Paul D. Pate
What this job does: Runs state elections and voter registration, keeps business filings and official state records, and handles notaries. Serves a 4-year term.
- Current office
- Iowa Secretary of State
- Occupation
- Secretary of State; businessman
- Lives in
- Cedar Rapids
Background
- Pate was secretary of state from 1995 to 1999 and again since 2015. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Pate served in the Iowa Senate (1989-1995) and was mayor of Cedar Rapids (2002-2006). source: en.wikipedia.org
- Pate owns Pate Asphalt and was born in Ottumwa. source: en.wikipedia.org
In their own words
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- Pate's campaign slogan is "Easy to Vote, Hard to Cheat." source: pateforiowa.com
- Pate's campaign credits Pate with bringing voter ID to Iowa, online voter registration, and better access for overseas military voters. source: pateforiowa.com
- "Clearing the red tape will help job creators do what they do best." source: pateforiowa.com
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