Gerald Watkins

Gerald Lynn Watkins^[1] (born December 8, 1954, in Paducah, Kentucky) is an American politician from Kentucky who was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 2013 to 2019, representing the 3rd district. He did not seek reelection in 2018.

Gerald Watkins
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 3rd district
In office January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2019
Preceded by	Brent Housman
Succeeded by	Randy Bridges
Personal details
Born	(1954-12-08) December 8, 1954 (age 70) Paducah, Kentucky
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Residence(s)	Paducah, Kentucky
Alma mater	Paducah Community College Murray State University

Education

Watkins earned his AA from Paducah Community College (now the West Kentucky Community and Technical College), and his BS in business administration and MBA from Murray State University.

Elections

• 2012 Redistricted to District 3, with Representative Brent Housman leaving the Legislature, Watkins was unopposed for the May 22, 2012 Democratic Primary and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 9,349 votes (59.3%) against Republican nominee Jason Crockett.^[2]
• 1992 Initially in District 4, Watkins ran in the three-way May 26, 1992 Democratic Primary but lost to Frank Rasche.
• 1998 When Representative Kathy Hogancamp ran for Kentucky Senate and left the seat open, Watkins ran in the three-way 1998 Democratic Primary, but lost to Michael Cherry, who went on to win the November 3, 1998 General election against Republican nominee Sandra Furjanic.