Alan Curtis Bates (March 17, 1945 – August 5, 2016) was an American osteopathic physician and a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Oregon.

[1] Bates graduated with a bachelor's degree from Central Washington University.

[1] In 1977, he graduated from Kansas City University with a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree.

[1] Bates was instrumental in implementing the Oregon Health Plan, a statewide insurance plan designed to cover low-income residents during the first tenure of Governor John Kitzhaber.

[4] Bates died of a myocardial infarction (heart attack) on August 5, 2016, while fly fishing with his son on the Rogue River.