the School of Advanced Military Studies. Proctor most recently deployed to Jordan as a battalion commander. In 2009, he deployed as the operations officer for Task Force Patriot (2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery) to Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit, Iraq. In 2007, Proctor worked as part of the Joint Strategic Assessment Team, a team of diplomats, military theorists, and intellectuals assembled by Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker and led by Col. H.R. McMaster to develop the strategy for post-surge Iraq.
Proctor is an assistant professor of homeland security at Wichita State University.