Ryan Fattman
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| Member of the Massachusetts State Senate Worcester and Norfolk district |
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Assumed office January 7, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Richard T. Moore |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 18th Worcester district | |
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In office January 5, 2011 – January 7, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Jennifer Callahan |
| Succeeded by | Joseph D. McKenna |
| Member of the Sutton, Massachusetts Board of Selectmen |
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In office 2006–2011 |
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| Born | July 1, 1984 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Stephanie K. Fattman |
| Residence | Webster, Massachusetts |
| Alma mater | Suffolk University |
| Occupation | State Senate |
| Religion | Christian |
| Website | Ryan Fattman |
Ryan C. Fattman (born July 1, 1984) is an American state legislator currently serving in the Massachusetts State Senate. Prior to being elected to the Massachusetts Senate, Fattman represented the 18th Worcester district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives as a Republican. Before serving as a state representative, he attended Suffolk University and Tufts University and served on the Sutton Board of Selectmen from 2006 to 2011.
Ryan was born on July 1, 1984 in Sutton. Ryan graduated from Sutton High School. Ryan’s mother is a small business owner, running her own preschool in Worcester called Kids Kount Nursery School. Ryan’s father is a long-time businessman.
Fattman graduated from Sutton High School in 2003, and went on to study at Suffolk University for his bachelor's degree. For his master's degree, Fattman went on to Tufts University, where he was selected for the Harvard University Kennedy School Rappaport Public Policy Fellowship, class of 2008.
Fattman has twice run the Boston Marathon. He met his wife at a high school dance, and proposed at the same location nine years later to the day they met. Ryan and his wife Stephanie, the current Worcester County Register of Probate, reside in the town of Webster since their marriage in May 2013.
In 2006, Ryan announced his candidacy for the Sutton Board of Selectmen. On May 23, 2006, Ryan earned 70% of the vote, defeating two long-term incumbents. At 21 years old, this made him the youngest Selectman in the history of Sutton, and one of the youngest in MA history. He was re-elected in 2009 for a second term.
During his five-year tenure, Fattman is largely credited with the restoration of Marion’s Camp, helping expand Sutton’s commercial tax base on Rt 146, senior citizen property tax relief, and working with fellow board members to create a Capital Stabilization Fund for capital purchases. He also placed an emphasis on increasing cell phone coverage in Sutton with the construction of a cell tower in West Sutton.
In 2007, Fattman proposed and achieved an increase in property tax exemptions the elderly, veterans, widows, mothers, the disabled and impoverished families. Fattman joined a subcommittee on Tax Increment Financing for Business Development with fellow Selectman Michael Chizy. They negotiated with small businesses to alleviate the 90% residential tax burden, reducing it from above $12 to below $11.50, at a time when most other towns were increasing their residential tax rate.
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