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James V. Watson

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James V. Watson

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Prior offices
Livingston Parish School Board District 7


James "Jimmy" V. Watson was a Republican District 7 representative on the Livingston Parish School Board in Louisiana. He was first elected in 1994. He was re-election in the general election on August 22, 2014 after running unopposed.

Watson was elected Mayor of Walker in November 2017 and resigned from the board. David Graham was appointed to his seat until a special election could be held on October 14, 2017.

Elections

2014

See also: Livingston Parish Public Schools elections (2014)

All nine seats in Livingston Parish School Board were up for election in 2014, but only one race was contested: District 8. Newcomers David Hoover (D) and James "Jim" Richardson (I) ran to fill the seat which is open due to incumbent Keith Martin's (D) decision not to run for re-election.[1]

The following incumbents retained their seats as they were unopposed at the end of the qualifying period: Malcolm Sibley (D) in District 1, Kellee Hennessy Dickerson (R) in District 2, Karen Wax Schmitt (R) in District 4, Albert "Buddy" Mincey Jr. (R) in District 5, Jeffery Cox (D) in District 6, James V. Watson (R) in District 7 and Sidney "Sid" Kinchen (D) in District 9. Newcomer Jan H. Benton (R) won the District 3 seat race unopposed. The seat was open due to incumbent Milton Hughes's (R) decision not to run for re-election.[1]

Results

Watson was re-elected without opposition on August 22, 2014.

Funding

Watson reported no contributions or expenditures to the Louisiana Ethics Administration Program.[2]

Endorsements

Watson did not receive any official endorsements in this election.

2010

Watson was re-elected without opposition in 2010.

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "James + Watson + Livingston + Parish + Public + Schools"

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