| Jim Yates | |
| State House: | Kentucky |
| District: | 44th |
| Term Start: | May 1972 |
| Term End: | June 30, 1994 |
| Predecessor: | James Yocom |
| Successor: | Joni Jenkins |
| Birth Place: | Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
| Party: | Democratic |
James Bernard Yates Sr. was an American politician in the state of Kentucky. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives as a Democrat from 1972 to 1995.[1] [2] Yates was first elected to the house in a May 1972 special election following the resignation of incumbent representative James Yocom.[3] He did not seek reelection in 1994 and resigned from his seat early in June.[4] [5]