Granddaughter Hope & I had a great time at the Cedar Rapids Comic & Toy Show. WWE legend Sgt. Slaughter was there & the costume contest had some impressive entries.

Happy Birthday Dad. 1/1/38. I miss you.

Happy New Year Iowans! Wishing you and yours health and prosperity in 2023. #HappyNewYear

Wishing you all a #MerryChristmas !

Wishing you & yours a very #MerryChristmas !

Christmas Eve service at First Methodist Church in Marion, Iowa.

Annual Pate family tradition: Baking Christmas cookies.

🎉Congratulations, freedom-loving Iowans. Forty-five states now have a constitutional amendment protecting the right to keep and bear arms! But, we still have work to do in Minnesota, Maryland, California, New York, and New Jersey!

It's now official. In the November 2022 general election, I picked up more votes & won by more votes than any Secretary of State candidate in the history of Iowa! Thank you Iowans for your support! #Election2022

Fun day for the grandkids making Grinch Christmas trees. #MerryChristmas2022

One #ChristmasTree cut down and in the tree stand. Onto the decorating! #FamilyTime

Mom & Dad were married 66 years ago today, 11/24/56. Great role models for a happy marriage. I miss them every day.

Enjoyed talking #VoterID & election security at the Westside Conservative Club breakfast this morning.

Happy birthday to the longest serving Governor in U.S. history & our former U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad!

Happy Veterans Day to all who served & bravely defended our freedoms. Thank you! #VeteransDay

Landslide! Thank you Iowans from every corner of the state, Republicans, Democrats and No Party voters for your support!

.Paul Pate has worked tirelessly to ensure Iowa has free and fair elections.

His victory tonight means Iowans will continue to have strong conservative leadership in Des Moines.

Republican incumbent Paul Pate has won reelection as Iowa's secretary of state, The Associated Press reports.

He has defended the integrity of Iowa's elections, calling them 'bipartisan, transparent, paper-based, and routinely audited.' to.pbs.org/3DOexYp

Congratulations to Paul Pate!

I'm honored to be reelected as Iowa Secretary of State in a resounding victory! We won by 3 touchdowns! Easy to vote, hard to cheat!