Michael Watson (Mississippi politician)

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.

Michael Watson
36th Secretary of State of Mississippi
Assumed office
January 14, 2020
GovernorTate Reeves
Preceded byDelbert Hosemann
Member of the Mississippi Senate
from the 51st district
In office
January 8, 2008 – January 7, 2020
Preceded byTommy Robertson
Succeeded byJeremy England
Personal details
Born (1977-12-22) December 22, 1977
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Mississippi (BBA, JD)

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
  1. "Candidate - Michael D. Watson". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  2. "Michael Watson (Mississippi)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  3. "State losing vocal leaders in senate - Picayune Item". December 26, 2007.
  4. Pender, Geoff (February 26, 2015). "Watson running for re-election, not higher office". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  5. "Sen. Michael Watson plans run for secretary of state". Clarionledger.com. August 3, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  6. "Mississippi Secretary of State race: Watson, DuPree win primaries". Clarionledger.com. August 6, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  7. "The Latest: Maxwell wins Public Service Commission seat | State". mdjonline.com. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
Political offices
Preceded by
Delbert Hosemann		 Secretary of State of Mississippi
2020–present		 Incumbent
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