Winner, winner, chicken dinner.
You win the internet!
Right on, right on!
It's a funny thing about FEC records because they turn up things you'd probably not always like to be seen. Judge Bates is married to Carol Rhees and lives in Bethesda. Search for John Bates from Maryland and you come up with nothing. Search for Carol Rhees instead and as I said, winner winner chicken dinner.
Judge Bates is anything but impartial.
| CONTRIBUTOR NAME | RECIPIENT | STATE | EMPLOYER | RECEIPT DATE | AMOUNT |
| RHEES, CAROL | ACTBLUE | MD | NOT EMPLOYED | 08/29/2018 | $10.00 |
| RHEES, CAROL | ACTBLUE | MD | NOT EMPLOYED | 08/29/2018 | $100.00 |
| RHEES, CAROL | ACTBLUE | MD | NOT EMPLOYED | 08/09/2018 | $5.00 |
| RHEES, CAROL | ACTBLUE | MD | NOT EMPLOYED | 08/09/2018 | $25.00 |
| RHEES, CAROL | NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC REDISTRICTING PAC | MD | N/A | 07/15/2018 | $250.00 |
| RHEES, CAROL | ACTBLUE | MD | NOT EMPLOYED | 07/15/2018 | $25.00 |
| RHEES, CAROL | DNC SERVICES CORP./DEM. NAT'L COMMITTEE | MD | 12/31/2017 | $250.00 | |
| RHEES, CAROL | ACTBLUE | MD | NONE | 12/31/2017 | $50.00 |