Experience and Background
CURRENTLY: I have been a member of the Pickaway County Republican Central Committee for the
past 18 months and am currently the secretary. I am a member of the America First Now (AFN)
group and the Pickaway County Agricultural Society. I have been a member of the Soldier’s
Monumental Association (SMA) for the past 4 years and am currently serving as the SMA Treasurer
and Corresponding Secretary. I am very knowledgeable on various guns, have my Concealed Carry
Weapon (CCW) permit, and am an NRA member. I am a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars (VFW) and a member of the Pickaway County Sportsman Club. I am currently a landlord of 10
high quality rental houses of which my husband and three sons renovated and maintain.
MY MILITARY SERVICE: I served for 30 years in the Army Reserves as a Military Police Officer; I
am a retired Lieutenant Colonel with Combat tours of duty in both Iraq and Afghanistan. In Iraq
during the Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), as the Theater Detainee Reporting Center Chief. In
Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), as the Provost Marshal for Kandahar Airfield
and Customs Clearance Officer in Charge of all of Afghanistan. I worked one year at the Pentagon,
as the National Detainee Reporting Center Operations Officer. My last assignment was two years as
the Battalion Commander of a Military Police Training Battalion. While in the Army, I earned the
Legion of Merit Medal, Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service
Medal and many other awards and decorations.
MY MILITARY TRAINING: Basic Combat Training, Military Police School, Officers Basic Course,
Airlift Planners Course, Air Movement Course, Hazardous Materials, Adjutant General School,
Officers Advanced Course, Mobilization Planners Course, Hand-to-hand Combat
Training, Drug Demand Reduction Course, Commander’s Course, Army Master Fitness Course,
Community Accommodation Service Tier 3 (CAS3), Intermediate Level Education (ILE).
Civilian Employment
MY CIVILIAN JOBS: My husband, an Active duty Retired Command Sergeant Major (CSM) with
over 29 years of service resulted in us transferring often therefore I changed civilian jobs when he
was transferred. Some of my work experience includes: being a Community Based Outpatient
Clinic (CBOC) Manager at the Department of Veterans Affairs in Lancaster and as the Transition
Patient Advocate for OIF/OEF Veterans at the Chillicothe VA Hospital, a school teacher in NC, SC,
GA, a tax preparer, a nursing home certified medical technician, a Law Office legal assistant, a
Police Officer in the Marshall Islands, an exchange detective for Army Air Force Exchange Service
(AFFES), an Inventory Management Auditor, a Raytheon accounting collections Manager.
MY CIVILIAN EDUCATION: consists of a Master’s of Science Degree in Education from Walden
University, MN; a Bachelor of Science degree from Central Missouri State University, in Criminal
Justice; a Teaching Certificate from Armstrong Atlantic State University, GA.
I humbly ask for your vote in the March 2023 Republican Primary election; early voting starts in
February 2023. I welcome your questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact me at
(740) 497-2501 or pattyhamilton@patty4ohiorep.com.
Sincerely, Patty Hamilton, Candidate for Ohio District 12 State Representative position
