Mickey Gates

Michael Wayne Gates, known as Mickey Gates, 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.

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. He was removed from the office by a super-majority vote on October 11, 2019.