Edward Pattison served as the Representative for the 29th District of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1975 to 1979. Previously, Mr. Pattison served as treasurer of the Capital District Regional Planning Commission, as a member of the Rensselaer County Inter-Governmental Council, chairman of the General Revenue Sharing Commission of Rensselaer County, and Chairman of the Town of Sand Lake Democratic Committee.