Randy Tate

For the baseball player of the same name, see Randy Tate (baseball).

Randall John "Randy" Tate (born November 23, 1965) is an American politician and a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Washington.

Randy Tate
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 9th district
In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997
Preceded by	Mike Kreidler
Succeeded by	Adam Smith
Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 25th district
In office January 9, 1989 – January 9, 1995
Preceded by	Dan Grimm
Succeeded by	Grant Owen Pelesky
Personal details
Born	Randall John Tate (1965-11-23) November 23, 1965 Puyallup, Washington, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Julie Lynn Wolcott
Residence	Oak Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia
Religion	Baptist

Tate grew up in suburban Seattle and graduated with an Associate of Arts degree from Tacoma Community College. In 1988, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Western Washington University at Bellingham. From 1989 until 1995, he was a member of the Washington House of Representatives.

Tate was elected to Congress in the 1994 Republican Revolution, and from January 3, 1995 until January 3, 1997, he was a member of the 104th United States Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election to the 105th United States Congress, receiving 47% of the vote against Democrat Adam Smith.

He secured passage of an amendment to the 1996 illegal immigration bill, which is now found at 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(9). This amendment prohibits a visa or legal status to anyone who has been in the U.S. without authorization for over a year, notwithstanding the existence of U.S. Citizen children of that immigrant. After his one term in Congress, he became a leader of Pat Robertson's Christian Coalition.

External links

• United States Congress. "Randy Tate (id: T000048)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Appearances on C-SPAN