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. He also served as chair of the Lowndes County Republican Party. Pate graduated from

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School of Agriculture in 1978. He is married to Julie Dismukes and they have two children.

Electoral history

Pate finished first in the Republican Primary in June 2018 and then won the runoff for Agriculture Commissioner of Alabama. In November

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, he was unopposed in the general election receiving more than 97% of the vote and began his term of office on January 14, 2019

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