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Elected 1978. Senator Watson was last elected to the Senate in 1994. Under the current term limits regulations she will be ineligible for reelection in 1998. Born, Los Angeles. B.A. Education, UCLA; M.S. School Psychology, CSULA; Ph.D. Education Administration, Claremont.
School Psychologist; Deputy Director, Allied Health Project, UCLA; Associate Professor, CSULA; Teacher, Okinawa and France. Author: Gregg/McGraw, Your Career in Health Care, 1976; Planning Guide for Health Occupation, 1971. Member: NAACP; President, National Organization of Black Elected Legislators (NOBEL/Women); CA Legislative Black Caucus; Member/Commission on the Status of Women; Senate Appointee, Social Services Advisory Board National Commission to Prevent Infant Mortality; Vice Chair NCSL - Assembly on State Issues Committee.