Mick Bates

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Mick Bates
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Republican Party

Prior offices
West Virginia House of Delegates District 30
Successor: David Adkins
Elections and appointments
Last election

May 10, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Curtin University

Personal
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Business owner
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Mick Bates (Republican Party) was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 30. He assumed office in 2015. He left office on December 1, 2022.

Bates (Republican Party) ran for election to the West Virginia State Senate to represent District 9. He lost in the Republican primary on May 10, 2022.

On May 12, 2021, Bates announced that he was leaving the Democratic Party and would register as a Republican. In a statement announcing his decision to switch party affiliation, Bates said, “At a national level, the controlling interests and leadership of the Democratic party continue to pursue positions that alienate and anger voters in rural parts of the country and don’t reflect the priorities, values, or beliefs of the people in West Virginia."[1]

Biography

Bates earned a B.S. in physiotherapy from Curtin University. He is the owner of a physical therapy company, Bodyworks.[2][3]

Committee assignments

Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at:[email protected].

2021-2022

Bates was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Bates was assigned to the following committees:

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2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

West Virginia committee assignments, 2017
• Banking and Insurance
• Finance
• Health and Human Resources
• Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Bates served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2022

State Senate

See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for West Virginia State Senate District 9

Incumbent Rollan Roberts defeated Kari Woodson in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 9 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Rollan Roberts (R)
 
78.1
 
18,540
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Kari Woodson (L) Candidate Connection
 
21.9
 
5,194

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 23,734
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 9

Incumbent Rollan Roberts defeated Mick Bates in the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 9 on May 10, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Rollan Roberts
 
51.7
 
4,597
Image of Mick Bates
Mick Bates
 
48.3
 
4,294

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 8,891
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House of Delegates

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2022

Mick Bates did not file to run for re-election.

2020

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2020

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 30

Incumbent Mick Bates defeated Tyler Trump in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 30 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Mick Bates (D)
 
60.0
 
4,622
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Tyler Trump (R)
 
40.0
 
3,081

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 7,703
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 30

Incumbent Mick Bates advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 30 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Mick Bates
 
100.0
 
2,594

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,594
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 30

Tyler Trump advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 30 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
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100.0
 
1,759

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,759
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2018

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2018

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 30

Incumbent Mick Bates won election in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 30 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Mick Bates (D)
 
100.0
 
4,817

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,817
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 30

Incumbent Mick Bates advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 30 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
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Mick Bates

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

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2016

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2016

Elections for the West Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 10, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was January 30, 2016.

Incumbent Mick Bates defeated Todd Kirby in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 30 general election.[4][5]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 30, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Mick Bates Incumbent 66.96% 4,810
     Republican Todd Kirby 33.04% 2,373
Total Votes 7,183
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State


Incumbent Mick Bates ran unopposed in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 30 Democratic primary.[6][7]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 30, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Mick Bates Incumbent (unopposed)


Todd Kirby ran unopposed in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 30 Republican primary.[6][7]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 30, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Todd Kirby  (unopposed)


2014

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2014

Elections for the West Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 13, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 25, 2014. Mick Bates defeated Gordie Roop and Mel Kessler in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Linda Sumner was unopposed in the Republican primary. Bates defeated Sumner in the general election.[8][9]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 30, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMick Bates 51% 2,662
     Republican Linda Sumner Incumbent 49% 2,561
Total Votes 5,223


West Virginia House of Delegates, District 30 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMick Bates 59% 1,072
Gordie Roop 24.5% 446
Mel Kessler 16.5% 299
Total Votes 1,817

Campaign finance summary

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Mick Bates campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022West Virginia State Senate District 9Lost primary$132,433 $120,226
2020West Virginia House of Delegates District 30Won general$44,750 N/A**
2018West Virginia House of Delegates District 30Won general$20,577 N/A**
2016West Virginia House of Delegates, District 30Won $41,685 N/A**
2014West Virginia House of Delegates, District 30Won $57,874 N/A**
Grand total$297,319 $120,226
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Mick Bates did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards and State legislative scorecards in West Virginia

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2022

In 2022, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 12 to March 12.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ WV Gazette-Mail, "Raleigh Delegate Bates switches party affiliation to GOP," May 12, 2021
    2. ↑ Register Herald, "Mick Bates files for 30th District House of Delegates," January 16, 2014 (dead link)
    3. ↑ Facebook, "Pick Mick Bates Beckley House," accessed April 24, 2014
    4. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed November 4, 2016
    5. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 3, 2017
    6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed January 30, 2016
    7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 10, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
    8. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed April 30, 2014
    9. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results," accessed June 18, 2014

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    -     		West Virginia House of Delegates District 30
    2015-2022    		 Succeeded by
    David Adkins (R)


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