Age, Biography and Wiki
Eric Watson was born on 14 September, 1973 in Cleveland, Tennessee, is an American politician. Discover Eric Watson's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 50 years old?
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Virgo |
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14 September 1973 |
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14 September |
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Cleveland, Tennessee |
| Nationality |
American
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He is a member of famous politician with the age 50 years old group.
Eric Watson Height, Weight & Measurements
At 50 years old, Eric Watson height not available right now. We will update Eric Watson's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Eric Watson Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Eric Watson worth at the age of 50 years old? Eric Watson’s income source is mostly from being a successful politician. He is from American. We have estimated Eric Watson's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Thomas Eric Watson (born September 14, 1973) is an American politician and police officer from Cleveland, Tennessee.
He graduated from the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy, and received a B.A. and M.A. from Andersonville Theological Seminary in Camilla, Georgia.
He also studied at the University of Tennessee at Martin.
Watson worked as a deputy sheriff for the Marion County Sheriff's Office from 1995 to 1998.
He joined the Bradley County Sheriff's Office in 1999 as a deputy.
He also worked as an officer for the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency from 2000 to 2005 and as a reserve volunteer detective for the Benton Police Department.
From 2006 to 2014, he was a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 22nd district, encompassing Cleveland, Meigs County, Polk County, and parts of Bradley County.
Watson was first elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in special election in January 2006 to replace Chris Newton, who resigned as part of Operation Tennessee Waltz.
He was re-elected four times.
During a rally on June 8, 2006 at the Hamilton County Courthouse promoting the Tennessee Marriage Protection Amendment, which banned same sex marriage, Watson said "It’ll be a sad day when queers and lesbians are allowed to get married... and kiss in front of the courthouse."
After receiving much criticism and condemnation for his use of the word "queer," Watson refused to apologize, claiming that he believed that "queer" was an appropriate and commonly used term for homosexuals.
He was an at-large representative at the 2008 Republican National Convention.
In 2010, he received the Legislator of the Year by the County Officials Association of Tennessee.
He resigned in October 2011 after concerns were raised over inappropriate use of his time, according to a spokesperson for the department.
However, a day prior, Watson expressed in a press release that he was resigning to help with his family business due to his father being in a serious accident.
In November 2011, Speaker Beth Harwell appointed him to the Tennessee Criminal Justice Coordinating Council.
On October 5, 2013, he announced his intentions to run for sheriff of Bradley County.
Watson served one term as sheriff of Bradley County from September 2014 to September 2018.
He was elected in 2014, defeating incumbent Jim Ruth, and resigned from the Tennessee House the following August, upon taking office.
In June 2016, Bradley County Commissioner Dan Rawls handed over allegations and evidence of alleged improper and deceptive practices by Watson to the 10th Judicial District Attorney General Steve Crump's office, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), the FBI, and the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Allegations of misconduct included the selling of a county owned surveillance van to a Nashville bail bondsman underpriced, using his patrol vehicle to transport his wife to the county jail to write bonds for prisoners, assigning deputies to investigate the activities of his wife's bail bonding coworkers, and abuse of county credit cards and funds.
In late 2016, the Tennessee Department of Revenue began investigating claims that Watson's side used car sales exceeded the legal limit.
In Tennessee, a dealer's license is required to sell more than five motor vehicles per year, and Watson had a salesman's license.
In July 2017, Watson was arrested and charged with six felony counts of altering and falsifying the titles of six vehicles.
In 2018, he ran for reelection, and lost to challenger Steve Lawson by 1,175 votes.
He was succeeded by Lawson in September 2018.
His charges were dismissed in January 2018.
Watson is a member of Fraternal Order of Police, National Rifle Association, Southern Gospel Music Association, Cleveland/Bradley Co. Economic Development Council, Keep America Beautiful Council
