Patricia C. Bates
Patricia Bates (Republican Party) (also known as Pat) was a member of the California State Senate, representing District 36. She assumed office on December 1, 2014. She left office on December 5, 2022.
Bates ran for election to the Orange County Board of Supervisors to represent District 5 in California. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Bates served as state Assembly minority leader from 2017 to 2019.
Biography
Patricia C. Bates was born in Long Beach, California. She received a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Occidental College. Bates previously worked as a social worker for Los Angeles County and as the mayor of Laguna Niguel from 1989 to 1998. She was the President of the California Women's Leadership Association.[1] Bates was elected to serve as the State Senator for California Senate District 36.[2]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Bates was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Insurance Committee
- Senate Rules Committee, Vice Chair
- Senate Transportation Committee, Vice Chair
- Emergency Management Committee
- Legislative Budget Committee
- Rules Committee
- Senate Appropriations Committee, Vice Chair
- Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee
- Environmental Quality Committee, Vice Chair
- Housing Committee, Vice Chair
2019-2020
Bates was assigned to the following committees:
- Emergency Management Committee
- Legislative Budget Committee
- Rules Committee
- Environmental Quality Committee, Vice Chair
- Senate Appropriations Committee, Vice Chair
- Senate Insurance Committee
- Senate Rules Committee
- Housing Committee
- Transportation and Housing Committee, Vice Chair
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| California committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Appropriations, Vice chair |
| • Business, Professions, and Economic Development, Vice chair |
| • Environmental Quality |
| • Transportation and Housing |
| • Emergency Management |
| • Legislative Budget |
| • Rules |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Bates served on the following committees:
| California committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Appropriations, Vice chair |
| • Business, Professions, and Economic Development, Vice chair |
| • Environmental Quality |
| • Governance and Finance |
| • Legislative Ethics |
| • Transportation and Housing |
Issues
Presidential preference
2016 presidential endorsement
✓ Bates endorsed Marco Rubio for the Republican primary in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.[3]
- See also: Endorsements for Marco Rubio
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
Orange County Board of Supervisors
See also: Municipal elections in Orange County, California (2022)
General election
General election for Orange County Board of Supervisors District 5
Incumbent Katrina Foley defeated Patricia Bates in the general election for Orange County Board of Supervisors District 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Katrina Foley (Nonpartisan) | 51.3 | 116,105 | |
| Patricia Bates (Nonpartisan) | 48.7 | 110,238 | ||
| Total votes: 226,343 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Orange County Board of Supervisors District 5
Incumbent Katrina Foley and Patricia Bates defeated Diane Harkey and Kevin Muldoon in the primary for Orange County Board of Supervisors District 5 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Katrina Foley (Nonpartisan) | 41.8 | 64,888 | |
| ✔ | Patricia Bates (Nonpartisan) | 22.2 | 34,467 | |
| Diane Harkey (Nonpartisan) | 18.5 | 28,809 | ||
| Kevin Muldoon (Nonpartisan) | 17.5 | 27,229 | ||
| Total votes: 155,393 | ||||
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State Senate
- See also: California State Senate elections, 2022
Patricia C. Bates was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
2018
- See also: California State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for California State Senate District 36
Incumbent Patricia Bates defeated Marggie Castellano in the general election for California State Senate District 36 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Patricia Bates (R) | 51.5 | 203,607 | |
| Marggie Castellano (D) | 48.5 | 191,392 | ||
| Total votes: 394,999 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 36
Incumbent Patricia Bates and Marggie Castellano advanced from the primary for California State Senate District 36 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Patricia Bates (R) | 54.4 | 124,966 | |
| ✔ | Marggie Castellano (D) | 45.6 | 104,791 | |
| Total votes: 229,757 | ||||
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2014
- See also: California State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the California State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Patricia C. "Pat" Bates (R) and Gary Kephart (D) were unopposed in the blanket primary. Bates defeated Kephart in the general election.[4][5][6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Patricia C. "Pat" Bates |
65.7% | 140,610 | |
| Democratic | Gary Kephart | 34.3% | 73,539 | |
| Total Votes | 214,149 | |||
Endorsements
In 2014, Bates' endorsements included the following:[8]
- California Republican Assembly
- California Women’s Leadership Association
- Orange County Taxpayers Association
- Orange County Business Council
- Lincoln Club of Orange County
- Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
- Congressman Ed Royce
- Congressman John Campbell
- Congressman Ken Calvert
- Congressman Darrell Issa
- Senate Republican Leader Bob Huff
- Senator Mimi Walters
- Senator Bill Emmerson
- Senator Mark Wyland
- Assembly Republican Leader Connie Conway
- Assemblywoman Diane Harkey
- Senator Marian Bergeson (Ret.)
- Vice Chairwoman Michelle Steel, California Board of Equalization
- Orange County Supervisor Janet Nguyen
- Orange County Supervisor Shawn Nelson
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Patricia Bates did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Bates' website highlighted the following campaign themes:[9]
| “ | In Sacramento, I will work to preserve our way of life, protect taxpayers and restore fiscal common sense to state government.[10] | ” |
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2022
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2021
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In 2021, the California State Legislature was in session from December 7 to September 10.
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2020
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In 2020, the California State Legislature was in session from January 6 to August 31.
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2019
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In 2019, the California State Legislature was in session from January 7 through September 13.
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2018
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In 2018, the California State Legislature was in session from January 3, 2018 through August 31, 2018.
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2017
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In 2017, the California State Legislature was in session from December 5, 2016 through September 15, 2017.
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2016
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In 2016, the California State Legislature was in session from January 4 through August 31. The formal session ended on August 31, but constitutionally the session adjourned sine die on November 30.
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2015
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In 2015, the California State Legislature was in session from December 1, 2014, through September 12, 2015.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ California Women's Leadership Association, "About CWLA," accessed November 16, 2019
- ↑ Senator Pat Bates, "Biography," accessed November 16, 2019
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, "6 California lawmakers and San Diego mayor back Marco Rubio for president," January 8, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Write-in Candidates for the June 3, 2014, Statewide Direct Primary Election," accessed May 24, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2014 Primary election candidate list," accessed March 27, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 14, 2014
- ↑ batesforsenate.com, "Endorsements," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ batesforsenate.com, "Official campaign website," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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| Preceded by Joel Anderson (R) |
California State Senate District 36 2014-2022 |
Succeeded by Janet Nguyen (R) |
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