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Mick Bates

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West Virginia State House, District 30 (2014 - Present)

Quick Facts
  • Full Name:
    Mick Bates
  • Gender:
    Male
  • Birth Place:
    Australia
  • Home City:
    Beckley, WV
  • Religion:
    Catholic
  • Family:
    Wife: Pam; 4 Children: Callan, Mikeal, Clare, Allison
  • Father's Occupation:
    Coal Miner
Personal Details

Mick Bates is a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 30. Bates is running for re-election in the primary on May 8, 2018. The general election will take place on November 6, 2018. He was first elected to the chamber in 2014.

Bates earned a B.S. in physiotherapy from Curtin University. He is the owner of a physical therapy company, Bodyworks.

Education

  • BS, Physiotherapy, Curtin University of Technology, 1987-1991

Professional Experience

  • BS, Physiotherapy, Curtin University of Technology, 1987-1991
  • Owner, Praxis Corporation, Bodyworks Health Fitness Rehabilitation, 1995-present
  • Interim Director, Physical Therapist Assistant Program, Mountain State University, 2010-2012

Political Experience

  • BS, Physiotherapy, Curtin University of Technology, 1987-1991
  • Owner, Praxis Corporation, Bodyworks Health Fitness Rehabilitation, 1995-present
  • Interim Director, Physical Therapist Assistant Program, Mountain State University, 2010-2012
  • Delegate, West Virginia State House of Delegates, District 30, 2014-present
  • Candidate, West Virginia State House of Delegates, District 30, 2020
  • Candidate, West Virginia House of Delegates, District 27, 2008

Former Committees/Caucuses

Member, Raleigh County Board of Education Wellness & Safety Committee, present

Former Member, Commission on Special Investigations, West Virginia State House of Delegates

Former Member, Joint Finance Committee, West Virginia General Assembly

Former Member, Joint Health Committee, West Virginia State Assembly

Former Member, Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse Committee, West Virginia State House of Delegates

Former Member, Small Business Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Committee, West Virginia State House of Delegates

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Banking and Insurance Committee

Chair, Finance Committee

Member, Health and Human Resources Committee

Chair, Joint Committee on Finance

Member, Joint Committee on Government and Finance

Member, Joint Committee on Health

Member, Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability

Member, Rules Committee

Member, Select Committee on Education Reform A

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • BS, Physiotherapy, Curtin University of Technology, 1987-1991
  • Owner, Praxis Corporation, Bodyworks Health Fitness Rehabilitation, 1995-present
  • Interim Director, Physical Therapist Assistant Program, Mountain State University, 2010-2012
  • Delegate, West Virginia State House of Delegates, District 30, 2014-present
  • Candidate, West Virginia State House of Delegates, District 30, 2020
  • Candidate, West Virginia House of Delegates, District 27, 2008
  • Member, American Federation of Musicians, Local 136, present
  • Member, International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals, present
  • Member, Private Practice Physical Therapist Association, present
  • Member, Catholic Schools of West Virginia Diocese School Board
  • Member, Health Care Advisory Panel, West Virginia's Workers Compensation Commission
  • Former Member, National Advisory Panel on Reimbursement Policy & Planning, American Physical Therapy
  • Former Chair/Board Member, Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce
  • Former Reimbursement Chair, West Virginia Physical Therapy Association
  • Former Board Member, West Virginia Physical Therapy Association
  • Member, Raleigh County Democratic Executive Committee, 2010

Other Info

— Awards:

  • Young Guns Award, 2005, West Virginia Executive Magazine
  • American Hearth Association, 2016, Champion for Tobacco Free West Virginia
  • Honoree for Generation Next, 2007

  • Coal Miner

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