Lynn Gattis

Lynn Gattis

Republican Party

Prior offices

Alaska House of Representatives District 7

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Elections and appointments

Last election

August 18, 2020

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Lynn Gattis (Republican Party) was a member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing District 7. She assumed office in 2013. She left office in 2017.

Gattis (Republican Party) ran for election to the Alaska House of Representatives to represent District 7. She lost in the Republican primary on August 18, 2020.

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Gattis served on the following committees:

Alaska committee assignments, 2015
• Finance

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Gattis served on the following committees:

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2020

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 7

Christopher Kurka defeated Jamin Burton in the general election for Alaska House of Representatives District 7 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christopher Kurka (R)	73.8	6,449
		Jamin Burton (Independent)	25.8	2,252
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	41

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,742
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 7

Christopher Kurka defeated Lynn Gattis in the Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 7 on August 18, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christopher Kurka	69.3	1,724
		Lynn Gattis	30.7	762

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,486
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Robert Yundt (R)

2018

See also: Alaska gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Alaska

Kevin Meyer defeated Debra Call, incumbent Byron Mallott, and Carolyn Clift in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Alaska on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Meyer (R)	51.4	145,631
		Debra Call (D)	44.4	125,739
		Byron Mallott (Independent)	2.0	5,757
		Carolyn Clift (L)	1.9	5,402
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	605

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 283,134
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Alaska

Debra Call advanced from the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Alaska on August 21, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Debra Call	100.0	34,291

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 34,291
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Alaska

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Alaska on August 21, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Meyer	35.8	23,838
		Edie Grunwald	27.1	18,097
		Gary Stevens	12.2	8,123
		Lynn Gattis	10.3	6,898
		Sharon Jackson	8.1	5,394
		Stephen Wright	6.5	4,321

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 66,671
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2016

See also: Alaska State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Alaska State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 16, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016. Incumbent Charlie Huggins (R) did not seek re-election.

David S. Wilson ran unopposed in the Alaska State Senate District D general election.

Alaska State Senate, District D General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	David S. Wilson  (unopposed)
Source: Alaska Secretary of State

David S. Wilson defeated Lynn Gattis in the Alaska State Senate District D Republican Primary.

Alaska State Senate, District D Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	David S. Wilson	51.78%	1,748
	Republican	Lynn Gattis	48.22%	1,628
Total Votes				3,376

2014

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Alaska House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 19, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. District 9 incumbent Lynn Gattis was unopposed in the Republican primary and defeated Verne Rupright (nonpartisan) in the general election.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 7, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lynn Gattis Incumbent	64.6%	4,024
	Nonpartisan	Verne Rupright	35.4%	2,209
Total Votes				6,233

2012

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2012

Gattis ran in the 2012 election for Alaska House of Representatives District 9. She defeated Mark Ewing in the Republican primary on August 28, 2012. The general election took place on November 6, 2012. Gattis won in the general election.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 9, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lynn Gattis	72.6%	4,759
	Democratic	Blake A. Merrifield	27%	1,767
	Write-in	Write-in	0.4%	26
Total Votes				6,552

Alaska House of Representatives, District 9 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Lynn Gattis	61.4%	1,224
Mark Ewing	38.6%	771
Total Votes		1,995

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2016

Gattis' campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“	Lynn believes our government's role is to provide Reasonable and stable tax policy Reasonable regulation Educated, trained and energetic work force Low cost energy Supportive infrastructure Strong public safety Strong support of quality community livability	”
—Lynn Gattis,

Campaign finance summary

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Lynn Gattis campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2020	Alaska House of Representatives District 7	Lost primary	$21,410	N/A**
2014	Alaska State House, District 7	Won	$39,496	N/A**
2012	Alaska State House, District 9	Won	$55,604	N/A**
Grand total			$116,510	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Endorsements

2014

In 2014, Gattis' endorsements included the following:

• NRA – A+
• Safari Club International
• Right To Life
• Alaska Outdoor Council
• Mat-Su Business Alliance
• Conservative Patriots Group
• SCA-PAC
• Kenai River Sportsfishing Association
• Steve Culligan
• Lyn Carden
• Steve & Abby StClaire
• Glenda Ledford
• Bob Doyle
• Marlin Dubetz
• Regg Simon
• Dave Rutz
• Colleen Sullivan-Leonard
• Curtis & Lyda Green
• Robert Hall
• Dave Cruz

Scorecards

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2016

In 2016, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 19 through May 18 (extended session). The Legislature held a special session from May 23, 2016, to June 19, 2016. The Legislature held a second special session from July 11 to July 18.

• The Alaska Business Report Card

Legislators are scored by the Alaska Business Report Card on "how supportive they are of Alaska’s private business sector."

• The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2015

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In 2015, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 20 through April 27 (Session extended). The first special session was held from April 28 to May 21. The second special session was held from May 21 to June 11. A third special session was held from October 24 to November 5. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2014

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In 2014, the 28th Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 21 to April 20. The Alaska Business Report Card Legislators are scored by the Alaska Business Report Card on "how supportive they are of Alaska’s private business sector." National Federation of Independent Business: 2013-2014 Voting record Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

2013

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In 2013, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 15 to April 14. Ballotpedia staff did not find any state legislative scorecards published for this state in 2013. If you are aware of one, please contact editor@ballotpedia.org to let us know.

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• Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Lynn Gattis on Facebook
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• Campaign contributions via Follow the Money

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Wes Keller (R)	Alaska House of Representatives District 7 2015–2017	Succeeded by Colleen Sullivan-Leonard (R)
Preceded by -	Alaska House of Representatives District 9 2013–2015	Succeeded by Jim Colver (R)

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Current members of the Alaska House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Bryce Edgmon

Majority Leader:Dan Saddler

Minority Leader:Calvin Schrage

Representatives

District 1

Jeremy Bynum (R)

District 2

Rebecca Himschoot (N)

District 3

Andi Story (D)

District 4

Sara Hannan (D)

District 5

Louise Stutes (R)

District 6

Sarah Vance (R)

District 7

Justin Ruffridge (R)

District 8

Bill Elam (R)

District 9

Ky Holland (N)

District 10

Charles Kopp (R)

District 11

Julie Coulombe (R)

District 12

Calvin Schrage (N)

District 13

Andrew Josephson (D)

District 14

Alyse Galvin (N)

District 15

Mia Costello (R)

District 16

Carolyn Hall (D)

District 17

Zack Fields (D)

District 18

David Nelson (R)

District 19

Genevieve Mina (D)

District 20

Andrew Gray (D)

District 21

Donna Mears (D)

District 22

Ted Eischeid (D)

District 23

Jamie Allard (R)

District 24

Dan Saddler (R)

District 25

DeLena Johnson (R)

District 26

Cathy Tilton (R)

District 27

Jubilee Underwood (R)

District 28

Elexie Moore (R)

District 29

George Rauscher (R)

District 30

Kevin McCabe (R)

District 31

Maxine Dibert (D)

District 32

Will Stapp (R)

District 33

Glenn Prax (R)

District 34

Frank Tomaszewski (R)

District 35

Ashley Carrick (D)

District 36

Becky Schwanke (R)

District 37

Bryce Edgmon (U)

District 38

Nellie Jimmie (D)

District 39

Neal Foster (D)

District 40

Robyn Burke (D)

Republican Party (21)

Democratic Party (14)

Nonpartisan (4)

Undeclared (1)