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Congresswoman Diane E. Watson

The honorable Diane E. Watson born in Los Angeles, is a lifetime resident of California’s 33rd Congressional District.  Honorable Watson received a B.A. in Education from UCLA and also holds a M.S. in School Psychology from Cal State University LA, and a PhD in Educational Administration from the Claremont Graduate School.

In 1975 Honorable Watson became the first African-American woman to be elected to the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education.  In 1978 Watson was elected to the California State Senate.  Honorable Watson has been an advocate for common sense welfare reform in the State of California and played a major role in formulating California’s TANF program, which provides education, child care and employment to welfare recipients.

In 1999 President Clinton appointed Congresswoman Watson to serve as the US Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia. Congresswoman Watson was elected to the US Congress in 2001 and was reelected in 2002 to a full two year term, and has served in each succeeding Congress until 2010. She was a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, the Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Government Management, the Subcommittee on Information Policy, the House Foreign Relations Committee. Watson was also Chair of the Congressional Entertainment Industries Caucus. The Honorable Diane E. Watson retired in 2010 after a 36 year political career.