Gail H. Bates

Gail H. Bates
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 9A district
Incumbent
Assumed office February 4, 2002
Preceded by	Robert Kittleman
Personal details
Born	(1945-12-24) December 24, 1945 Washington, DC
Political party	Republican

Gail Bates (born December 24, 1945) is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates. She was selected to replace Robert Kittleman in the Maryland House of Delegates in February 2002 when Kittleman was selected to replace Chris McCabe in the Maryland State Senate.^[1]

In the 2002 election, Bates defeated Democrats Walter E. Carson and Tony McGuffin to maintain her seat.^[2] in 2006, District 9A would be represented by two delegates. She won again along with fellow Republican Warren E. Miller, when they defeated Democrat David Leonard Osmundson.^[3]

Education

Bates graduated from the University of Maryland in 1968 with a B.S. in Education. She later took courses at UMBC.

Career

Bates was a Mathematics and home economics teacher in Anne Arundel County from 1968-73. She then served as an office manager for H&R Block from 1976-80. In 1980, she held a position as a tax supervisor for Mark Buckley, C.P.A. In 1983 until 1984 she was a manager for the Records and Tax Department of the Maryland Farm Bureau. Since 1984, she has been a sole proprietor as a Certified Public Accountant. She served as an assistant to the Howard County Executive from 1991–1998 and was Chief of Staff for Delegate Donald E. Murphy in District 12A from 1999 until 2002.

Bates has been an active member of different organizations such as the Howard County Republican Club, the Maryland Federation of Republican Women, the Howard County Republican Central Committee, which she served as Treasurer from 1980 until 1984, the Howard County Chamber of Commerce, the Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants, and the Howard County Republican Women, serving as president since 2001.

As a member of the Maryland General Assembly, Bates serves on the Appropriations Committee, the Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, and the Special Joint Committee on Pensions.

She was a board member of the Howard County Chapter of the American Red Cross from 1996 until 1999. She has served with the Christian Jail Ministry since 1997 and the Howard County Farm Bureau since 1998. She has been the Treasurer of the Howard County Tourism Council since 2004. She is a member of the Therapeutic Horsemanship Association and received the Life Achievement Award from the Howard County Republican Central Committee in 1990.

As a conservative, Bates has spent much of her time working to amend the Maryland Constitution to define marriage as the union between a man and a woman.^[4]

Legislative notes

• voted against the Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007 (HB359)
• voted against the Healthy Air Act in 2006 (SB154)

Election results

• 2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 9A^[5]

Voters to choose three:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Gail Bates, Rep.	22,862	39.6%	Won
Warren E. Miller, Rep.	18,533	32.1%	Won
David Leonard Osmundson	16,162	28.0%	Lost
Other Write-Ins	123	0.2%	Lost

• 2002 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 9A^[6]

Voters to choose three:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Gail H. Bates, Rep.	20,783	33.0%	Won
Robert L. Flanagan, Rep.	21,263	33.8%	Won
Walter E. Carson	10,424	16.6%	Lost
Tony McGuffin	10,423	16.6%	Lost
Other Write-Ins	33	0.1%	Lost

References and notes

External links

• http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa13779.html
• http://www.batesmiller.com/splash.shtml
• http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/sponsors/bates.htm