Ron Watson's Biography
- State Senate (MD) - District 23, Democratic
Contact Information
Office
James Senate Office Building, Room 120
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
Full Name:
Ron Watson
Gender:
Male
Family:
Married; 2 Children
Birth Place:
Seat Pleasant, MD
Home City:
Upper Marlboro, MD
Attended, United States Army Command & General Staff College (CGSC), 2004
MBA, Business, George Washington University, 2002
Certificate, Project Management, Project Management Institute, 1999
PhD, Systems Engineering, Binghamton University, 1999
MS, Advanced Technology, Binghamton University, 1993
BS, Electrical Engineering, Morgan State University, 1984-1991
Senator, Maryland State Senate, District 23, 2021-present
Candidate, Maryland State Senate, District 23, 2022
Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 23B, 2019-2021
Appointed by Governor Larry Hogan, Senator, Maryland State Senate, District 23, August 27, 2021
Candidate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 23B, 2014, 2018
Former Member, Cybersecurity, Information Technology and Biotechnology Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Maryland House of Delegates
Former Member, Subcommittee on Family Law, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Member, Subcommittee on Family and Juvenile Law, Maryland House of Delegates
Former Member, Subcommittee on Juvenile Law, Maryland State House of Delegates
President, Watson Management Corporation, present
At-Large Member/Former Vice-Chair, Prince Georges County Board of Education, 2006-2010
Served, Army Reserves, 1991-2006
Major, United States Army, 1991-2006
Member, Bowie State University Foundation, 2017-present
Member, Greater Bowie Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, 2017-present
Lifetime Member, African American Democratic Club of Prince Georges County, present
Member, First Baptist Church of Glenarden, present
Lifetime Member, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated, Upper Marlboro/Waldorf Chapter, present
Member, Prince Hall, F&AM, Chenango Lodge #39, present
Former Fellow, Academy for Excellence in Local Governance at the University of Maryland
Founder/Former President, Advocates for Cultural Enrichment and Education (ACEE)
Lifetime Member, American Legion, Disney-Bell Post 66
Former Co-Chair, Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Committee
Former Member, Career and Technology Task Force
Former Participant, Center for the Reform of School Systems
Former Member, Legislative Committee for the Maryland Associated Boards of Education (MABE)
Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People of Prince Georges County
Former Fellow, National Science Foundation
Former Advisor, National Society of Black Engineers, Morgan State University
Founder, Pals Achieving Weekly Success (PAWS) Mentoring Program
Member, Prince Hall Masons
Member, Project Lead The Way (PLTW)
Former Member, Task Force on Student Physical Fitness in Maryland Schools
Former Member, Teacher Effectiveness Steering Committee
Member, Blue Ribbon Commission on Addressing Prince Georges Countys Structural Deficit, 2015-2017
Board Member, Prince George's County Public Schools, 2006-2010
District Chair, Prince Georges County Boy Scouts of America, 2008-2009
Participant, Leadership Maryland, 2008
Member, State Task Force on the Establishment of Vocational and Technical Education High School Academies in Prince Georges County, 2007-2008