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Summary

Senator Kirk Watson

Full Name: Kirk Watson
Office: State Senate (TX) - District 14, Democratic
First Elected: 11/2006
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Liz; 2 Children: Preston, Cooper
Birth Date: 03/18/1958
Birth Place: Oklahoma City, OK
Home City: Austin, TX

Recent Key Votes

SJR 13 - Constitutional Amendment to Establish Term Limits
Legislation-Joint Resolution (Yea)

March 19, 2013 - Amends the constitution to establish a term limit of 2 consecutive terms for positions filled in statewide elections, except for judicial positions (Sec. 1). ...

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Recent Public Statements

Issue Position: No Excuses, No Deception, and No Cheating: Time for REAL school accountability

Jan. 1, 2012 - In schools, standardized testing creates accountability for students, teachers and administrators. Accountability's great, obviously -- it helps make sure that Texas children are getting a ...

Issue Position: Austin's Health

Jan. 1, 2012 - Austin has so many people, universities, foundations and other resources that help us stay healthy. But there's more we need -- more doctors, new technologies, ...

Issue Position: Healthcare, H2o and How to Keep the Lights On

Jan. 1, 2012 - We had a great response to my call last week for people to be a part of our healthcare community.The momentum doesn't surprise me. After ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2012 National Rifle Association Candidate Positions on Gun Rights 67%
2011 Texas Association of Business Cumulative Score 51%
2011 Young Conservatives of Texas Lifetime Score 16%
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Campaign Finances

Top industry Uncoded ($355,195.00)
Source FollowTheMoney.org
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Kirk Watson refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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Contact Information

Capitol Webmail
http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/Senate/members/dist14/dist14.htm#form

Capitol Website
http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/Senate/members/dist14/dist14.htm

General Website - Twitter
https://twitter.com/kirkpwatson

Capitol
Post Office Box 12068
Capitol Station
Austin, TX 78711
Phone: 512-463-0114
Fax: 512-463-5949

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