Charles B. Yates
Charles B. Yates | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 7th district | |
| In office January 10, 1978 – January 12, 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Edward J. Hughes Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Herman T. Costello |
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly | |
| In office January 11, 1972 – January 10, 1978 Serving with George H. Barbour and Herman T. Costello | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Barbara Kalik |
| Constituency | District 4B (1970–74) 7th district (1974–78) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 27, 1939 |
| Died | October 6, 2000 (aged 61) Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
Charles B. Yates (September 27, 1939 – October 6, 2000) was an American banker, businessman, and Democratic Party politician who represented parts of Burlington County in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1972 to 1978 and in the New Jersey Senate from 1978 to 1982. He ran unsuccessfully for the United States House of Representatives in 1970 and 1974, losing both races to Edwin B. Forsythe.
While in the legislature, Yates was known as a reformist who led the state investigation into the Abscam scandal and called for stricter conflict-of-interest rules and campaign finance regulations. He died in a plane crash on Martha's Vineyard in 2000.