Gayle Batt

Batt was a campaign coordinator for Governor Butch Otter and a campaign manager for Pat Takasugi.^[1]

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

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.^[4][1]

In 2014, Batt was unopposed in the Republican primary election.^[5]

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.^[6]

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."^[7][8]

2018

She and her husband Roger serves has campaign co-chairs for Congressman Raúl Labrador Idaho gubernatorial election, 2018 run.^[9]

• http://www.idahopress.com/members/rep-gayle-batt-stays-true-to-her-country-roots-in/article_660bc6c3-e3bb-555c-841c-f674ef590a3d.html Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine