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Eric Watson (born September 13, 1973) is an American politician and police officer from Cleveland, Tennessee. From 2006 to 2014, he was a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 22nd district, encompassing Cleveland, Meigs County, Polk County, and parts of Bradley County. Watson was elected Sheriff of Bradley County Tennessee in August 2014.
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Biography
Eric Watson was born on September 14, 1973. He graduated from the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy, and received a B.A. and M.A. from Andersonville Theological Seminary in Camilla, Georgia. He also studied at the University of Tennessee at Martin.
He worked as a deputy sheriff for the Marion County Sheriff's Office from 1995 to 1998. He joined the Bradley County Sheriff's Office in 1999 as a captain. He resigned in October 2011. He also worked as an officer for the [[Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency from 2000 to 2005 and as a detective for the Benton Police Department .
He was first elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in January 2006. He was re-elected four times. He was an at-large representative at the 2008 Republican National Convention. In 2010, he received the Legislator of the Year by the County Officials Association of Tennessee. In November 2011, Beth Harwell appointed him to the Tennessee Criminal Justice Coordinating Council. On October 5, 2013, he announced his intentions to run for sheriff. He resigned from the Tennessee House in August 2014 upon his election as sheriff.
He is a member of the National Rifle Association, Southern Gospel Music Association, and Keep America Beautiful.
Watson married Tenille Crabtree, a bail bondsman, in 2010. He has three step children. He is a Baptist, attending First Baptist Church in Cleveland.