Vivian E. Watts | |
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Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 39th district |
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Assumed office January 10, 1996 |
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Preceded by | Alan E. Mayer |
In office January 12, 1983 – January 14, 1986 |
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Succeeded by | Alan E. Mayer |
7th Virginia Secretary of Transportation and Public Safety |
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In office January 14, 1986 – January 1990 |
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Governor | Gerald L. Baliles |
Preceded by | Andrew B. Fogarty |
Succeeded by |
John G. Milliken (as Secretary of Transportation) Robert L. Suthard (as Secretary of Public Safety) |
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 51st district |
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In office January 13, 1982 – January 12, 1983 Serving with Jim Dillard, Robert E. Harris |
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Preceded by | George W. Grayson |
Succeeded by | David G. Brickley |
Personal details | |
Born |
Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
June 7, 1940
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | 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 was first elected in 1981; but left to serve as the state's Secretary of Transportation and Public Safety in 1986. She was again elected to the House in 1996. She represents the 39th district, which includes part of Fairfax County.
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.