Kirk watson biography

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    Kirk Watson

    American politician

    Kirk Watson

    Incumbent

    Assumed office
    January 6, 2023
    Preceded bySteve Adler
    In office
    June 15, 1997 – November 9, 2001
    Preceded byBruce Todd
    Succeeded byGus Garcia
    In office
    January 8, 2019 – May 27, 2019
    Preceded byRobert Nichols
    Succeeded byJoan Huffman
    In office
    January 9, 2007 – April 30, 2020
    Preceded byGonzalo Barrientos
    Succeeded bySarah Eckhardt
    Born

    Kirk Preston Watson


    (1958-03-18) March 18, 1958 (age 66)
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
    Political partyDemocratic
    SpouseLiz Ann McDaniel
    Children2
    EducationBaylor University (BA, JD)

    Kirk Preston Watson (born March 18, 1958)[1] is an American attorney and politician who has served as the 59th mayor of Austin since 2023, previously holding the office as the 54th mayor from 1997 to 2001.[2] A member of the Democratic Party, he ran u