Tom Bates

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Tom Bates
21st Mayor of Berkeley
In office
December 2002 – December 2016
Preceded byShirley Dean
Succeeded byJesse Arreguín
Personal details
Born (1938-02-09) February 9, 1938 (age 86)
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseLoni Hancock

Thomas H. Bates (born February 9, 1938) was the 21st mayor of Berkeley, California, and a member of the California State Assembly. Bates is married to Loni Hancock, another former mayor of Berkeley and State Assembly member who served in the California State Senate. He is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and was a member of the Golden Bears' 1959 Rose Bowl team. Bates was a captain in the United States Army Reserves after graduating from college and served in Germany.[1][2] He worked in real estate before serving on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors and in the state legislature.[2][3]

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