propose legislation after his tenure concluded. In October 2019, Gatto authored a statewide ballot initiative to address California's homelessness crisis. California Governor Gavin Newsom adopted many of the same principles in Gatto's proposal, as did one of Newsom's electoral opponents, Michael Shellenberger. Analyses and awards Gatto had the best attendance record in the legislature, and one of the longest streaks of not missing a vote for any legislator nationwide. For example, in the 2013-2014 session, Gatto had the only perfect attendance record in the California legislature, not missing one of the Assembly's 5,897 votes. In 2013, Mike Gatto earned the Robert F. Kennedy Leadership Award from the San Fernando Valley Young Democrats. In 2012, a data analysis conducted by the Sacramento Bee newspaper on voting records concluded that Mike Gatto was the second-most independent democratic legislator in the California State Assembly. Subsequent analyses by the same newspaper have confirmed the same. Gatto has been published in several publications on the topic of monetary and fiscal policy, and their effect on income inequality and wealth disparity. He is a frequent guest on news, talk, and analysis shows. Personal life Gatto is married to Danielle Gatto. They have two young daughters and a son. He is a cousin to astronaut Mario Runco Jr. Gatto was raised and is a practicing Roman Catholic. On November 12, 2013, Gatto's father, Joseph Gatto was murdered in a home-invasion robbery at his home in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, at the age of 78. The crime is unsolved. References External links Campaign website SmartVoter.org Biography of Mike Gatto Join California Mike Gatto 1974 births California lawyers Educators from California Living people Democratic Party members of the California State Assembly Politicians from Los Angeles Loyola Law School alumni University of California, Los Angeles alumni 21st-century American politicians American people of Italian descent