Ted Gatsas | |
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Member of the New Hampshire Executive Council from the 4th district | |
Assumed office January 1, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Chris Pappas |
55th Mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire | |
In office January 1, 2010 – January 3, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Frank Guinta |
Succeeded by | Joyce Craig |
Member of the New Hampshire Senate from the 16th district | |
In office December 6, 2000 – January 5, 2010 | |
Preceded by | Patricia Krueger |
Succeeded by | David Boutin |
Member of the Manchester Board of Alderman from the 2nd ward | |
In office January 3, 2000 – January 3, 2010 | |
Succeeded by | Ron Ludwig |
Personal details | |
Born | Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S. | May 22, 1950
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Cassandra Gatsas |
Education | University of New Hampshire at Manchester (BS) |
Theodore L. Gatsas (born May 22, 1950) is an American politician and member of the Republican party who had served as mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire, from 2010 to 2018.[1] He was a member of the New Hampshire Senate, representing the 16th District from 2000 until he resigned in 2009 after being elected mayor.[2][3][4]
Gatsas was educated at Manchester Central High School. He graduated from the University of New Hampshire at Manchester with a Bachelor of Science degree. He then started Staffing Network, a PEO, with his brother, Michael.
Gatsas was elected alderman in the Manchester city council in 1999, and later elected to the New Hampshire Senate in 2000.[5] He became President of the Senate in 2005 by cutting a deal mid-term with the minority Democrats to remove two-term Republican Senate President Tom Eaton. He was elected Senate Minority Leader after the Democrats took control of the State Senate in 2006.
Gatsas is Greek American. The Greek Orthodox Church Metropolitan of Boston, Metropolitan Methodios, gave the invocation at his 2015 inauguration.[6]