James Bernard Yates Sr. was an American politician in the state of Kentucky.
He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives as a Democrat from 1972 to 1995.
[1][2] Yates was first elected to the house in a May 1972 special election following the resignation of incumbent representative James Yocom.
[3] He did not seek reelection in 1994 and resigned from his seat early in June.
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