Don Gates

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Don Gates

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

University of Nebraska, 1990

Graduate

National Defense University, 2019

Graduate

U.S. Army War College, 2015

Graduate

Wayne State University, 1997

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Personal

Birthplace

Columbus, NE

Profession

Operational architect

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Don Gates (Republican Party) ran for election for an at-large seat of the Wayne State University Board of Governors. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Gates completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Don Gates was born in Columbus, Nebraska. As of October 2020, Gates had served in the U.S. Army since 1982. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Nebraska in 1990. He earned a master's degree from Wayne State University in 1997. He earned a master's degree from U.S. Army War College in 2015 and another master's degree from the National Defense University in 2019. Gates' career experience includes working as an operational architect, a business development manager, a marketing manager in sales and technical sales, an IT consultant, and a notes email administrator. He has served as a member with the National Rifle Association since 1979 and as a lifetime member since 2001; he has served as a lifetime member with the Reserve Officers Association since 1993, with the American Legion since 1994, and with the Veterans of Foreign Wars since 2005. He has been affiliated with the Non-Commissioned Officers Association, with Omicron Delta Kappa, with Pi Gamma Mu, and with the Society of Information Management.

Elections

2020

See also: Michigan State Board of Regents election, 2020

General election

General election for Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Wayne State University Board of Governors on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Terri Lynn Land (R)	24.4	2,368,966
✔		Shirley Stancato (D)	24.3	2,352,785
		Eva Garza Dewaelsche (D)	24.2	2,343,395
		Don Gates (R)	23.7	2,291,880
		Jon Elgas (L)	1.3	126,102
		Christine Schwartz (U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan)	1.1	106,274
	Submit photo	Susan Odgers (G)	1.0	99,953
	Submit photo	Lloyd Conway (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	386

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,689,741
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Diane Dunaskiss (R)

Democratic convention

Democratic convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)

Incumbent Shirley Stancato and Eva Garza Dewaelsche advanced from the Democratic convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors on August 29, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Shirley Stancato (D)
✔		Eva Garza Dewaelsche (D)

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Republican convention

Republican convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)

Diane Dunaskiss and Don Gates advanced from the Republican convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors on August 29, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Diane Dunaskiss (R)
✔		Don Gates (R)

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Green convention

Green convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)

Susan Odgers advanced from the Green convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors on June 20, 2020.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Susan Odgers (G)

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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)

Jon Elgas advanced from the Libertarian convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors on July 18, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Jon Elgas (L)

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U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan convention

U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)

Christine Schwartz advanced from the U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors on July 25, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Christine Schwartz (U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan)

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Campaign themes

2020

'Note: Gates submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on October 20, 2020.

'Note: Gates submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on September 27, 2020.

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