[2][3] Bateman earned his bachelor's degree in political science from Brigham Young University.
[5] He wrote the script for the short film Idaho Women in White and was also involved in compiling the photos used for it.
[9] Bateman won the May 15, 2012, Republican primary with 2,680 votes (75.6%) against David Lyon, facing Democratic challenger Henry De Angelis[10] in the general election on November 6, 2012.
[11] When Republican Representative Russ Mathews left the District 33 B seat open, Bateman won the May 25, 2010, Republican primary with 2,465 votes (66.8%) against Dane Watkins,[12] winning the November 2, 2012, general election with 6,036 votes (59.1%) against John McGimpsey (D).
[13] Bateman was a force behind Idaho's rescinding of its ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the US Constitution.