David Watkins (Kentucky politician)

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{{Infobox officeholder

|name = David Watkins

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|state_house = Kentucky

|district = 11th{{cite web |url= http://www.lrc.ky.gov/legislator/H011.htm |title= Representative David Watkins (D) |publisher= Kentucky House of Representatives |location= Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate= April 24, 2014 |archive-date= January 17, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190117181234/http://www.lrc.ky.gov/legislator/H011.htm |url-status= dead }}

|term_start = January 1, 2007

|term_end = January 1, 2017

|predecessor = Gross Lindsay

|successor = Robby Mills

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|3|10}}

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|nationality = American

|party = Democratic

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|residence = Henderson, Kentucky

|alma_mater = Western Kentucky University
University of Louisville School of Medicine

|profession = Physician

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David Allen Watkins (born March 10, 1943) is an American politician who was a Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 2007 to 2017, representing District 11.{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/58222 |title= David Watkins' Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |accessdate= April 24, 2014}} He was defeated for reelection in 2016 by Republican Robby Mills.

Education

Watkins earned his BS and MA from Western Kentucky University and his MD from the University of Louisville School of Medicine.

Elections

2012 Watkins and returning 2010 Republican challenger Paul DeSpain were both unopposed for their May 22, 2012 primaries,{{cite web|url=http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2012/2012offpriresults.pdf |title=Commonwealth of Kentucky May 22, 2012 Official 2012 Primary Election Results |page=22 |publisher=Secretary of State of Kentucky |location=Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate=April 24, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103152601/http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2012/2012offpriresults.pdf |archivedate=November 3, 2014 }} setting up a rematch; Watkins won the November 6, 2012 General election with 9,714 votes (62.0%) against DeSpain.{{cite web|url=http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2012/2012genresults.pdf |title=Commonwealth of Kentucky November 6, 2012 Official 2012 General Election Results |page=28 |publisher=Secretary of State of Kentucky |location=Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate=April 24, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611025244/http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2012/2012genresults.pdf |archivedate=June 11, 2014 }}
2006 Watkins challenged District 11 incumbent Representative Gross Lindsay in the 2006 Democratic Primary, winning with 4,765 votes (53.2%) against Representative Lindsay,{{cite web |url= http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2006/Primary%20Election/STATEresultsbyoffice.txt |title= 2006 Primary Election |publisher= Kentucky State Board of Elections |location= Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate= April 24, 2014}} and was unopposed for the November 7, 2006 General election, winning with 9,264 votes.{{cite web |url= http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2006/General%20Election/STATEwidebyoffice.txt |title= 2006 General Election |publisher= Kentucky State Board of Elections |location= Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate= April 24, 2014}}
2008 Watkins was challenged in the 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 5,302 votes (60.4%){{cite web |url= http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2008/Primary%20Election/STATEwide%20by%20office%20Pri%2008.txt |title= 2008 Primary Election |publisher= Kentucky State Board of Elections |location= Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate= April 24, 2014}} and was unopposed for the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 13,935 votes.{{cite web |url= http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2008/General%20Election/STATEwide%20by%20office%20gen%2008.txt |title= 2008 General Election |publisher= Kentucky State Board of Elections |location= Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate= April 24, 2014}}
2010 Watkins was unopposed for the May 18, 2010 Democratic Primary{{cite web |url= http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2010/off2010pri.pdf |title= Commonwealth of Kentucky May 18, 2010 Official 2010 Primary Election Results |page= 22 |publisher= Secretary of State of Kentucky |location= Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate= April 24, 2014}} and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 7,078 votes (60.6%) against Republican nominee Paul DeSpain.{{cite web |url= http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2010/off2010gen.pdf |title= Commonwealth of Kentucky November 2, 2010 Official 2010 General Election Results |page= 31 |publisher= Secretary of State of Kentucky |location= Frankfort, Kentucky |accessdate= April 24, 2014}}

Committee leadership positions

David Watkins has served in the following committee leadership roles in the Kentucky House of Representatives: Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Committee (co-chair); Tourism Development and Energy (vice-chair), Appropriations and Revenue - Human Resources (vice chair), and Health and Welfare (vice chair). He has been a member of the committees on Economic Development and Tourism, Appropriations and Revenue, Education, Education - Postsecondary Education, and Transportation.{{Cite web|url=http://openstates.org/ky/legislators/KYL000132/david-watkins/|title = David Watkins - Kentucky - Open States}}

References

External links

[http://www.lrc.ky.gov/legislator/H011.htm Official page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190117181234/http://www.lrc.ky.gov/legislator/H011.htm |date=2019-01-17 }} at the Kentucky General Assembly
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[http://ballotpedia.org/David_Watkins David Watkins] at Ballotpedia
[http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=8025 David Allen Watkins] at OpenSecrets

Category:Place of birth missing (living people)

Category:1943 births

Category:Living people

Category:Democratic Party members of the Kentucky House of Representatives

Category:People from Henderson, Kentucky

Category:Physicians from Kentucky

Category:University of Louisville School of Medicine alumni

Category:Western Kentucky University alumni

Category:21st-century members of the Kentucky General Assembly