| Joseph A. Rattigan | |
| Birth Date: | 24 January 1920 |
| Birth Place: | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Death Place: | Santa Rosa, California, U.S. |
| State Senate: | California |
| District: | 12th |
| Term: | January 5, 1959 – January 2, 1967 |
| Preceded: | Farley Presley Abshire |
| Succeeded: | Richard J. Dolwig |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Spouse: | Betty Gubisch (m. 1943) |
| Children: | 6 |
| Battles: | World War II |
Joseph Austin Rattigan (January 24, 1920 - May 12, 2007) served in the California State Senate for the 12th district[1] from 1959 to 1967, as a Justice of the District Court of Appeals from 1966 to 1984, and during World War II he served in the United States Navy.[2]