Raymond Bateman
| Raymond H. Bateman | |
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| President of the New Jersey Senate | |
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In office January 13, 1970 – January 11, 1972 |
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| Preceded by | Frank X. McDermott |
| Succeeded by | Alfred N. Beadleston |
| Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 16th district |
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In office January 8, 1974 – January 10, 1978 |
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| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | John H. Ewing |
| Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 8th district |
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In office January 9, 1968 – January 8, 1974 |
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| Preceded by | William E. Ozzard |
| Succeeded by | District eliminated |
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the Somerset County district | |
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In office November 1958 – January 9, 1968 |
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| Preceded by | William E. Ozzard |
| Succeeded by | District eliminated |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 29, 1927 Somerville, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | June 25, 2016 (aged 88) Morristown, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Joan Speer Bateman (m. ?–2003) (her death) |
| Children | Five |
| Residence | Branchburg Township, New Jersey |
| Alma mater | Wesleyan University |
Raymond H. "Ray" Bateman (October 29, 1927 – June 25, 2016) was an American politician, who represented Somerset County in the New Jersey Senate in the 1960s and 1970s and was the Republican candidate for Governor of New Jersey in 1977. He was the father of Christopher Bateman who now occupies the same Senate district he held.
Bateman was born on October 29, 1927 in Somerville, New Jersey and was a lifelong resident of Somerset County. He graduated from Somerville High School in 1945 and Wesleyan University in 1950. He also was a veteran of the U.S. Army and attended the graduate program at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.
He served as executive director of the Republican State Committee from 1954 to 1958. He entered the New Jersey General Assembly in November 1958, serving as the lone Assemblyman from Somerset County (at the time, Assembly districts were apportioned by counties' populations) going on to serve as assistant majority leader in 1964 and majority leader in 1965. Bateman sponsored the 1962 legislation that established New Jersey's county-based community college system. He was elected to the New Jersey Senate in 1967 and was reelected in 1971 from the 8th Legislative District which consisted of all of Somerset County. He served as assistant majority leader in 1968, majority leader in 1969, and Senate president and acting governor in 1970-1972. In 1973, following the reconfiguration of all legislative districts, he was elected to serve in the Senate from the 16th District consisting of most of Somerset County and portions of Hunterdon and Morris counties.
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