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Alan Curtis Bates (March 17, 1945 – August 5, 2016) was an American
osteopathic physician Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO or D.O., or in Australia DO USA) is a medical degree conferred by the 38 osteopathic medical schools in the United States. DO and Doctor of Medicine (MD) degrees are equivalent: a DO graduate may become licens ...
and a Democratic politician from the
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of
Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...
. He was a member of the
Oregon State Senate The Oregon State Senate is the upper house of the statewide legislature for the US state of Oregon. Along with the lower chamber Oregon House of Representatives it makes up the Oregon Legislative Assembly. There are 30 members of the state Sena ...
, representing the 3rd District since 2005. Previously he was a member of the
Oregon House of Representatives The Oregon House of Representatives is the lower house of the Oregon Legislative Assembly. There are 60 members of the House, representing 60 districts across the state, each with a population of 65,000. The House meets in the west wing of the ...
from 2000 through 2004.


Biography

Alan C. Bates was born March 17, 1945. Bates graduated with a bachelor's degree from
Central Washington University Central Washington University (CWU) is a public university in Ellensburg, Washington. Founded in 1891, the university consists of four divisions: the President's Division, Business and Financial Affairs, Operations, and Academic and Student Life ...
. Bates served in the
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from 1965 to 1967. In 1977, he graduated from Kansas City University with a
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO or D.O., or in Australia DO USA) is a medical degree conferred by the 38 osteopathic medical schools in the United States. DO and Doctor of Medicine (MD) degrees are equivalent: a DO graduate may become licens ...
degree. From 2000 to 2004, Bates served in the
Oregon House of Representatives The Oregon House of Representatives is the lower house of the Oregon Legislative Assembly. There are 60 members of the House, representing 60 districts across the state, each with a population of 65,000. The House meets in the west wing of the ...
. From 2005 to 2016, Bates served in the
Oregon State Senate The Oregon State Senate is the upper house of the statewide legislature for the US state of Oregon. Along with the lower chamber Oregon House of Representatives it makes up the Oregon Legislative Assembly. There are 30 members of the state Sena ...
. Bates was instrumental in implementing the Oregon Health Plan, a statewide insurance plan designed to cover low-income residents during the first tenure of Governor
John Kitzhaber John Albert Kitzhaber (born March 5, 1947) is an American former politician who served as the 35th governor of Oregon from 1995 to 2003, and as the 37th governor of Oregon from 2011 until his resignation in 2015. A member of the Democratic Party ...
. Bates died of a
myocardial infarction A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to the coronary artery of the heart, causing damage to the heart muscle. The most common symptom is chest pain or discomfort which may ...
(heart attack) on August 5, 2016, while fly fishing with his son on the Rogue River.


See also

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78th Oregon Legislative Assembly The 78th Oregon Legislative Assembly convened beginning on , for the first of its two regular sessions. All of the 60 seats in the House of Representatives and 14 of the 30 seats in the State Senate were up for election in 2014; the general electi ...
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77th Oregon Legislative Assembly The 77th Oregon Legislative Assembly convened beginning on , for the first of its two regular sessions, and on for its second session. All of the 60 seats in the House of Representatives and 16 of the 30 seats in the State Senate were up for elec ...
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76th Oregon Legislative Assembly The 76th Oregon Legislative Assembly convened beginning on , for the first of its two regular sessions. All 60 seats of the House of Representatives and 16 of the 30 state senate seats were up for election in 2010. The general election for those s ...
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75th Oregon Legislative Assembly The 75th Oregon Legislative Assembly convened beginning on , for its biennial regular session. All of the 60 seats in the House of Representatives and half of the 30 seats in the State Senate were up for election in 2008; the general election f ...
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74th Oregon Legislative Assembly The Seventy-fourth Oregon Legislative Assembly was the Oregon Legislative Assembly (OLA)'s period from 2007 to 2008. (The Legislative Assembly is the legislative body of the U.S. state of Oregon, composed of the Oregon State Senate and the Orego ...
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73rd Oregon Legislative Assembly The seventy-third Oregon Legislative Assembly was the Oregon Legislative Assembly (OLA)'s period from 2005 to 2006. (The Legislative Assembly is the legislative body of the U.S. state of Oregon, composed of the Oregon State Senate and the Oregon H ...


References


External links


Oregon State Senate - Alan Bates
official government website
Oregon Senate Democrats - Alan Bates
senate Democrats legislative website * ''Follow the Money'' - Alan Bates *
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campaign contributions
Dr. Elizabeth Steiner Hayward and Dr. Alan Bates testify before Oregon Medical Board -- OMB Public Meeting audio from 2012-10-12
1945 births 2016 deaths Democratic Party Oregon state senators Democratic Party members of the Oregon House of Representatives Physicians from Oregon American osteopathic physicians Politicians from Seattle Politicians from Ashland, Oregon Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences alumni 21st-century American politicians {{Oregon-politician-stub