Rick Pate is an American politician serving as the 30th Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries in Alabama. He previously served as mayor of Lowndesboro, Alabama from 2004 until his election as Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries in January 2019.[1] He also served as chair of the Lowndes County Republican Party.
Pate graduated from Auburn University School of Agriculture in 1978. He is married to Julie Dismukes and they have two children.[2]
Electoral history
Pate finished first in the Republican Primary in June 2018 and then won the runoff for Agriculture Commissioner of Alabama. In November 2018, he was unopposed in the general election receiving more than 97% of the vote and began his term of office on January 14, 2019
rick, pate, american, politician, serving, 30th, commissioner, agriculture, industries, alabama, previously, served, mayor, lowndesboro, alabama, from, 2004, until, election, commissioner, agriculture, industries, january, 2019, also, served, chair, lowndes, c. Rick Pate is an American politician serving as the 30th Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries in Alabama He previously served as mayor of Lowndesboro Alabama from 2004 until his election as Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries in January 2019 1 He also served as chair of the Lowndes County Republican Party Rick Pate30th Agriculture Commissioner of AlabamaIncumbentAssumed office January 14 2019GovernorKay IveyPreceded byJohn McMillanPersonal detailsBorn 1955 04 06 April 6 1955 age 67 Fort Rucker AlabamaPolitical partyRepublicanSpouseJulie DismukesChildren2EducationAuburn University BS Pate graduated from Auburn University School of Agriculture in 1978 He is married to Julie Dismukes and they have two children 2 Electoral history EditPate finished first in the Republican Primary in June 2018 and then won the runoff for Agriculture Commissioner of Alabama In November 2018 he was unopposed in the general election receiving more than 97 of the vote and began his term of office on January 14 2019 2018 Agriculture amp Industries Republican primary results 3 Party Candidate Votes Republican Rick Pate 181 637 40 4 Republican Gerald Dial 134 868 30 0 Republican Cecil Murphy 77 363 17 2 Republican Tracy T O Crane 56 007 12 4 Total votes 449 875 100 0 2018 Agriculture amp Industries Republican primary runoff results 4 Party Candidate Votes Republican Rick Pate 176 739 56 7 Republican Gerald Dial 134 935 43 3 Total votes 311 674 100 References Edit Meet Rick Our Campaigns Candidate Rick Pate Official Alabama Secretary of State results PDF Archived from the original on July 18 2014 Retrieved June 6 2018 Unofficial Election Night Results Alabama Secretary of State Retrieved July 17 2018 Party political officesPreceded byJohn McMillan Republican nominee for Agriculture Commissioner of Alabama2018 2022 Most recentPolitical officesPreceded byJohn McMillan Agriculture Commissioner of Alabama2019 present Incumbent This article about an Alabama politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rick Pate amp oldid 1130559617, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
