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 | December 24, 1945 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| 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]
- ^ Mann, Alex (December 3, 2018). "Carroll County's state Senate delegation assigned to same committee in General Assembly". Carroll County Times.
- ^ "Howard County General Assembly Members (washingtonpost.com)". The Washington Post. 2005. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- ^ "Gail H. Bates, Maryland State Senator". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. January 9, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
- ^ Ken (September 28, 2006). "Howard County Blog: Ellicott City and points west (LD9/Senate and 9A/House of Delegates)". Howard County Blog.
- ^ "Katie Hester". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
- ^ Kurtz, Josh (February 15, 2019). "Hogan's Green Bag Appointments: Leggett to Board of Regents". Maryland Matters. Retrieved February 16, 2019.