{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Michael Wayne "Mickey" Gates | birth_place = Perryton, Texas, U.S. | birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|58|2018|6|28}} | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | state_house = Arkansas | district = 22nd | term_start = January 12, 2015 | term_end = October 11, 2019 | preceded = Bruce Westerman | succeeded = Richard McGrew | party = Republican | alma_mater = | occupation = Businessman | spouse = Susan Jeanette Whitten Gates | children = Elizabeth Gates & Benjamin Gates | footnotes = }}
'''Michael Wayne Gates''', known as '''Mickey Gates''' (born 1959/1960), is a businessman from Hot Springs, Arkansas, who was a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 22.
Born in Perryton, Texas, Gates grew up in Spearman, but moved to Borger to finish the last three years of his public education at Borger High School.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/363/Mickey-Gates|title=Mickey Gates|website=Arkansas House of Representatives|accessdate=April 2, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ballotpedia.org/Arkansas_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2014|title=District 22|publisher=ballotpedia.org|accessdate=April 2, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=Mickey&qmi=&qn=Gates&qcs=Hot+Springs%2C+AR&focusfirst=1|title=Mickey W. Gates|publisher=intelius.com|accessdate=April 2, 2015}}</ref>
==Arrest== In June 2018, Gates was arrested and charged with six counts of failure to pay or file a tax return between 2012 through 2017. Though he had not filed tax returns since 2003, the statute of limitations was six years. Authorities with the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration say he owes upwards of $260,000 including penalties.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jun/28/state-rep-mickey-gates-charged-failing-pay-taxes-p/ |title= State representative arrested, accused of failing to pay taxes for years |author= Jaime Dunaway |date= June 28, 2018 |publisher= Arkansas Democrat-Gazette |url-access=subscription |access-date= October 5, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{ cite news |title= Arkansas lawmaker accused of filing no taxes for 15 years arrested |url= https://www.foxnews.com/politics/arkansas-lawmaker-accused-of-filing-no-taxes-for-15-years-arrested/ |work= Fox News |date= June 28, 2018 |first= Paulina |last= Dedaj |access-date= July 1, 2018 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.foxnews.com Fox News] | June 28, 2018 | Arkansas lawmaker accused of filing no taxes for 15 years arrested | Paulina Dedaj | Fox News | [https://www.foxnews.com/politics]</ref> He was removed from the office by a super-majority vote on October 11, 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Moritz |first1=John |title=Arkansas House votes88-4 to expel Rep. Mickey Gates |url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2019/oct/11/arkansas-house-votes-88-4-expel-rep-mickey-gates/ |accessdate=October 12, 2019 |date=October 12, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arkansasbusiness.com/|title=ArkansasBusiness.com - Arkansas Business News - Little Rock, Arkansas|website=www.arkansasbusiness.com|accessdate=May 20, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | publisher = thv11.com | date = July 30, 2019 | title = State Rep. Gates sentenced to 6 years of probation for not filing taxes | agency = Associated Press | url = https://www.thv11.com/article/news/state-rep-gates-sentenced-to-6-years-of-probation-for-not-filing-taxes/91-90677e32-8eeb-4fe4-b380-6dad63359290}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | publisher = katv.com | date = October 11, 2019 | title = Rep. Mickey Gates expelled from Arkansas House in historic vote | author = Marine Glisovic, KATV | url = https://katv.com/news/local/rep-mickey-gates-expelled-from-arkansas-house-in-historic-vote}}</ref>
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{{s-start}} {{succession box |before=Bruce Westerman |title=Arkansas State Representative for District 22<br /> (Garland and Saline counties) |years=2015–2019 |after=Richard McGrew}} {{s-end}}
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