For the Canadian artist and educator, see Patricia Martin Bates.
Pat Bates
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
(1939-12-15) December 15, 1939 (age 84) 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.
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