Larry Watkins (politician)
Larry Watkins | |
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| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 108th district | |
| In office January 7, 1992 – January 5, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Ezell Lee |
| Succeeded by | Mark Formby |
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| Born | Larry Elliott Watkins September 4, 1947 |
| Died | October 2, 2024 (aged 77) |
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| Spouse | Bonnie Clark |
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Larry Elliott Watkins (September 4, 1947 – October 2, 2024) was an American politician. Elected to the Picayune, Mississippi city council in 1990, he won election as a Democrat to the Mississippi House of Representatives the following year. Despite Watkins winning election to a four-year term, a federal court panel mandated new redistricting and elections for every member of the state legislature in 1992, and he placed behind Republican nominee Mark Formby in a three-way race. Watkins later returned to the city council, serving from 2001 to 2013.