Gail H. Bates | |
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Member of the Maryland Senate from the 9th district | |
In office January 14, 2015 – January 9, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Allan Kittleman |
Succeeded by | Katie Fry Hester[1] |
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 9A district | |
In office February 4, 2002 – January 14, 2015 Serving with Warren E. Miller and Robert L. Flanagan | |
Preceded by | Robert Kittleman |
Succeeded by | Trent Kittleman |
Personal details | |
Born | Washington, D.C., U.S. | December 24, 1945
Political party | Republican |
Residence | West Friendship, Maryland[2] |
Alma mater | University of Maryland, College Park (B.S.) |
Gail Bates (born December 24, 1945) was a member of the Maryland Senate from 2015 to 2019 and a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 2002 to 2015.[3] She was selected to replace Robert Kittleman in the Maryland House of Delegates in February 2002 when Kittleman was selected to replace Chris McCabe in the Maryland State Senate.[4] In a close election in 2018, Bates was defeated by non-profit executive Katie Fry Hester by 1.7 percentage points.[5] Bates was nominated to serve on the state Board of Education by Gov. Larry Hogan in February 2019.[6]