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'''David Lee Watts''' (born 1967) is a [[conservative]] activist from Gilmer in east [[Texas]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] candidate in the primary election scheduled for March 1, 2016, for the District 7 seat in the Texas House of Representatives, which encompasses Gregg (Longview) and Upshur counties.  

'''David Lee Watts''' (born 1967) is a business consultant and [[conservative]] activist from Gilmer in east [[Texas]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] candidate in the primary election scheduled for March 1, 2016, for the District 7 seat in the Texas House of Representatives, which encompasses Gregg (Longview) and Upshur counties.  

In 2014, Watts was defeated for the Republican nomination for Texas land commissioner by [[George P. Bush]] of [[Fort Worth]], son of presidential candidate [[Jeb Bush]]. George P. Bush polled 934,571 primary votes (73 percent) to Watts' 345,565 (27 percent). Watts received only 36 percent of the ballots cast in his own county of Upshur.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://team1.sos.state.tx.us/enr/results/mar04_169_state.htm?x=0&y=3852&id=407|title=Republican primary election returns|publisher=team1.sos.state.tx.us|accessdate=March 6, 2014}}</ref> Bush then defeated the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] John Cook, a former mayor of [[El Paso]]. Watts has been critical of Land Commissioner Bush's out-of-state campaign appearances i 2015 on behalf of Bush's father's presidential prospects.<ref name=facebook/>

In 2014, Watts was defeated for the Republican nomination for Texas land commissioner by [[George P. Bush]] of [[Fort Worth]], son of presidential candidate [[Jeb Bush]]. George P. Bush polled 934,571 primary votes (73 percent) to Watts' 345,565 (27 percent). Watts received only 36 percent of the ballots cast in his own county of Upshur.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://team1.sos.state.tx.us/enr/results/mar04_169_state.htm?x=0&y=3852&id=407|title=Republican primary election returns|publisher=team1.sos.state.tx.us|accessdate=March 6, 2014}}</ref> Bush then defeated the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] John Cook, a former mayor of [[El Paso]]. Watts has been critical of Land Commissioner Bush's out-of-state campaign appearances i 2015 on behalf of Bush's father's presidential prospects.<ref name=facebook/>

He favors using state military personnel to guard the lengthy border with [[Mexico]], considering the lack of consistent federal involvement in such patrols. Like [[Governor]] [[Greg Abbott]], he opposes the admission of [[Syria]]n [[refugee]]s into Texas for fear of [[terrorist]] threats. "We must fully fund law enforcement efforts on the border and provide them with the tools to get the job done," said Watts on his [[Facebook]] page. He also opposes sanctuary cities which harbor [[illegal immigrant]]s and the legalization of [[marijuana]].<ref name=facebook>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/WattsForTexas|title=Watts for Texas|publisher=[[Facebook]]|accessdate=November 28, 2015}}</ref>

He favors using state military personnel to guard the lengthy border with [[Mexico]], considering the lack of consistent federal involvement in such patrols. Like [[Governor]] [[Greg Abbott]], he opposes the admission of [[Syria]]n [[refugee]]s into Texas for fear of [[terrorist]] threats. "We must fully fund law enforcement efforts on the border and provide them with the tools to get the job done," said Watts on his [[Facebook]] page. He also opposes sanctuary cities which harbor [[illegal immigrant]]s and the legalization of [[marijuana]].<ref name=facebook>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/WattsForTexas|title=Watts for Texas|publisher=[[Facebook]]|accessdate=November 28, 2015}}</ref>

Watts (place of birth in Texas missing) has lived in the Longview area since 1999. He is married with two daughters and a son. He has studied at California State University at Northridge, the [[University of Louisville]] in [[Louisville]], [[Kentucky]] and the Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University in Downers Grove in DuPage County, [[Illinois]]. He is affiliated with the [[Church of Christ]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=David&qmi=&qn=Watts&qcs=Gilmer%2C+TX&focusfirst=1|title=David Watts in Gilmer, Texas|publisher=intelius.com|accessdate=November 28, 2015}}</ref>  

Watts was born in Texas, location unavailable. He moved to Longview c. 1999 and worked and resided there for a decade. He since moved to a rural area between Longview and Gilmer. He and his wife, the former Desiree Anne Hansen (born 1961), have two daughters, Hannah and Natasha, and a son, James. He s studied from 1988 to 1989 at California State University at Northridge, the [[University of Louisville]] in [[Louisville]], [[Kentucky]] (bachelor's degree), and the Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University in Downers Grove in DuPage County, [[Illinois]]. He is a minister of  the [[Church of Christ]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=David&qmi=&qn=Watts&qcs=Gilmer%2C+TX&focusfirst=1|title=David Watts in Gilmer, Texas|publisher=intelius.com|accessdate=November 28, 2015}}</ref>  

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