| Louis M. Pate Jr. | |
| Office: | Deputy President Pro Tempore of the North Carolina Senate |
| Term Start: | January 9, 2013[1] |
| Term End: | January 9, 2019 |
| Predecessor: | James Forrester |
| Successor: | Ralph Hise |
| Office1: | Member of the North Carolina Senate |
| Term Start1: | January 1, 2011 |
| Term End1: | January 14, 2019 |
| Predecessor1: | Don Davis |
| Successor1: | Jim Perry[2] |
| Constituency1: | 5th district (2011–2013) 7th district (2013–2019) |
| State House2: | North Carolina |
| State2: | North Carolina |
| District2: | 11th |
| Term Start2: | January 1, 2003 |
| Term End2: | January 1, 2009 |
| Predecessor2: | Phil Baddour |
| Successor2: | Efton Sager |
| Term Start3: | January 1, 1995 |
| Term End3: | January 1, 1997 |
| Predecessor3: | Phil Baddour |
| Successor3: | Phil Baddour |
| Party: | Republican |
| Birth Name: | Louis Milford Pate Jr. |
| Birth Date: | 22 September 1936 |
| Birth Place: | Duplin County, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Spouse: | Joyce |
| Alma Mater: | Golden Gate University |
| Occupation: | Businessman |
| Residence: | Mount Olive, North Carolina |
Louis Milford Pate Jr. (born September 22, 1936) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly. He represented the state's eleventh House district from 1995 through 1996 and from 2003 through 2008. His district included constituents in Wayne County. Pate later was elected as the State Senator representing the 7th district (including constituents in Lenoir, Pitt, and Wayne counties). He resigned from the Senate on January 14, 2019, citing his health.[3]
Pate is a former mayor,[4] city council member and retired merchant from Mount Olive, North Carolina.
Pate was a delegate at the 2008 Republican National Convention in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The same year, he ran for the North Carolina Senate but was defeated in the general election by Don Davis. He then defeated Davis in a rematch in 2010, and, following redistricting, was elected to represent the new 7th district in 2012. Pate ran unopposed in 2016.[5]
Pate served 20 years in the Air Force and retired as a Major in 1982. In Vietnam, Pate navigated B-57 bombers. Later in his career, he navigated F-111s.
| Standing or Select Committee | Status | |
|---|---|---|
| Appropriations on Health and Human Services | Co-Chairman | |
| Appropriations/Base Budget | Member | |
| Education/Higher Education | Member | |
| Health Care | Co-Chairman | |
| Rules and Operations of the Senate | Member |
| Non-Standing Committee | Status | |
|---|---|---|
| Joint Legislative Study Committee on the Division of Local School Administrative Units (2017) | Member | |
| Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations | Ex Officio | |
| Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services | Chairman | |
| Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Medicaid and NC Health Choice | Member | |
| Task Force on Sentencing Reforms for Opioid Drug Convictions (2017) | Member |
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