Julia Ratti (born 1969) is an American politician who served as a member of the

Nevada Senate The Nevada Senate is the upper house of the Nevada Legislature, the state legislature of U.S. state of Nevada, the lower house being the Nevada Assembly. It currently (2012–2021) consists of 21 members from single-member districts. In the pr ...

from 2016 to 2021. She represented the 13th district, which covers parts of Washoe County, including much of Sparks and

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Early life and education

Ratti was born in Reno, Nevada. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in photography and journalism from the

University of Nevada, Reno The University of Nevada, Reno (Nevada, the University of Nevada, or UNR) is a public land-grant research university in Reno, Nevada. It is the state's flagship public university and primary land grant institution. It was founded on October 12 ...

and a Master of Science in non-profit administration from the

University of San Francisco The University of San Francisco (USF) is a private Jesuit university in San Francisco, California. The university's main campus is located on a setting between the Golden Gate Bridge and Golden Gate Park. The main campus is nicknamed "The Hil ...

in 2004.

Career

In 2008, Ratti was elected to the Sparks City Council, and reelected in 2012. She decided not to run for reelection to the Council in 2016 in order to run for the Senate in a special election to replace Senator Debbie Smith, who had died. In September 2016, Ratti was appointed to the Senate in order to replace Smith. She won election to the seat in November 2016. During the 2017 legislative session, she served as chair of Senate Committee on Revenue and Economic Development and vice chair of the Senate Committee on Health and Human Resources. Ratti resigned from the Senate on November 19, 2021.

Personal life

Ratti is married to James Cavanaugh.

Electoral history

References

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