Watkins Abbitt, Jr.

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Watkins Abbitt, Jr.
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 59th district
Incumbent
Assumed office  January 1986
Preceded by	Claude Anderson
Born	October 20, 1944 ( 1944 -10-20) (age 65) Appomattox, Virginia
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Madeline I. Ganley
Residence	Appomattox County, Virginia
Alma mater	Ferrum Junior College Virginia Commonwealth University
Occupation	Insurance; real estate
Committees	Appropriations; General Laws; Rules
Religion	Baptist
Website	www.watkinsabbitt.com

Watkins Moorman Abbitt, Jr. (born October 20, 1944, in Appomattox, Virginia) is an American politician. Since 1986 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. Originally a Democrat, he switched to independent status in 2001. He currently^[update] represents the 59th district in the Virginia Piedmont, including four counties and parts of three others.^[1]

Abbitt's father, Watkins Abbitt, Sr., was a member of the United States House of Representatives 1948–1973.

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[edit] References

• "Virginia House of Delegates; Watkins M. Abbitt, Jr.". http://dela.state.va.us/dela/MemBios.nsf/a7b082ef6ed01eac85256c0d00515644/6a4ef449fb85a4768525738a0052b643?OpenDocument. Retrieved 2008-11-18. 
• Delegate Watkins Abbitt; Serving Virginia's 59th District (Constituent/campaign website)
• "Virginia State Board of Elections; Election Information; Election Results". http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms/Election_Information/Election_Results/Index.html. Retrieved 2008-11-18. 

[edit] External links

• "Virginia Public Access Project; Watkins M Abbitt, Jr". http://www.vpap.org/candidates/profile/home/2. Retrieved 2008-11-18. 

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Persondata
NAME	Abbitt, Watkins Moorman, Jr.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Virginia Politician
DATE OF BIRTH	1944-10-20
PLACE OF BIRTH	Appomattox, Virginia, United States
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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