Don Tatro
{{Short description|American businessman and politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Don Tatro
| state_senate = Nevada
| district = 16th
| term_start = November 10, 2021
| term_end = November 9, 2022
| predecessor = Ben Kieckhefer
| successor = Lisa Krasner
| party = Republican
| education = University of Phoenix (BS)
| children = 2
| birth_place = Carson City, Nevada, U.S.
}}
Don Tatro is an American businessman and politician who served as a member of the Nevada Senate for the 16th district. Tatro was appointed to the role in November 2021, succeeding Ben Kieckhefer. Tatro is the Director of State and Local Policy at Redwood Materials.
Early life and education
Tatro was born and raised in Carson City, Nevada.{{Cite web|author=Staff Report|title=Don Tatro to run for state Senator District 16|url=http://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/2022/jan/31/don-tatro-run-state-senator-district-16/|access-date=2022-02-04|website=www.nevadaappeal.com}} He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business management from the University of Phoenix.{{Cite web|title=Don Tatro Executive Director, The Builders Association of Northern Nevada|url=https://renotahoeypn.com/portfolio-items/don-tatro-executive-director-the-builders-association-of-northern-nevada/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-11|website=YPN Reno Tahoe|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111193848/https://renotahoeypn.com/portfolio-items/don-tatro-executive-director-the-builders-association-of-northern-nevada/ |archive-date=2021-11-11 }}
Career
Tatro has served as a press secretary for Senator John Ensign and Tom Coburn. From February 2015 to November 2020, he was the executive director of the Builders Association of Northern Nevada, tasked with lobbying the Nevada Legislature.{{Cite web|date=2021-11-10|title=Reno businessman Don Tatro appointed to open Senate seat|url=https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/reno-businessman-don-tatro-appointed-to-open-senate-seat|access-date=2021-11-11|website=The Nevada Independent|language=en}} Tatro is the Director of State and Local Policy at Redwood Materials.
Tatro was appointed to the Nevada Senate in November 2021.{{Cite web|date=2021-11-10|title=Reno Republican Don Tatro appointed to Nevada Senate|url=https://apnews.com/article/carson-city-reno-nevada-legislature-d29e750b86a189215e642d147c86646e|access-date=2021-11-11|website=AP NEWS|language=en}} In February 2022, he announced that he would seek a full term in the Nevada Senate in the November election.{{Cite web|last=DeHaven|first=James|title=Recently appointed state Sen. Don Tatro announces surprise bid to keep seat at Legislature|url=https://www.rgj.com/story/news/politics/2022/01/31/tatro-joins-krasner-contested-race-reno-area-state-senate-seat/9289214002/|access-date=2022-02-04|website=Reno Gazette Journal|language=en-US}} In the June 2022 Republican primary, Tatro was defeated by Assemblywoman Lisa Krasner.{{Cite web |title=Legislature: Handful of caucus-backed candidates lose in primaries |url=https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/legislature-handful-of-caucus-backed-candidates-lose-in-primaries |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=The Nevada Independent |language=en}}
References
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Category:Businesspeople from Nevada
Category:University of Phoenix alumni
Category:People from Carson City, Nevada
Category:People from Reno, Nevada
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century members of the Nevada Legislature
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