Gerald Lynn Watkins
(born December 8, 1954, in
Paducah, Kentucky
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) is a
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politician and a
Democratic member of the
Kentucky House of Representatives representing District 3 since January 8, 2013.
Education
Watkins earned his
AA from Paducah Community College (now the
West Kentucky Community and Technical College), and his
BS in
business administration and
MBA
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from
Murray State University.
Elections
*2012 Redistricted to District 3, with Representative
David Housman leaving the Legislature, Watkins was unopposed for the May 22, 2012 Democratic Primary and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 9,349 votes (59.3%) against
Republican
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** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
nominee Jason Crockett.
*1992 Initially in District 4, Watkins ran in the three-way May 26, 1992 Democratic Primary but lost to
Frank Rasche.
*1998 When Representative
Kathy Hogancamp ran for
Kentucky Senate and left the seat open, Watkins ran in the three-way 1998 Democratic Primary, but lost to
Michael Cherry, who went on to win the November 3, 1998 General election against Republican nominee Sandra Furjanic.
References
External links
Official pageat the
Kentucky General Assembly
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The General Assembly meets annually in ...
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Gerald Watkinsat
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1954 births
Living people
Democratic Party members of the Kentucky House of Representatives
Murray State University alumni
People from Paducah, Kentucky
21st-century American politicians
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