Preceded by Pat Takasugi Religion Lutheran Nationality American Name Gayle Batt | Political party Republican Spouse(s) Roger Batt Party Republican Party | |
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Alma mater Oregon State University Residence Wilder, Idaho, United States | ||
Education Oregon State University | ||
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.
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Education
Batt earned her bachelor's degree in agricultural business management from Oregon State University.
Appointment and Elections
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.