| Senator Sam Watson, a Republican, has served in the
Georgia State Senate since 2023. He represents Senate
District 11, which includes Brooks, Colquitt, Cook,
Decatur, Grady, Seminole and Thomas counties. Sen. Watson serves as Chairman of the Senate Committee
on Ethics and as a member of the Senate Committees on
Appropriations, Economic Development and Tourism,
and State and Local Governmental Operations. He is also
an Ex-Officio member of the Senate Committees on
Agriculture and Consumer Affairs and Natural Resources
and the Environment. Prior to his election to the Senate, Sen. Watson served five terms in the Georgia House of Representatives
representing House District 172. Sen. Watson is active in his community serving on the Colquitt County Farm Bureau Board of Directors. He is a
member of the Colquitt County Cattlemen's Association and the Colquitt County Young Farmers Association.
Outside of his community, Sen. Watson is the past President of the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers
Association, is a member of the UGA Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity Alumni Board, and a member of the Georgia
Agribusiness Council. Sen. Watson has received numerous honors and awards including one of Georgia Trend's "Movers and Shakers
in Agribusiness" in 2010 and the 2014 Freshman Legislator of the Year award by the Georgia Chamber of
Commerce. Sen. Watson is married to Emily Howard Watson. They are the proud parents of four daughters, Lily, Lucy,
Riley Moore and Maddie Ruth. They live in southern Colquitt County on the family farm between Moultrie and
Coolidge. The Watsons are members of Moultrie First Baptist Church where they are active in the children's
ministry and Sen. Watson serves as a Deacon. |