Gayle Batt

Gayle Batt
Member of the Idaho House of Representatives from District 11 Seat A
In office December 1, 2012 – December 1, 2016
Preceded by	Steven Thayn
Member of the Idaho House of Representatives from District 10 Seat A
In office November 2011 – December 1, 2012
Preceded by	Pat Takasugi
Succeeded by	Brandon Hixon
Personal details
Born	Nampa, Idaho
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Roger Batt
Residence	Wilder, Idaho
Alma mater	Oregon State University
Religion	Lutheran

Gayle L. Batt (born in Nampa, Idaho) was a Republican Idaho State Representative representing District 11 in the A seat from 2012 to 2016 and District 10 Seat A from November 2011 to December 2012.

Batt earned her bachelor's degree in agricultural business management from Oregon State University.

Appointment

While Republican Representative Pat Takasugi was battling cancer in 2011, Batt was his requested replacement in the legislature; after his death, Governor Butch Otter appointed Batt to the seat.

2012

Redistricted to District 11, Batt ran for its A seat in the Republican primary election, winning with 66% of the vote against Greg Collett.

Batt was unopposed for the general election.

2014

Batt was unopposed in the Republican primary and the general election.

In September 2015 she announced that she would not be running for re-election saying "“I came to the legislature in 2011 to ‘do,’ not to ‘become.’ As an advocate of term limits, I set a personal limit of six years’ service. My voting record is clear; the votes that I cast were not made for the purpose of getting re-elected. I believe only when one is free from self-preservation are they truly free to serve others, I look forward to serving out the remainder of my term which expires in November 2016.”

2018

She and her husband Roger serves has campaign co-chairs for Congressman Raúl Labrador Idaho gubernatorial election, 2018 run.

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