Griffin Bates

Griffin Bates joined MEC in early February of 2018. He is a progressive Democrat from the state of Pennsylvania. He has been a part of the Justice Democrats Organization. He is currently Representative of House D6.
==MEC Career==
=== D6 Senate Runs===
When Griffin Bates first joined MEC, he ran for D6 Senate. His Primary opponents were D Shapiro and Evan Hunt. Despite joining the race last, Hunt won the Primary, but he was defeated by incumbent Republican Conservative Chico.A few seasons later, Bates ran for D6 Senate again against Gaming islife, Evan Hunt, Louisa Reed, and Jasir Best. This time he was defeated by Gaming islife, who later lost to Republican Max Finland.
=== D6 House Race===
Most recently, Griffin Bates ran for House D6. He won an uncontested primary to go up against popular Republican Irish Pennsylvanian. Due to Irish’s temporary time at camp, Bates defeated him by four votes, and he became Representative-elect Bates. He was one of two Democrats in the new House of Representatives. He was sworn in as the next representative of D6 on June 27, 2018 after which he was elected Minority Whip.
=== D6 House Re-Election Campaign===
Griffin is seeking another term. He faced a primary with Former Senator Evan Hunt and several minor candidates. At first, Hunt had a lead, but when results were finalized, Bates had won by two votes. With the general election yet to be concluded, Bates will likely be up against Republican Joe Szymanski and Liberal Democrat Jasper Lee. As the incumbent, Bates is considered the front runner.
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