Rick Pate

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.

Rick Pate
30th Agriculture Commissioner of Alabama
Incumbent
Assumed office January 14, 2019
Governor	Kay Ivey
Preceded by	John McMillan
Personal details
Born	(1955-04-06) April 6, 1955 (age 70) Fort Rucker, Alabama, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Julie Dismukes
Children	2
Education	Auburn University (BS)

Pate graduated from Auburn University School of Agriculture in 1978. He is married to Julie Dismukes and they have two children.^[2]

He served as an elector pledged to Donald Trump and JD Vance in the 2024 Presidential Election.^[3]

On June 2nd, he announced his candidacy for Alabama Lieutenant Governor in the upcoming 2026 Republican Primary.^[4]

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^[5]

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^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Pate	176,739	56.7%
	Republican	Gerald Dial	134,935	43.3%
Total votes			311,674	100%