Pate was a delegate at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul , Minnesota . The same year , he ran for the North Carolina Senate but was defeated in the general election by Donald G. Davis . He then defeated Davis in a rematch in 2010 , and , following redistricting , was elected to represent the new 7th District in 2012 . Pate ran unopposed in 2016
2008 Republican National Convention
2008 Republican National Convention
Louis M. Pate Jr.