Lynn Gattis (born 1957 in

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northwest of Redding) is an American politician. She served as a Republican member of the

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from January 2013 to January 2017 and has represented Districts 9 and 7.

Education

Gattis attended the

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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

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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

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.2016 Alaska Primary Elections
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'', Wesley Early, August 16, 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.

References

External links

Official page
at the

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