Howard Watts III
Howard Watts | |
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Member of the Nevada Assembly from the 15th district | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1987-12-14) December 14, 1987 (age 36) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Leora |
Education | University of Nevada, Las Vegas (BA) |
Website | wattsfornevada |
Howard Watts III (born December 14, 1987) is an American politician serving as a member of the Nevada Assembly from the 15th district. Elected in 2018, he assumed office in 2019.
Early life and education
Watts was born in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1987. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 2011.[1]
Career
In 2018, Watts ran for election to represent the 15th district in the Nevada Assembly to replace Elliot Anderson, who was not seeking re-election.[2][3] He won a five-way Democratic primary with 45.7% of the vote, and won the general election with 66.5% of the vote.[2]
Tenure
Watts sits on the following Assembly committees:[4]
- Growth and Infrastructure
- Judiciary
- Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining
Watts is running for re-election in 2020, and will face Burke Andersson in the Democratic primary.[2]
Electoral record
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Howard Watts III | 1,275 | 45.7% | |
Democratic | Juan Manuel Chavez | 875 | 31.4% | |
Democratic | Lou Toomin | 236 | 8.5% | |
Democratic | Andrew Spivak | 215 | 7.7% | |
Democratic | Michael Gandy | 188 | 6.7% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Howard Watts III | 9,347 | 66.5% | |
Republican | Stan Vaughan | 4,719 | 33.5% |
References
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- Speaker of the Assembly
- Steve Yeager (D)
- Speaker pro tempore
- Daniele Monroe-Moreno (D)
- Majority Leader
- Sandra Jauregui (D)
- Minority Leader
- P. K. O'Neill (R)
- ▌Daniele Monroe-Moreno (D)
- ▌Heidi Kasama (R)
- ▌Selena Torres (D)
- ▌Richard McArthur (R)
- ▌Brittney Miller (D)
- ▌Shondra Summers-Armstrong (D)
- ▌Vacant
- ▌Duy Nguyen (D)
- ▌Steve Yeager (D)
- ▌Vacant
- ▌Bea Duran (D)
- ▌Max Carter (D)
- ▌Brian Hibbetts (R)
- ▌Erica Mosca (D)
- ▌Howard Watts III (D)
- ▌Cecelia González (D)
- ▌Clara Thomas (D)
- ▌Venicia Considine (D)
- ▌Toby Yurek (R)
- ▌David Orentlicher (D)
- ▌Elaine Marzola (D)
- ▌Melissa Hardy (R)
- ▌Danielle Gallant (R)
- ▌Sarah Peters (D)
- ▌Selena La Rue Hatch (D)
- ▌Rich DeLong (R)
- ▌Angie Taylor (D)
- ▌Reuben D'Silva (D)
- ▌Lesley Cohen (D)
- ▌Natha Anderson (D)
- ▌Jill Dickman (R)
- ▌Alexis Hansen (R)
- ▌Bert Gurr (R)
- ▌Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod (D)
- ▌Michelle Gorelow (D)
- ▌Gregory Hafen II (R)
- ▌Shea Backus (D)
- ▌Gregory Koenig (R)
- ▌Ken Gray (R)
- ▌P. K. O'Neill (R)
- ▌Sandra Jauregui (D)
- ▌Tracy Brown-May (D)
- ▌Democratic (26)
- ▌Republican (14)
- ▌Vacant (2)