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'''Robert Michael Mills''' (born April 1, 1953) is the incoming state senator for District 36 in Bienville, Bossier, Claiborne, and Webster parishes in northwestern [[Louisiana]]. A [[conservative]] and a life-long registered [[Republican Party|Republican]], Mills unseated [[Ryan Gatti]], a [[Moderate Republican]] from [[Bossier City]], who was seeking his second term in the [[general election]] held on November 16, 2019. Mills is one the first state legislative candidates to be endorsed by [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]], who urged voter support for Mills in pre-election rallies in [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]] and Bossier City while Trump was campaigning for the unsuccessful Republican [[governor|gubernatorial]] candidate, [[Eddie Rispone]].

'''Robert Michael Mills''' (born April 1, 1953) is the state senator for District 36 in Bienville, Bossier, Claiborne, and Webster parishes in northwestern [[Louisiana]]. A [[conservative]] and a life-long registered [[Republican Party|Republican]], Mills unseated [[Ryan Gatti]], a [[Moderate Republican]] from [[Bossier City]], who was seeking his second term in the [[general election]] held on November 16, 2019. Mills is one the first state legislative candidates to be endorsed by [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]], who urged voter support for Mills in pre-election rallies in [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]] and Bossier City while Trump was campaigning for the unsuccessful Republican [[governor|gubernatorial]] candidate, [[Eddie Rispone]].

==Background==

==Background==

Mills polled 22,050 votes (56 percent) to Ryan Gatti's 17,209 (44 percent). Earlier on October 12, Mills led in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] with 48 percent of the ballots cast, but a third candidate, a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], polled enough votes to force a second round of balloting.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12 and November 16, 2019.</ref>

Mills polled 22,050 votes (56 percent) to Ryan Gatti's 17,209 (44 percent). Earlier on October 12, Mills led in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] with 48 percent of the ballots cast, but a third candidate, a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], polled enough votes to force a second round of balloting.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12 and November 16, 2019.</ref>

    

    

Mills carried earlier endorsements from [[U.S. Senator]] [[John Neely Kennedy]] and [[U.S. Representative]] [[Mike Johnson]] of the state's 4th congressional district. Mills challenged Gatti for his close personal friendship with Democratic [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]] and his support for tax increases which Edwards obtained from a nominally Republican-majority legislature. In the same election in which Edwards turned back the challenge of Eddie Rispone, the governor' s friend Gatti was unseated. Mills said that Gatti has offered to help with the transition of the senatorial office.<ref name=stimes/>

Mills carried earlier endorsements from [[U.S. Senator]] [[John Neely Kennedy]] and [[U.S. Representative]] [[Mike Johnson]] of the state's 4th congressional district. Mills challenged Gatti for his close personal friendship with Democratic [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]] and his support for tax increases which Edwards obtained from a nominally Republican-majority legislature. In the same election in which Edwards turned back the challenge of [[Eddie Rispone]], the governor' s friend Gatti was unseated. Mills said that Gatti has offered to help with the transition of the senatorial office.<ref name=stimes/>

Mills said that lawsuit abuse is his legislative priority in 2020. Even though he expects a [[veto]] for such proposed legislation from Governor Edwards, he hopes the legislature, with an even larger Republican majority in Edwards' second term, can override the governor.<ref name=stimes/>

Mills said that lawsuit abuse is his legislative priority in 2020. Even though he expects a [[veto]] for such proposed legislation from Governor Edwards, he hopes the legislature, with an even larger Republican majority in Edwards' second term, can override the governor.<ref name=stimes/>