Screven Watson
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| Screven Watson | |
| Basic facts | |
| Organization: | Consumers for Smart Solar |
| Role: | Coalition member |
| Location: | Tallahassee, Fla. |
| Affiliation: | Democratic |
| Education: | •Southern Methodist University (1985) •Nova Southeastern University (law degree) |
| Website: | Official website |
Screven Watson is a Democratic political consultant in Florida. He has worked with several candidates over the years and is a former executive director of the Democratic Party of Florida.
Early career
Screven Watson graduated from Southern Methodist University in 1985 before earning a law degree from Nova Southeastern University. He served as chief cabinet aide for former Florida Agriculture Commissioner Bob Crawford. Later, he served as executive director of the Democratic Party of Florida from 1999 to 2001.[1][2][3]
Watson worked as a senior advisor to former Florida State Senator Rod Smith (D) when Smith ran for the Democratic Party nomination to run for Governor of Florida in 2006. In 2009, he worked as a general consultant for former Florida State Senator Dave Aronberg (D) when Aronberg ran in the Democratic Party primary for the Attorney General of Florida nomination. He has also worked with former Mayor of Tallahassee, Fla., Scott Maddox.[4][5][6][7]
Later career
In 2013, Campaigns & Elections named Screven Watson a top Democratic Party influencer in Florida. He left VancoreJones Communications, a public relations and political consulting firm based in Tallahassee, Fla., in 2015 in order to "add a legal component" to his political consulting work. Later in 2015, Watson joined Consumers for Smart Solar, a coalition that aims to amend the Florida Constitution to codify "commonsense consumer protection regulations" within the solar power industry in Florida.[8][9][10][2][11][12]
Top influencers by state
Influencers in American politics are power players who help get candidates elected, put through policy proposals, cause ideological changes, and affect popular perceptions. They can take on many forms: politicians, lobbyists, advisors, donors, corporations, industry groups, labor unions, single-issue organizations, nonprofits, to name a few.
In 2015, Ballotpedia identified Screven Watson as a top influencer by state. We identified top influencers across the country through several means, including the following:
- Local knowledge of our professional staff
- Surveys of activists, thought leaders and journalists from across the country and political spectrum
- Outreach to political journalists in each state who helped refine our lists
Recent news
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See also
External links
- Consumers for Smart Solar
- Democratic Party of Florida
- VancoreJones Communications
Footnotes
- ↑ Linkedin", "Screven Watson," accessed December 8, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Consumers for Smart Solar, "About Us," accessed December 8, 2015
- ↑ SaintPetersBlog, "Brightest minds in Florida politics: Screven Watson," May 23, 2014
- ↑ Tampa Bay Times, "Screven Watson joins Aronberg campaign," June 11, 2009
- ↑ St. Petersburg Times, "Rod Smith," July 7, 2006
- ↑ Tampa Bay Times, "Democratic Florida Attorney General candidate profiles," August 4, 2010
- ↑ St. Petersburg Times, "Florida Democrats see mayor as savior," December 30, 2002
- ↑ Cloud Contact Center, "The Influencers 500," January 22, 2013
- ↑ VancoreJones Communications, "Home," accessed December 8, 2015
- ↑ Florida Politics, "David Bishop, Screven Watson Each Hang Out Their Own Shingles," February 9, 2015
- ↑ Consumers for Smart Solar, "Smart Solar Amendment," accessed December 8, 2015
- ↑ Sun Sentinel, "Second group launches solar energy ballot initiative," July 16, 2015
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