# Danny Watson

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{{Short description|American politician}}
{{for|the baseball player|Danny Watson (baseball)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name          = Danny Watson
| image         = 2023-02-28 Danny Watson (cropped).jpg
| caption       = Watson in 2023
| birth_place   =
| birth_date    = 
| death_date    = 
| death_place   = 
| death_cause   = 
| resting_place = 
| state_house1  = Arkansas
| district1     = 88th
| term_start1   = January 9, 2023
| term_end1     = 
| preceded1     = [Clint Penzo](/source/Clint_Penzo)
| state_house2  = Arkansas
| district2     = 3rd
| term_start2   = January 1, 2017
| term_end2     = January 9, 2023
| preceded2     = [Brent Talley](/source/Brent_Talley)
| succeeded2    = [Stetson Painter](/source/Stetson_Painter)
| party         = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States))
| education     = [Louisiana Tech University](/source/Louisiana_Tech_University) ([BS](/source/Bachelor_of_Science))
| occupation    = Public official
| spouse        = Judy Watson
| children      = 2
| footnotes     =  
}}
'''Danny Watson''' is a [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) member of the [Arkansas House of Representatives](/source/Arkansas_House_of_Representatives), representing the 88th district. Watson defeated incumbent Democratic Representative Brent Talley in his failed reelection bid in the [general election](/source/general_election) held on November 8, 2016. Watson began serving his first term in the 91st General Assembly on January 9, 2017 where he serves on the House Revenue and Taxation Committee, the House Aging, Children and Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs Committee, and the Energy Joint Committee.<ref>{{cite web|title=Representative Danny Watson|url=http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2017/2017R/Pages/MemberProfile.aspx?member=Watson|website=Arkansas State Legislature|publisher=State of Arkansas|accessdate=April 12, 2017}}</ref> He was elected to the 88th district on November 8, 2022 in the [2022 Arkansas House of Representatives election](/source/2022_Arkansas_House_of_Representatives_election), and assumed office January 9, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Danny Watson |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Danny_Watson |access-date=2023-10-07 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Watson attended [Louisiana Tech University](/source/Louisiana_Tech_University) and graduated with a [B.S.](/source/Bachelor_of_Science) in Wildlife Management. He then graduated from the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy and spent 15 years in law enforcement. Watson also had a career as a safety director for a trucking company and served on the school board for the Hope School District for 15 years.

==Personal life==
Watson lives in [Hope, Arkansas](/source/Hope%2C_Arkansas) with his wife Judy Watson. He is a member of the Hope Kiwanis Club, Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce, and Nevada County Chamber of Commerce. Watson also serves on the board of directors for Southwest Arkansas Development Housing Inc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansashouse.org/district/3|title=Danny Watson|website=Arkansas House of Representatives|publisher=arkansashouse.org|accessdate=April 12, 2017}}</ref> He is a [Baptist](/source/Baptists).

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