Louis M. Pate Jr.

Louis M. Pate Jr.
Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 7th district
Assumed office
January 9, 2013
Preceded by Douglas E. Berger
Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 5th district
In office
January 26, 2011 – January 9, 2013
Preceded by Donald G. Davis
Succeeded by Donald G. Davis
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 11th district
In office
January 29, 2003 – December 2008
Preceded by Phil Baddour
Succeeded by Efton M. Sager
Personal details
Born (1936-09-22) September 22, 1936
Duplin County, North Carolina
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Joyce
Residence Mount Olive, North Carolina
Alma mater Golden Gate University
Occupation Businessman
Religion Baptist

Louis Milford Pate Jr. is a Republican member and Deputy President Pro Tempore 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 is now the State Senator representing the 7th district (including constituents in Lenoir, Pitt, and Wayne counties).

Pate is a former mayor, city council member and retired merchant from Mount Olive, North Carolina.

Pate was a delegate at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota. The same year, he ran for the North Carolina Senate but was defeated in the general election by Donald G. Davis. He then defeated Davis in a rematch in 2010, and, following redistricting, was elected to represent the new 7th District in 2012.

Pate served 20 years in the Air Force and retired as a Major in 1982. In Vietnam, Pate navigated B-52 bombers. Later in his career, he navigated F-111s.

Pate is the father of 3, grandfather of 9, and is currently married.


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