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Louisiana Senate District 36 Capitol Report Bossier, Webster, Bienville & Claiborne Parishes Sen. Ryan Gatti: Politicians Should Listen to People Family Values Champion HOMECOMINGS BOSSIER PARISH After 50 Town Halls, Airline High Sept. 27 vs. Natchitoches Sen. Gatti Says It’s Benton High Sept. 27 vs. Parkway No Secret Where Haughton High Oct. 4 vs. Benton Parkway High District 36 Stands Sept. 20 vs. Alexandria MINDEN — Sen. Ryan Gatti has Plain Dealing High just completed his 50th town hall Oct. 18 vs. Ringgold meeting in the past three years. He WEBSTER PARISH has held them in every part of the Glenbrook four parishes he represents in the Oct. 18 vs. Porter’s Chapel Louisiana Senate — Bossier, Web- Doyline High (Basketball) ster, Bienville, and Claiborne. None scheduled yet Social media, special interest Lakeside Jr-Sr High mailers and fake news outlets pro- Oct. 4 vs. Peabody Minden High vide a way for erroneous information Oct. 4 vs. B. T. Washington to spread quickly, The town hall puts North Webster High those lies to rest. Oct. 11 vs. Bossier Sen. Gatti says politicians really CLAIBORNE PARISH should take the time to listen to the Haynesville Jr-Sr High people they represent. They might Oct. 11 vs. Arcadia vote differently, he said. “It’s no se- Homer High cret where the people in Senate Dis- Oct. 11 vs. Ringgold trict 36 stand! We’re conservative, BIENVILLE PARISH God-fearing, honest, hard-working Castor High (Basketball) Nov. 15 Americans. We love this country and Ringgold High SEN. RYAN GATTI gave a passionate speech before the Louisiana Senate in favor of our flag. We stand for the right to life, Nov. 1 vs. Arcadia the Pro-Life “Love Life” constitutional amendment. An elder statesman said “You could the 2nd Amendment, smaller govern- Saline High (Basketball) have heard a pin drop. Everyone in the chamber was silent. It’s the only speech I’ve ment, low taxes, balanced budgets, Jan. 17 vs. Negreet seen in the Senate with a loud round of applause at the end.” After Gatti’s speech the bill and being tough on criminals.” passes 35-4. You can view this speech on his FB Page or the QR Code on Page 3. Some elected officials spend their careers dodging questions from the media or even their own constituents, We Stand for Those Who Cannot Stand for Themselves See SEN. GATTI on Page 12 Louisiana Senate Why We Always Stand for the Flag Election Oct. 12, 2019 honorable about the heroism of a precious life to protect and defend By Sen. Ryan Gatti person who agrees ahead of time to our freedom. We cover our heart Senate District 36 State Senator, District 36 give his life for you--it’s unexplain- to remind us that the enemies of Senate District 36 able. The only correct response is America will not stop until they ex- Bossier, Webster, Bienville BENTON — We stand because and Claiborne Parishes those who fought and died for our standing. It’s not enough, but it’s tinguish the collective heartbeat of freedom cannot stand anymore. We the best tradition we have to show America — patriotism. However Sen. Ryan Gatti honor them by standing as Christ honor. different we are, our enemies see us We place our hand on our heart as the same heartbeat. Early Voting Begins stood at the passing of Stephen in to feel it beat. It reminds us that We cover our heart with our right Acts 7:56. many stood and volunteered to give hand because it is the traditional Sept. 28-Oct. 5, 2019 There is something special and their last heartbeat and their only See SENATOR on Page 9 Sen. Gatti Has Visited Every School in Dist. 36 Since His Own Days at Airline High, Sen. Gatti Has Had a Heart for Students, Education BOSSIER CITY — In his first 22 months as a State Senator, Ryan Gatti has kept his promise to make schools a priority and visited all 37 public schools in District 36 in Bossier, Web- ster, Bienville, and Claiborne parish- es. He speaks to the student body and meets the students and teachers. “It’s one of my favorite things about this job!” he said. Many legis- lators may not even consider it part of their job, but Sen. Gatti does. “I love to be around young people because you can feel how much po- tential for good they have. I love to spend time with each one and inspire them to do great things,” he said. SEN. RYAN GATTI often speaks to students who come to the State Capitol in Baton “When based on Biblical values, edu- Rouge. Call his office if your group is planning a visit to the State Capitol. See SEN. RYAN on Page 2 2 CAPITOL REPORT September 2019 Sen. Ryan Gatti Wants Kids Today to Have Same Opportunties He Had at Airline High tors voting no in 2018. However, Gatti worked with Edwards to secure fund- A Great School Gave Gatti ing for the Barksdale Interchange, the passage of Katie Bug’s Law, extending And His Wife Opportunities Foster Care to those aging out of the system and many other positive mea- For Leadership, Success sures. “We will have disagreements, Continued from Page 1 but where we agree we should build cation is their hope for the future.” relationships and solve problems.” “Our teachers are feeling the stress Ryan Gatti explained why he en- and weight of heavy testing and con- rolled in law school. In junior high stant change from the state as one of school my history teacher, Mary Mar- the biggest obstacles in the classroom,” garet Ray, coached our Constitutional he said. Quiz Bowl Team. Mrs. Ray encour- Why Visit So Many Schools aged me to think about Law School Sen. Gatti promised at the begin- and Politics. Later at Airline my teach- ning of his term that he would visit ev- ers, Mrs. Finnimore, Mrs. Cain and ery school in the district. He was able Mrs. Thrash encouraged me to pursue to keep that promise, visiting students a Law Degree. He came from a hard- and teachers on their own turf to an- working family. While working at his swer questions and talk about the con- dad’s wrecking yard, he met a number cerns for the future of Louisiana’s edu- of lawyers, and they all seemed to be cational system. prosperous. His teachers also encour- “It was important to me to visit and aged him to go to law school. He came speak with teachers, face to face,” Gat- to see it as a way to earn money and ti said. “To really get a firm grasp on help people. the struggles that they, as teachers, go Once enrolled at the LSU Law through on a daily basis in their class- School, Ryan Gatti excelled and was rooms, especially with all the changes SEN. RYAN GATTI with wife Susan and daughters Katherine, Elizabeth, and Charlotte elected Student Government Associa- happening in the state.” tion president. Ryan also served as the Sen. Gatti talked with his youngest Student Member of the LSU Board of constituents about the importance of When I think about Airline High and what it meant to me, Regents, which gave him a view inside representative democracy, consensus, I get emotional. Except for God above and my parents, most state government at an early age. and compromise, and what it’s like to of the good things I have in life started for me at Airline High, Family and a Law Practice be a state legislator. He engaged stu- “ Ryan graduated from LSU Law dents in a participatory program about including my wife Susan! It was a place filled with opportu- School in 1999 just before the birth of the legislature and presented each nity and great role models in my teachers and coaches! their first daughter, Katherine. They school with a Louisiana State Flag, as — Sen. Ryan Gatti stayed in Baton Rouge while Susan well as an American Flag. Sen. Gatti finished her graduate studies in psy- has also hosted three leadership semi- chology. For awhile, Ryan was a stay- school team was this good. He learned ” nars to further invest in our students. ate studies after only two years and at-home dad taking care of Katherine Hundreds of juniors and seniors identi- they weren’t and that it was a golden nine months. After earning his B.A., while Susan was at school. After an fied as leaders attended these seminars. era of baseball at Airline. he decided to take a year off school to internship at the LSU Health Services Growing Up at Airline High Ryan grew up working at his dad’s work and earn money. He was admit- Center in New Orleans and work as a Since Ryan Gatti walked the halls wrecking yard and learned valuable ted to LSU Law School the next year. school psychologist, Susan received an of Airline High School as a student, work ethic that he still relies on today. That summer, Ryan and Susan were offer to go to the Children’s Center at he’s had a passion for public education. Wake up early and make the customer married — after courting for six years. LSUHSC in Shreveport. “When I think about Airline High happy were a big part of their family On his first day of law school in the Ryan and Susan returned to Bossier and what it meant to me, I get emo- business in the 80’s and 90’s. While fall of 1996, Ryan was seated next to a City, and Ryan began the practice of tional,” he said.