Vivian Watts

Vivian Watts
Watts in 2018
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
Assumed office
January 10, 1996
Preceded byAlan E. Mayer
Constituency
In office
January 13, 1982 – January 14, 1986
Serving with Jim Dillard and Robert E. Harris until 1983
Preceded byGeorge W. Grayson
Succeeded byAlan 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 13, 1990
GovernorGerald Baliles
Preceded byAndrew B. Fogarty
Succeeded byJohn G. Milliken
(as Secretary of Transportation)
Robert L. Suthard
(as Secretary of Public Safety)
Personal details
Born (1940-06-07) June 7, 1940
PartyDemocratic
Spouse
David A. Watts
(m. 1960)
Children2
EducationUniversity of Michigan (BA)
CommitteesCourts of Justice; Finance; Science and Technology
Websitevivianwatts.com
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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.