Howard Watts III
Howard Watts III (born December 14, 1987) is an American politician, political activist and small business owner. He is a Democratic candidate for the Nevada Assembly District 15.
Biography[edit]
Howard Watts III was born at Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Howard grew up in east Las Vegas and graduated from Las Vegas Academy’s Spanish language and culture program. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Nevada,Las Vegas UNLV in 2011. He currently lives in the historic Huntridge neighborhood of Las Vegas with his partner of seven years, Leora.[1]
Career[edit]
Howard Watts started working for PLAN Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada his freshman year in college[2] and eventually became the Field Director.[1] Part of his work as organizer involved engaging political leaders such as Barbara Cegavske about issues like Voter ID Laws in the United States.[3] In 2015 Watts started his own firm that provides public relations and other support to nonprofit organizations and companies. [4][1]
Watts has served as a spokesperson for the Nevada Coalition Against the Death Penalty.[5] As a spokesman for the non-profit Great Basin Water Network,[6][7] Watts has advocated for water issues in Nevada, and has served as a non-profit lobbyist for the organization in the 2017 Nevada Legislative Session. [8]
As a political organizer in Nevada, Watts has been a guest on local shows such as The Agenda on KSNV to discuss issues like the foreclosure crisis [9] and voter ID laws.[10] He's also been a guest on the PBS Newshour discussing foreclosures in Nevada.[11]
Watts won the Mario Savio Award, named for a 1960s activist at the University of California, Berkeley, which goes each year to one or more recipients between the ages of 18 and 26 who demonstrate a “deep commitment to human rights and social justice and a proven ability to transform this commitment into effective action.”[2]
Watts was named among three other people "The Activists of Carson City" by Nevada Public Radio who wrote "The reason: A Las Vegas native, Watts has a deceptively deep reservoir of knowledge of Nevada’s political history, something that tends to work in his favor in legislative meetings and lobbying trips to Carson City in which he is often one of the youngest people in the room."[12]
Vegas Seven Magazine wrote "If mad political scientists wanted to create an army of community-activist Terminators to eradicate injustice, they could use Howard Watts as a template" when they recognized his work as "Best Activist."[13]
For his work empowering young people to engage in the political process, he was recognized as a “Local Hero” by Las Vegas CityLife.[14][unreliable source?]
Watts declared his candidacy for the Nevada Assembly for District 15 in March 2018.[4] He received the endorsement of the Nevada Assembly Democratic Caucus. [15]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "About Howard Watts". Watts For Nevada. c. 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Young, progressive Las Vegas organizer wins national award for activism". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ↑ "Secretary of state candidate Cegavske tells Hispanics voter ID law needed". Las Vegas Review Journal. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Election 2018: Here are the candidates who have filed to run so far". Nevada Independent. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ↑ "Nevada group builds case against the death penalty". Las Vegas Review Journal. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Lake Mead water level falls to a landmark low, and is likely to get worse". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ↑ "Close call: Feds see 2018 shortage in Lake Mead water supply". US News and World Report. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ↑ "79th (2017) Regular Session Lobbyists". Nevada Legislature. c. 2017.
- ↑ "Howard Watts III on The Agenda talking foreclosures". Daily Motion. c. 2016.
- ↑ "Secretary of State Ross Miller vs. The Left". Ralston Reports. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ↑ "How the Mortgage Crisis in Nevada Will Affect Voters at the Polls". PBS. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- ↑ "A slingshot and a prayer: The activists of Carson City". Nevada Public Radio. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ↑ "Best Activist". Vegas Seven. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ↑ "Local Hero". Las Vegas CityLife. December 20, 2012.
- ↑ "More ethics complaints filed in Heller-Rosen Senate fight". Las Vegas Review Journal. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
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