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Rick Pate
30th Agriculture Commissioner of Alabama
Assumed office
January 14, 2019
GovernorKay Ivey
Preceded byJohn McMillan
Personal details
Born (1955-04-06) April 6, 1955 (age 69)
Fort Rucker, Alabama
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJulie Dismukes
Children2
EducationAuburn University (BS)

Rick Pate (born April 6, 1955) 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[edit]

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

2018 Agriculture & 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 & 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]

  1. ^ "Meet Rick".
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Rick Pate".
  3. ^ "Official Alabama Secretary of State results" (PDF). Archived from the original on July 18, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  4. ^ "Unofficial Election Night Results". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for Agriculture Commissioner of Alabama
2018, 2022 		Most recent
Political offices
Preceded by Agriculture Commissioner of Alabama
2019–present 		Incumbent
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Pate