Gayle Batt
{{short description|American politician from Idaho}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Gayle Batt
|image =
|office1 = Member of the Idaho House of Representatives
from District 11 Seat A
|term_start1 = December 1, 2012
|term_end1 = December 1, 2016
|predecessor1= Steven Thayn
|successor1 = Scott Syme
|office2 = Member of the Idaho House of Representatives
from District 10 Seat A
|term_start2 = November 2011
|term_end2 = December 1, 2012
|predecessor2= Pat Takasugi
|successor2 = Brandon Hixon
|birth_date =
|birth_place= Nampa, Idaho
|death_date =
|death_place=
|nationality= American
|party = Republican
|spouse = Roger Batt
|residence = Wilder, Idaho
|alma_mater = Oregon State University
|profession =
|website =
}}
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.
Education
Batt earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Business Management from Oregon State University.
Career
Batt was a campaign coordinator for Governor Butch Otter and a campaign manager for Pat Takasugi.
In 2011, after Republican Representative Pat Takasugi died from appendix cancer, Batt was appointed by Governor Butch Otter to succeed him as a member of Idaho House of Representatives for District 11.{{cite web |url=http://gov.idaho.gov/mediacenter/press/pr2011/prnov11/pr_060.html |title= Gayle Batt Appointed to Idaho House of Representatives |author=Otter, Butch |authorlink= Butch Otter |date= November 18, 2011 |publisher= Governor of Idaho |accessdate=July 6, 2013}}
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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/results/2012/Primary/tot_leg.htm|title=2012 Primary Results legislative|website=www.sos.idaho.gov|access-date=2017-05-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119193944/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2012/Primary/tot_leg.htm|archive-date=2012-11-19|url-status=dead}}
On November 6, 2012 Batt won the election and became a member of Idaho House of Representatives for District 11 seat A. Batt was unopposed and received 14,609 votes.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/results/2012/General/tot_leg.htm|title=2012 General Results Legislative|website=www.sos.idaho.gov|access-date=2017-05-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107201321/https://sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2012/General/tot_leg.htm|archive-date=2018-11-07|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/135378/gayle-batt |title=Gayle Batt's Biography |publisher=Vote Smart |accessdate=December 30, 2019}}
In 2014, Batt was unopposed in the Republican primary election.{{Cite web |url=http://sos.idaho.gov/elect/results/2014/Primary/legislative_totals.html |title=2014 Primary Election Results |website=sos.idaho.gov |accessdate=December 30, 2019}}
On November 4, 2014, as an incumbent, Batt won the election and continued serving District 11 seat A. Batt won unopposed and received 10,922 votes.{{Cite web |url=http://sos.idaho.gov/elect/results/2014/General/legislative_totals.html |title=November 4, 2014 General Election Results |website=sos.idaho.gov |accessdate=December 30, 2019}}
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."{{Cite web |date=2015-09-23 |title=Rep. Batt won't seek re-election |url=https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/rep-batt-wont-seek-re-election/article_d3acd636-6279-11e5-9211-0ffe2845720d.html |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=Idaho Press |language=en}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/article41570127.html|title=Canyon County Rep. Gayle Batt will not seek re-election|work=idahostatesman|access-date=2017-04-23|language=en}}
2018
She and her husband Roger serves has campaign co-chairs for Congressman Raúl Labrador Idaho gubernatorial election, 2018 run.{{Cite news|url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/may/28/candidates-for-idaho-governor-hit-the-campaign-tra/|title=Eye on Boise: Candidates for Idaho governor hit the campaign trail early|work=Spokesman.com|access-date=2017-05-28|language=en}}
References
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External links
- http://www.idahopress.com/members/rep-gayle-batt-stays-true-to-her-country-roots-in/article_660bc6c3-e3bb-555c-841c-f674ef590a3d.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306040744/http://www.idahopress.com/members/rep-gayle-batt-stays-true-to-her-country-roots-in/article_660bc6c3-e3bb-555c-841c-f674ef590a3d.html |date=2016-03-06 }}
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Republican Party members of the Idaho House of Representatives
Category:Oregon State University alumni
Category:Politicians from Nampa, Idaho
Category:Women state legislators in Idaho
Category:21st-century American women politicians