David Bates, Rhode Island Senator

David Bates
Rhode Island Senate District 32
Incumbent
In office
1993 - present
Term ends
January 6, 2015
Years in position	20
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$14,185.95/year
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 3, 1992
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	N/A
Education
Bachelor's	University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Personal
Birthday	April 21, 1941
Place of birth	Medford, MA
Profession	President, Insurance Agency
Religion	Christian
Websites
Office website

David Bates (b. April 21, 1941) has been a Republican member of the Rhode Island State Senate. Bates was a member of the Barrington Planning Board from 1968 to 1978. He was a member of the Barrington Town Council from 1982 to 1992. He was then President of the Barrington Town Council from 1984 to 1988. He joined the Rhode Island State Senate in 1992. He has served in that position since, representing the 32nd district.

Bates was a Claims Adjuster for Liberty Mutual Insurance Company from 1963 to 1974. He then worked as a supervisor for Liberty Mutual Insurance Company from 1970 to 1974. From 1974 to 1978 he worked as a Marketing Representatives for Reliance Insurance Company. He has worked as President of A. N. Nunes Insurance Agency since 1978.

Bates earned his BA in English from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst in 1963.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Bates served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Bates served on the following committees:

Rhode Island Committee Assignments, 2011
• Corporations
• Finance
• Rules

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Bates served on the following committees:

Elections

2012

See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2012

Bates won re-election in District 32. He was unopposed in both the Republican primary on September 11 and the general election on November 6.

Rhode Island State Senate, District 32, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	David Bates Incumbent	97.2%	9,926
	Other	Write-in	2.8%	291
Total Votes				10,217

2010

See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2010

Bates was re-elected in District 32. Bates defeated Democrat Jim Hasenfus in the November 2 general election. He was unopposed in the September 14 Republican primary.

Rhode Island State Senate, District 32
Candidates		Votes
David Bates (R)		5930
Jim Hasenfus (D)		5127

2008

On November 4, 2008, Bates was re-elected to the 32nd District Seat in the Rhode Island State Senate. Bates raised $22,184 for his campaign, while Signore raised $3,000.

Rhode Island State Senate, District 32 (2008)
Candidates		Votes
David Bates (R)		6,989
Lawrence Signore (D)		6,647

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Bates received $25,190 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.

Rhode Island State Senate 2010 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to David Bates, Rhode Island Senator's campaign in 2010
Mcculloch Jr, Norma	$1,000
Independent Insurance Agents Of Rhode Island	$1,000
Barrington Republican Town Cmte	$919
Anderson, Jack	$641
Kestenberg, Howard J	$500
Total Raised in 2010	$25,190

2008

Bates raised $22,184 during the 2008 election cycle.

His major contributors are listed below.

Donor	Amount
Independent Insurance Agents of Rhode Island	$1,000
Rhode Island Troopers Association	$1,000

Personal

Bates and his wife Anne have two children.

External links

Suggest a link

• Sen. Bates's Rhode Island Senate website
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1996, 1994

References

Political offices
Preceded by '	Rhode Island State Senate District 32 1993–present	Succeeded by NA