Katharine M. "Kathy" Watson (born November 6, 1945) is a former representative of the 144th Legislative District of

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, United States. She served on the House Aging and Older Adult Services, Ethics, Health and Human Services, Liquor Control and Transportation Committees and was chairman of the House Subcommittee on Care and Services and the House Subcommittee on Transportation Safety. She was also a member of the House Republican Policy Committee."Representative Watson's Web Profile"
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Early life and education

Watson was born on November 6, 1945 in Danville in

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, Pennsylvania. Upon graduating from Springfield High School in 1963, she attended the

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, obtaining a bachelors in English in 1967. She conducted graduate work in secondary guidance and counseling at

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from 1973 to 1976.

Career

Watson has extensive experience working in local government. She served as Director of Public Information and subsequently as Deputy Administrator for

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. She was also a Township Supervisor and a member of the Central Bucks School Board. Watson also served as the founder and first director of the Bucks County Highway Safety Program. Watson was previously a high school English teacher for Springfield High School in Delaware County and also operated a home-based public relations firm, Coleraine Consultants, P.R.

Personal

Watson and her husband reside in Warrington Township, Bucks County and have one adult son, who is a photographer and designer.

References

External links

Representative Kathy Watson's official web sitePennsylvania House Republican Caucus site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Watson, Kathy Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Women state legislators in Pennsylvania Living people 21st-century American women politicians Year of birth missing (living people) 1945 births 21st-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly