Alan Bates (politician)

Alan Curtis Bates (March 17, 1945 – August 5, 2016) was an American osteopathic physician and a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Oregon. He was a member of the Oregon State Senate, representing the 3rd District since 2005. Previously he was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from 2000 through 2004.

Biography
Alan C. Bates was born March 17, 1945. Bates graduated with a bachelor's degree from Central Washington University. Bates served in the United States Army from 1965 to 1967. In 1977, he graduated from Kansas City University with a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree. From 2000 to 2004, Bates served in the Oregon House of Representatives. From 2005 to 2016, Bates served in the Oregon State Senate. Bates was instrumental in implementing the Oregon Health Plan, a statewide insurance plan designed to cover low-income residents during the first tenure of Governor John Kitzhaber.

Bates died of a myocardial infarction (heart attack) on August 5, 2016, while fly fishing with his son on the Rogue River.