Anne Watson | |
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Member of the Vermont Senate from the Washington district | |
Assumed office January 4, 2023 Serving with Ann Cummings, Andrew Perchlik | |
Preceded by | Anthony Pollina |
Mayor of Montpelier | |
In office March 7, 2018 – December 21, 2022 | |
Preceded by | John Hollar |
Succeeded by | Jack McCullough |
Personal details | |
Born | 1981 (age 42–43) Burlington, Vermont, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Other political affiliations | Progressive |
Education | Pennsylvania State University, University Park (BA) University of Vermont (MA) |
Anne E. Watson (born 1981)[1] is an American educator and politician who has served as a Democratic / Progressive member of the Vermont Senate since January 2023. She served as Mayor of Montpelier, Vermont, from March 2018 to March 2023.[2][3][4] Watson is a physics teacher at Montpelier High School.[5] She served on the Montpelier city council for several years before running unopposed for mayor in late 2017.[6][7]
In 2010, Watson launched an eventually successful campaign with the Vermont Youth Ultimate League to recognize Ultimate Frisbee as an official varsity-level sport in Vermont's high schools.[8]
In April 2018, Watson was named in a blog article on the REI website as one of "five of the coolest mountain-city mayors" in the United States.[9]
In November 2018, Watson was named to Vermont Business Magazine’s rising star “40 under 40 list.”
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