district state_senate predecessor successor birth_place nationality party birth_date term_start residence article_title term_end name alma_mater
32nd 9th 44th rhode island rhode island rhode island stephen alves charles walton peter bouchard incumbent stephen alves district abolished medford , massachusetts american republican 21 april 1941 january 2007 january 2003 january 1995 barrington , rhode island david bates -lrb- politician -rrb-
 january 2007 january 2003 david bates university of massachusetts amherst
david bates -lrb- politician -rrb-

david e. bates -lrb- born april 21 , 1941 in medford , massachusetts -rrb- is an american politician and a republican member of the rhode island senate representing district 32 since january 2007 .
bates served consecutively from january 1993 until january 2007 in the district 9 and district 44 seats .
