Michael Watson (Mississippi politician)
Michael Watson | |
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36th Secretary of State of Mississippi | |
Assumed office January 14, 2020 | |
Governor | Tate Reeves |
Preceded by | Delbert Hosemann |
Member of the Mississippi Senate from the 51st district | |
In office January 8, 2008 – January 7, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Tommy Robertson |
Succeeded by | Jeremy England |
Personal details | |
Born | December 22, 1977 |
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of Mississippi (BBA, JD) |
Michael D. Watson Jr. (born December 22, 1977)[1] is an American politician and the incumbent Secretary of State of Mississippi.[2] A Republican, he previously represented the 51st district in the Mississippi State Senate from 2008 to 2020.
Career
Watson is an attorney from Pascagoula, Mississippi. He ran in the 2007 Mississippi elections for the state senate against Tommy Robertson, and won.[3] Watson considered running for governor of Mississippi in the 2015 Mississippi gubernatorial election, but opted to run for reelection instead.[4]
In the 2019 Mississippi elections, Watson ran for Secretary of State of Mississippi.[5] He defeated Sam Britton in the Republican primary,[6] and defeated Johnny DuPree in the general election on November 5.[7]
References
- ^ "Candidate - Michael D. Watson". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ "Michael Watson (Mississippi)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ "State losing vocal leaders in senate - Picayune Item". December 26, 2007.
- ^ Pender, Geoff (February 26, 2015). "Watson running for re-election, not higher office". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
- ^ "Sen. Michael Watson plans run for secretary of state". Clarionledger.com. August 3, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- ^ "Mississippi Secretary of State race: Watson, DuPree win primaries". Clarionledger.com. August 6, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
- ^ "The Latest: Maxwell wins Public Service Commission seat | State". mdjonline.com. Retrieved November 6, 2019.