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Mike Gatto
| Mike Gatto | ||
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| California State Assembly District 43 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| June 8, 2010-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| December 1, 2014 | ||
| Years in position | 3 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $95,291/year | |
| Per diem | $141.86/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012] | |
| First elected | June 8, 2010 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | 3 terms (6 years) | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | University of California Los Angeles (1996) | |
| J.D. | Loyala Law School (2004) | |
| Personal | ||
| Profession | Attorney | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Biography
Gatto earned his B.A. in History from the University of California Los Angeles in 1996 and his JD from Loyola Law School in 2004. His professional experience includes working as a teacher and as an attorney for O'Melveny & Myers and for Mayer Brown LLP.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Gatto served on the following committees:
| California Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Appropriations, Chair | ||||
| • Banking and Finance | ||||
| • Transportation | ||||
| • Water, Parks and Wildlife | ||||
| • Legislative Budget | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Gatto served on these committees:
| California Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Appropriations | ||||
| • Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media | ||||
| • Banking and Finance | ||||
| • Governmental Organization | ||||
| • Water, Parks and Wildlife | ||||
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Gatto served on these committees:
| California Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Appropriations, Chair | ||||
| • Transportation | ||||
| • Banking and Finance | ||||
| • Water, Parks and Wildlife | ||||
Issues
Policy positions
Government Reform
Gatto is the author of ACA 6, a proposed constitutional amendment that would require that if a statewide ballot initiative would require the state government to spend money, the initiative would have to identify the source of that money.[2]
Gatto also authored ACA 4, the enhanced Rainy Day Fund for California, a measure that would require the Legislature to put aside some funds when faced with budget surpluses like in the 1990s and early 2000s.[2]
Elections
2012
Gatto won re-election in the 2012 election for California State Assembly District 43. He and Greg Krikorian (R) advanced past the blanket primary on June 5, 2012, unopposed. He was subsequently elected in the general election on November 6, 2012.[3][4]
| California State Assembly, District 43, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Mike Gatto Incumbent |
60.2% | 95,673 | |
| Republican | Greg Krikorian | 39.8% | 63,251 | |
| Total Votes | 158,924 | |||
2010
Gatto won a special election on June 8, 2010 to fill the unexpired term of Paul Krekorian, defeating Sunder Ramani (R). Gatto and Ramani appeared on the ballot twice, seeking their party primaries. Both candidates won their primaries, setting up a rematch in the general election on November 2.[5]
Incumbent Gatto defeated Republican Sunder Ramani in the November 2 general election.[6]
| California State Assembly, District 43 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Mike Gatto (D)
|
65,350 | |||
| Sunder Ramani (R) | 33,767 | |||
| California House of Representatives, District 43 Democratic Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Mike Gatto (D)
|
17,567 | |||
| Nayiri Nahabedian (D) | 3,109 | |||
| Chahe Keuroghelian (D) | 1,107 | |||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, Gatto raised $705,665 in contributions. [7]
Personal
Gatto and his wife Danielle have two daughters.
Recent news
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Mike Gatto News Feed
- Local Student Reporter Honored by Assemblymember Mike Gatto - Los Feliz Ledger
- Calif. Assemblyman Mike Gatto's Bill to Prevent Child Abuse in Schools Passes ... - California Newswire
- POLITICS: Fundraisers get Assembly's juiciest jobs - Press-Enterprise
- How we analyzed Democratic legislators' fundraising - Center For Investigative Reporting
- Californians call for Prop. 65 reforms - Legal News Line
- California may bring back classic license plates - Santa Rosa Press Democrat
- Brown administration joins push to amend Prop. 65 - Sacramento Bee (blog)
- Urgent action needed to defeat expanding abortion bills - Examiner.com
- EDITORIAL: End the legal shakedowns over Prop. 65 - Press-Enterprise
- Ron Kaye: An idea whose time hasn't come - Glendale News Press
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External links
- Official state assembly website of Mike Gatto
- Project Vote Smart bio of Mike Gatto
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile of Mike Gatto
- Campaign contributions: 2010
- Campaign website
- Twitter account
- Facebook page
References
- ↑ Contra Costa Times, "Mike Gatto defeats Sunder Ramani for Krekorian's vacant Assembly seat," June 9, 2010
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Orange County Register, "Ballot-box budgeting reform", June 2, 2011
- ↑ California Secretary of State, 2012 official candidate list
- ↑ California Secretary of State "Primary Results" June 5, 2012
- ↑ California House primary results
- ↑ Sacramento Bee, California Assembly General election results
- ↑ 2010 contributions
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