Vivian E. Watts | |
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![]() Watts in 2012 | |
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates | |
Assumed office January 10, 1996 | |
Preceded by | Alan E. Mayer |
Constituency | 39th district (1996–2024) 14th district (2024–present) |
In office January 13,1982 –January 14,1986 Servingwith Jim Dillard,Robert E. Harris (from 1982–1983) | |
Preceded by | George W. Grayson |
Succeeded by | Alan E. Mayer |
Constituency | 51st district (1982–1983) 39th district (1983–1986) |
7th Virginia Secretary of Transportation and Public Safety | |
In office January 14,1986 –January 1990 | |
Governor | Gerald Baliles |
Preceded by | Andrew B. Fogarty |
Succeeded by | John G. Milliken (as Secretary of Transportation) Robert L. Suthard (as Secretary of Public Safety) |
Personal details | |
Born | Detroit,Michigan,U.S. | June 7,1940
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | David A. Watts |
Children | Cynthia Simpson,Jeffrey E. Watts |
Residence | Annandale,Virginia |
Alma mater | University of Michigan |
Committees | Courts of Justice;Finance;Science and Technology |
Website | www.vivianwatts.com |
Vivian Edna Watts (born June 7,1940) is an American politician who is serving as a Democrat in the Virginia House of Delegates. She currently represents the 39th district,which includes part of Fairfax County. [1] [2]
Between 2009 and 2019,Watts introduced and passed 45 pieces of legislation that became law. [3]
As of May 2020 [update] ,Watts serves as the Chair of the Finance Committee,Vice Chair of the Courts of Justice Committee,and as a member of the Rules Committee and Transportation Committee. [4]
Before entering politics,Watts was the Executive Director of Fairfax Court Appointed Special Advocates in cases involving severe abuse and neglect of children. [5]
Watts was first elected in 1981,and left to serve as the state's Secretary of Transportation and Public Safety in 1986;she was again elected to the House in 1996 and continuously since. [3]
In 2017,Watts became the longest-serving woman ever in the Virginia House of Delegates. [6]
Watts' has focused on progressive tax policies and increased funding for education and transportation. [7]
In 2019,Watts said her top three legislative priorities were to restore transportation funding,restructure and expand mental health services,and make the state's school funding formula more equitable. [8]
Watts has been awarded the Virginia Counselors Association Outstanding Legislator Award,Virginia Association of Commonwealth Attorneys “Champion of Justice”Award,League of Women Voters of Virginia Good Governance Award,and the Virginia Interfaith Center "Legislator of the Year" Award. [7]
She was born in Detroit,Michigan,but has been a resident of Virginia since 1963,and has four grandchildren. She married her husband,David Watts,in 1960. [2]
Watts has authored two books on public safety and criminal justice through a U.S. Justice Department grant. [7]
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