Lynn Gattis

Lynn Gattis
Lynn Gattis
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives; from the 9th district
	In office; January 18, 2013 – January 16, 2017
Succeeded by	Colleen Sullivan-Leonard
Personal details
Born	Arcata, California, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	University of Alaska Anchorage
Website	lynngattis.com

Lynn Gattis (born 1957 in Arcata, California northwest of Redding)^[1] is an American politician. She served as a Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives from January 2013 to January 2017 and has represented Districts 9 and 7.^[2]

Education

2012 With Democratic Representative Scott Kawasaki redistricted to District 4, Gattis won the District 9 August 28, 2012 Republican primary with 1,224 votes (61.35%),^[3] and won the November 6, 2012 general election with 4,759 votes (72.63%) against Democratic nominee Blake Merrifield.^[4]
2014 Gattis was unopposed in her primary, and won the general election against independent candidate Verne Rupright with 65% of the vote.^[5]
2016 With Charlie Huggins retiring from the state senate, Gattis ran for his seat and was defeated 52-47% by Dave Wilson, who at the time was on the city council of Wasilla.^[6]

^ "Lynn Gattis". Juneau, Alaska: Alaska Legislature. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
^ "Representative Lynn Gattis' Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
^ "State of Alaska 2012 Primary Election August 28, 2012 Official Results". Juneau, Alaska: State of Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
^ "State of Alaska 2012 General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results". Juneau, Alaska: State of Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
^ "State of Alaska 2014 General Election November 4, 2012 Official Results". Juneau, Alaska: State of Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
^ 2016 Alaska Primary Elections, Alaska Public Media, Wesley Early, August 16, 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.