Preceded by Claude Anderson Name Watkins Jr. Succeeded by Matt Fariss | Spouse(s) Madeline I. Ganley Parents Watkins Moorman Abbitt Role Politician | |
Born October 20, 1944 (age 79)
Appomattox, Virginia ( 1944-10-20 ) Alma mater Ferrum Junior College
Virginia Commonwealth University Committees Appropriations; General Laws; Rules Residence Appomattox County, Virginia, United States Education Ferrum College, Virginia Commonwealth University | ||
Other political
affiliations Democratic Occupation Insurance; real estate Political party Independent politician | ||
Watkins Abbitt, Jr.
Watkins Moorman Abbitt, Jr. (born October 20, 1944) is an American politician. He is a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates.
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Biography
Abbitt was born in Appomattox, Virginia. He attended Ferrum College in Ferrum, Virginia, and earned a BS in Economics from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. He was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1985 and served from 1986 until his retirement in 2012. He did not seek re-election in 2011 and was succeeded by Matt Fariss.
Originally a Democrat, he switched to independent status in 2001. Until 2012, Abbitt represented the 59th district in the Virginia Piedmont, including four counties and parts of three others.
Abbitt and his wife Madeline Ganley reside in Appomattox, Virginia.
Abbitt's father, Watkins Abbitt, Sr., was a member of the United States House of Representatives 1948–1973.