Christine Watkins (born 1950) is an American politician serving in the Utah House of Representatives, representing District 67.
Early life and career
Watkins lives in
Carbon County. Her husband was a city councilman in
Castle Dale. She has a B.S. in Elementary Education from
Utah State University
Utah State University (USU or Utah State) is a public land-grant research university in Logan, Utah. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. With nearly 20,000 students living on or near campus, USU is Utah's ...
, three Special Education Endorsements from
BYU
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, and a Master's of Educational Leadership from the
University of Utah
The University of Utah (U of U, UofU, or simply The U) is a public research university in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is the flagship institution of the Utah System of Higher Education. The university was established in 1850 as the University of De ...
. Watkins served on the Castle Dale City Planning and Zoning board, and also held leadership positions in the Emery Education Association. She served as the executive director for the Southeastern Utah UniServ.
Political career
Prior to the 2018 election, Watkins had served a total of six years in the Utah House of Representatives: from 2009 through 2012, and again from 2017 to the present.
After losing her bid for reelection in 2012, she switched party affiliation from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.
In 2016, she defeated Democratic Incumbent
Brad King. In 2018, Rep. Watkins ran as the Republican incumbent serving a two-year term that began on Jan. 1, 2017, and defeated Democratic challenger Tim Glenn.
During the 2022 General Session, Watkins served on the Business, Economic Development, and Labor Appropriations Subcommittee, House Education Committee, and
House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee.
See also
*
List of American politicians who switched parties in office
The following American politicians switched parties while they were holding elected office.
Federal
State
Local
See also
* List of Canadian politicians who have crossed the floor
* List of elected British politicians who have change ...
Notable legislation
*2022- Representative Watkins ra
HB 166which modifies criminal and civil provisions related to water facilities, including defining terms, repealing language, and amending criminal intent provisions; clarifies award of attorney fees and costs; and addresses scope of the section. The bill passed unanimously out of the House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee, and would go on to pass unanimously as well on the House floor, Senate committee, and Senate floor.
*2022- Representative Watkins ra
which amends the 2018 edition of the International Fire Code to provide an exemption from the Type 1 hood requirement for a cooking appliance in a permitted microenterprise home kitchen.
The bill passed unanimously in the House Political Subdivisions Committee, House floor, Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee, and Senate floor.
2022 sponsored legislation
References
Living people
1950 births
Women state legislators in Utah
Republican Party members of the Utah House of Representatives
Utah Democrats
21st-century American politicians
21st-century American women politicians
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