Ryan Gatti
| Ryan Eugene Gatti | |
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| Member of the Louisiana Senate from the 36th district |
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Assumed office January 11, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Adley |
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| Born | June 1974 (age 42) Bossier City, Louisiana, USA |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Lockhart Gatti |
| Children | Four daughters |
| Residence | Bossier City, Louisiana |
| Alma mater |
Airline High School Louisiana State University Louisiana State University Law Center |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
Ryan Eugene Gatti (born June 1974) is an attorney in his native Bossier City, Louisiana, who has been a Republican member of the Louisiana Senate since January 11, 2016.
In 2003, Gatti ran unsuccessfully for the District 8 seat in the Louisiana House of Representatives against fellow Republican Jane H. Smith, a former school superintendent for Bossier Parish. He received 3,456 votes (33.1 percent) to Smith's 6,999 (66.9 percent).
Twelve years later, Gatti narrowly defeated fellow Republican Henry Burns, a businessman and retired military officer originally from Webster Parish, who left the state House after two terms to seek the Senate seat vacated by the term-limited Republican Robert Adley. Gatti polled 14,023 votes (50.6 percent); Burns amassed 13,698 (49.4 percent).
Gatti ran for state senator as an intra-party critic of the term-limited Bobby Jindal, who as the departing governor launched a brief unsuccessful bid in the 2016 presidential campaign. Gatti is a close friend and supporter of Jindal's gubernatorial successor, Democrat John Bel Edwards of Tangipahoa Parish, whom Gatti met while attending LSU Law School. In 2014, Edwards delivered a campaign speech at Gatti's law office. Gatti was a large donor to Edwards as well despite his position as the vice president of the Bossier Parish Republican Party.U.S. Senator David Vitter, the Republican choice, lost the race for governor in 2015 to Edwards.
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