Lynn Gattis (born 1957 in Arcata, California northwest of Redding) 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.
Education Gattis attended the University of Alaska Anchorage.
Elections 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%), and won the November 6, 2012 general election with 4,759 votes (72.63%) against Democratic nominee Blake Merrifield. 2014 Gattis was unopposed in her primary, and won the general election against independent candidate Verne Rupright with 65% of the vote. 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.2016 Alaska Primary Elections, Alaska Public Media, Wesley Early, August 16, 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
References
External links Official page at the Alaska Legislature Campaign site
Lynn Gattis at 100 Years of Alaska's Legislature