Full Name:
Gerald Lynn Watkins
Gender:
Male
Family:
Divorced; 1 Child: :Lakyn Watkins
Birth Date:
12/08/1954
Birth Place:
Paducah, KY
Home City:
Paducah, KY
Religion:
Baptist
MBA, Murray State University, 1984
BS, Business Administration, Murray State University, 1981
AA, General Education, Paducah Community College, 1980
Representative, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives, District 3, 2012-2019
Councilman, Reidland High School Site Based Decision Making Council, 2010-2011
City Commissioner, City of Paducah, 2006-2010
Candidate, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives, District 4, 1992, 1998
State Treasurer, Kentucky Young Democrats, 1988-1989
County Chairman, McCracken County Young Democrats, 1984-1988
Former Member, Budget Review Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Member, Economic Development and Workforce Investment Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Education Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Member, Interim Joint Committee on Economic Development and Tourism, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Member, Interim Joint Committee on Education, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Member, Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Member, Special Subcommittee on Energy, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
Former Member, Tourism and Outdoor Recreation Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives
Board Member, Advisory Council, 21st Century Community Learning Center, Reidland High School, 2011-2012
Board Member, Brooks Stadium Commission, 2008-2012
Board Member, Community Scholarship Board, 2011-2012
Board Member, McCracken County Poverty Task Force, 2011-2012
Board Member, Paduch/McCracken County Joint Sewer Agency, 2008-2012
Professor, West Kentucky Community and Technical College, 1990-present
Part-Time Realtor, Century 21 Service Realty, 1999-2007
Instructor, Watkins Karate, 1990-2004
Chief Instructor, Watkins Karate, 1985-1990
Member, Gideon's International, 2000-present
Member, Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce, 1990-present
Member, Paducah Downtown Lions Club, 1990-present
Member, Board of Directors, River City Missions, present
Former Member, First Baptist Church of Paducah, present
Member, Leadership Paducah Alumni Association, present
Member, Southland Baptist Temple, present
Volunteer, United Way, present
Former Member, Advisory Board, Oscar Cross Boys and Girls Club
Volunteer, American Heart Fund
Former Member, Board of Directors, Southland Baptist Temple
County Chair, Cystic Fibrosis Shape-UP Campaign
PAVE Volunteer, Paducah Public School System
Volunteer, Purchase Area Sexual Assault Center
Former Sunday School Temple, Southland Baptist Temple
Kentucky Colonel, The Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels
Awards:
Teacher of the Year, Four Times.