Vivian Watts
Vivian Watts | |
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Watts in 2018 | |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates | |
| Assumed office January 10, 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Alan E. Mayer |
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| In office January 13, 1982 – January 14, 1986 Serving with Jim Dillard and Robert E. Harris until 1983 | |
| Preceded by | George W. Grayson |
| Succeeded by | Alan E. Mayer |
| Constituency |
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| 7th Virginia Secretary of Transportation and Public Safety | |
| In office January 14, 1986 – January 13, 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 | June 7, 1940 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
David A. Watts (m. 1960) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Michigan (BA) |
| Committees | Courts of Justice; Finance; Science and Technology |
| Website | vivianwatts |
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Vivian Edna Watts (born June 7, 1940) is an American politician and author serving as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates since 1996. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as the 7th Virginia Secretary of Transportation and Public Safety from 1986 to 1990, and in the House of Delegates again from 1982 to 1986. Watts represents the 14th district, encompassing parts of Annandale, Lincolnia, Ravensworth, and Wakefield.
Between 2009 and 2019, Watts introduced and passed 45 pieces of legislation that became law.
As of May 2020, 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.