Rick Pate

Rick Pate
Rick Pate
30th Agriculture Commissioner of Alabama
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 14, 2019
Governor	Kay Ivey
Preceded by	John McMillan
Personal details
Born	April 6, 1955 (age 69); Fort Rucker, Alabama
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Julie Dismukes
Children	2
Education	Auburn 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

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

^ "Meet Rick".
^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Rick Pate".
^ "Official Alabama Secretary of State results" (PDF). Archived from the original on July 18, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
^ "Unofficial Election Night Results". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

Party political offices
Preceded by John McMillan	Republican nominee for Agriculture Commissioner of Alabama 2018, 2022	Most recent
Political offices
Preceded by John McMillan	Agriculture Commissioner of Alabama 2019–present	Incumbent

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[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.

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v t e Statewide political officials of Alabama
U.S. senators	Tommy Tuberville Katie Britt
State government	Kay Ivey, Governor Will Ainsworth, Lieutenant Governor Wes Allen, Secretary of State Steve Marshall, Attorney General Young Boozer, Treasurer Andrew Sorrell, Auditor Rick Pate, Agriculture Commissioner Chip Beeker, Twinkle Cavanaugh, and Jeremy Oden, Public Service Commissioners
Senate	Will Ainsworth, President Greg Reed, President pro tempore Steve Livingston, Majority Leader Bobby Singleton, Minority Leader
House	Nathaniel Ledbetter, Speaker Chris Pringle, Speaker pro tempore Scott Stadthagen, Majority Leader Anthony Daniels, Minority Leader
Supreme Court	Tom Parker, Chief Justice James Mitchell Tommy Bryan Will Sellers Alisa Wise Sarah Hicks Stewart Brady E. Mendheim Jr. Greg Shaw Greg Cook, Associate Justices