Michael B. Watson
| Michael B. "Mike" Watson | |
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| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 93rd district |
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In office January 2012 – January 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Robin Abbott |
| Succeeded by | Monty Mason |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 19, 1961 Hopewell, Virginia |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Amy Michelle Bourbonais |
| Children | Thomas (Cody), Adam, Taylor |
| Alma mater |
Old Dominion University New River Community College |
| Occupation | Business Owner |
| Committees | General Laws Science and Technology[update] |
| Website | delegatewatson.com |
Michael B. "Mike" Watson (born September 19, 1961 in Hopewell, Virginia) is an American politician. A Republican, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2011. He represented the 93rd district, made up of the city of Williamsburg and parts of the counties of James City and York and the city of Newport News on the Virginia Peninsula.
Watson was born in Hopewell, Virginia. His father was a millwright and a tugboat operator.
He attended Old Dominion University and New River Community College, receiving an A.A.S. degree in Instrumentation Technology from the latter school in 1983.
In 1988 he established Control Automation Technologies Corporation, an industrial controls business, in North Carolina which was named North Carolina's Small Business of the Year in 1998 and was selected as finalist for the national Blue Chip Enterprise Award in 1999. He founded CATLab - Accredited Calibration Laboratories division in 1999 and in 2006 established a second laboratory, returning to his native Virginia. He is currently president of Control Automation Technologies Corporation, parent company for its NC and VA laboratories.[update]
He married Amy Michelle Bourbonais. They have three sons, Cody, Adam and Taylor.
Watson was the 2011 Republican nominee in the 93rd House district, whose Democratic incumbent, lawyer Robin Abbott, was redistricted out. Abbott moved back into the redrawn district and ran for reelection. Watson defeated her, 8188-7615.
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