Pat Bates | |
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| Minority Leader of the California Senate | |
| In office April 12, 2017 – March 1, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Jean Fuller |
| Succeeded by | Shannon Grove |
| Member of the California Senate from the 36th district | |
| In office December 1, 2014 – December 7, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Joel Anderson (redistricted) |
| Succeeded by | Janet Nguyen |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 73rd district | |
| In office December 7, 1998 – November 30, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Morrow |
| Succeeded by | Mimi Walters |
| Chair of the Orange County Board of Supervisors | |
| In office January 13, 2009 – January 1, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | John Moorlach |
| Succeeded by | Janet Nguyen |
| Vice Chair of the Orange County Board of Supervisors | |
| In office January 8, 2008 – January 13, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | John Moorlach |
| Succeeded by | Janet Nguyen |
| In office January 8, 2013 – November 25, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Shawn Nelson |
| Succeeded by | Todd Spitzer |
| Member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors from the 5th district | |
| In office January 9, 2007 – December 1, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas W. Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Lisa Bartlett |
| Mayor of Laguna Niguel | |
| In office 1989–2004[1] | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Joe Brown |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Patricia Ann Carmody December 15, 1939 Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | John Bates (m. 1963) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | California State University, Long Beach Occidental College (BS) |
Patricia "Pat" Carmody Bates (born December 15, 1939) is an American Republican politician who served in the California State Senate, representing the 36th Senate district, which encompasses parts of Orange and San Diego counties. She left office on December 5, 2022.[2] She served as the Senate's minority leader from 2017 to 2019.[3][4] She previously served as a member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors from 2007 to 2014, and the California State Assembly from 1998 to 2004. She also served as the first mayor of Laguna Niguel, California following its incorporation in 1989, and continued to serve on the city council until 1998. Before serving as mayor, she had been employed as a social worker in Los Angeles County.[5]
- ^ "Pat Bates for Supervisor – Orange County Supervisor". Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ "Patricia C. Bates". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
- ^ "Monday, April 17, 2017" (PDF). Senate Daily Journal. Sacramento, California: Secretary of the California State Senate. p. 665. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ^ McGreevy, Patrick (March 14, 2017). "Caucus elects Patricia Bates as Senate Republican leader". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
- ^ Bollag, Sophia (March 14, 2017). "California Senate Republicans Elect Patricia Bates as Leader". Associated press. Retrieved September 4, 2017.