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Gary Cates
Gary Cates (b. December 27, 1955) is a former Republican member of the Ohio State Senate. Cates served as Vice President of Union Township Trustee in 1991, 1994, and 1995. He also served as President from 1992 to 1993. He then served in the Ohio State House of Representatives from 2000 to 2004. During this time he served as Speaker Pro Tempore. He joined the Ohio State Senate in 2005, representing the 4th District. He left the Senate in May of 2011 when he was appointed by Governor John Kasich (R) to be the Senior Vice Chancellor for the division of Innovation and Enterprise Development at the Ohio Board of Regents.[1]
Cates is a Steel Applications Engineer.
Cates earned his B.S. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech in 1978. He went on to receive his M.B.A. from the University of Dayton in 1981.
Committee assignments
2011
The following were Cates' final Committee Assignments before leaving the Ohio State Senate:
- Education Committee
- Health, Human Services and Aging Committee
- Highways and Transportation Committee
2010
- Education Committee, Ohio Senate
- Environment and Natural Resources Committee, Ohio Senate
- Finance and Financial Institutions Committee, Ohio Senate
- Highways and Transportation Committee, Ohio Senate
Elections
2008
On November 4, 2008, Cates was re-elected to Ohio State Senate District 4 .[2]
Cates raised $104,125 for his campaign.[3]
| Ohio State Senate District 4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Gary Cates (R)
|
95,137 | |||
| Kathryn Bridgman (D) | 60,397 | |||
2004
On November 2, 2004, Cates was elected to Ohio State Senate District 4 .[4]
| Ohio State Senate District 4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Gary Cates (R)
|
98,569 | |||
| Melvin A. Smith (D) | 51,669 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Cates and his wife Jill have two children.
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Middletown Journal House GOP taps former Liberty Twp. trustee," June 8, 2011
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio State Senate official election results for 2008," accessed April 15, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money's report on 2008 campaign contributions 2006
- ↑ "Ohio State Senate official election results for 2004"
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by ' |
Ohio State Senate District 4 2005–2011 |
Succeeded by Bill Coley |
