Vivian Watts

Vivian Watts

Vivian Watts has served in the House of Delegates since 1996. Also served from 1982 to 1983.
Democrat
Currently represents House of Delegates District 14
2025 Regular Session: January 8-February 22
Office phone: (804) 698-1014
Office email:
Staff:
Aaron Yohai, Legislative Assistant
Lynn Draper, Administrative Assistant
Room: 907
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HJ728

Commending Heman Bekele.
Chief Patron: Vivian Watts
Status: Passed

HJ751

Celebrating the life of Thomas Cahill Johnson.
Chief Patron: Vivian Watts
Status: Passed

HB1712

2 Close Floor Votes

Law-enforcement agencies and officers; establishing training curriculum on certain arrests.
Chief Patron: Vivian Watts
Status: Enacted

HB1713

Close Floor Vote

Jurisdiction of district courts in felony cases; specialty dockets; Behavioral Health Docket Act.
Chief Patron: Vivian Watts
Status: Vetoed

HB1714

Assault and battery; serious bodily injury; penalty.
Chief Patron: Vivian Watts
Status: Killed

HB1715

Mail theft; definitions, penalty.
Chief Patron: Vivian Watts
Status: Enacted

HB1721

Close Floor Vote

Condemnation of conservation or open-space easement; compensation, Uniform Easement Relocation Act.
Chief Patron: Vivian Watts
Status: Passed

HB1743

License tax, local; work group to review deduction for receipts attributable to out-of-state.
Chief Patron: Vivian Watts
Status: Enacted

HB1744

Candidates for office; persons entitled to have name printed on ballot; required campaign finance reports.
Chief Patron: Vivian Watts
Status: Killed

HB1745

Conflict of Interests Act, State and Local Government, etc.; personal interest in a transaction.
Chief Patron: Vivian Watts
Status: Killed

HB1753

Department of Health; regulations; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' final rule; Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities.
Chief Patron: Vivian Watts
Status: Killed

HB1754

Income tax; imposition of tax and standard deduction.
Chief Patron: Vivian Watts
Status: Killed

HB1755

Sales and use tax on services and digital personal property.
Chief Patron: Vivian Watts
Status: Killed

HB1969

Taxation; extension of expiring sunsets, etc.
Chief Patron: Vivian Watts
Status: In Conference

HB1970

Tax exempt property; nonprofit institutions of learning, provisions are declaratory of existing law.
Chief Patron: Vivian Watts
Status: Enacted

Floor Vote Participation 99%
Close Votes 464
Abstentions 0
Present but Not Voting 12
Changed Votes 0
Voting Unity
Democratic Caucus 96%

Political Party: Democrat
(51% of legislators are Democrat)

Race: Caucasian
(70% of legislators are Caucasian)

Gender: Female
(35% of legislators are female)

Age: 84
(19% of legislators are Over 65)

Length of Service: Member since 2024; 33 years of service
(10% of legislators have served for more than 20 years)

Margin of Victory: Won by 10% or More
(59% of legislators had this margin of victory in their last General Assembly election)

Birth State: Michigan
(49% of legislators were born outside of Virginia)

Region: District Office Area Code 571 / 703
(29% of legislators represent this region)

Education Level: Bachelors Degree
(34% of legislators have similar education)

Undergrad Public / Private: State University
(53% of legislators have a similar undergraduate education)

Attorney: No
(73% of legislators are not attorneys)

Military: Non-Military
(84% of legislators have a similar military background)

Occupation: Public Affairs/Lobbyists / Retired
(3% of legislators have a similar occupation)

Stocks/Investments: Between $500,001 and $999,999
(14% of legislators have similar value of stocks/investments)

Real Estate: No property other than primary residence
(47% of legislators have similar real estate holdings)