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Gerald Watkins' Biography

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Full Name:

Gerald Lynn Watkins

Gender:

Male

Family:

Divorced; 1 Child: :Lakyn Watkins

Birth Date:

12/08/1954

Birth Place:

Paducah, KY

Home City:

Paducah, KY

Religion:

Baptist

MBA, Murray State University, 1984

BS, Business Administration, Murray State University, 1981

AA, General Education, Paducah Community College, 1980

Representative, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives, District 3, 2012-2019

Councilman, Reidland High School Site Based Decision Making Council, 2010-2011

City Commissioner, City of Paducah, 2006-2010

Candidate, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives, District 4, 1992, 1998

State Treasurer, Kentucky Young Democrats, 1988-1989

County Chairman, McCracken County Young Democrats, 1984-1988

Former Member, Budget Review Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Member, Economic Development and Workforce Investment Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Education Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Member, Interim Joint Committee on Economic Development and Tourism, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Member, Interim Joint Committee on Education, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Member, Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Member, Special Subcommittee on Energy, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Member, Tourism and Outdoor Recreation Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Board Member, Advisory Council, 21st Century Community Learning Center, Reidland High School, 2011-2012

Board Member, Brooks Stadium Commission, 2008-2012

Board Member, Community Scholarship Board, 2011-2012

Board Member, McCracken County Poverty Task Force, 2011-2012

Board Member, Paduch/McCracken County Joint Sewer Agency, 2008-2012

Professor, West Kentucky Community and Technical College, 1990-present

Part-Time Realtor, Century 21 Service Realty, 1999-2007

Instructor, Watkins Karate, 1990-2004

Chief Instructor, Watkins Karate, 1985-1990

Member, Gideon's International, 2000-present

Member, Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce, 1990-present

Member, Paducah Downtown Lions Club, 1990-present

Member, Board of Directors, River City Missions, present

Former Member, First Baptist Church of Paducah, present

Member, Leadership Paducah Alumni Association, present

Member, Southland Baptist Temple, present

Volunteer, United Way, present

Former Member, Advisory Board, Oscar Cross Boys and Girls Club

Volunteer, American Heart Fund

Former Member, Board of Directors, Southland Baptist Temple

County Chair, Cystic Fibrosis Shape-UP Campaign

PAVE Volunteer, Paducah Public School System

Volunteer, Purchase Area Sexual Assault Center

Former Sunday School Temple, Southland Baptist Temple

Kentucky Colonel, The Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels

Awards:

Teacher of the Year, Four Times.

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