Wes Watkins

A Representative from Oklahoma. Born in DeQueen, Sevier County, Ark. , December 15, 1938. Graduated from Bennington High School, Bennington, Okla. , 1956. B. S. , Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Okla. , 1960. M. S. , Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Okla. , 1961. Oklahoma Air National Guard, 1960-1967. United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. , 1961-1963. Administrator, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Okla. , 1963-1966. Business executive. Member of the Oklahoma state senate, 1975-1976. Delegate, Oklahoma State Democratic Convention, 1972. Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1972. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fifth and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1977-January 3, 1991). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Second Congress in 1990, but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination for Governor of Oklahoma. Unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Oklahoma in 1994. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fifth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997-January 3, 2003). Not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eighth Congress in 2002. Died on March 26, 2025, in Stillwater, Okla.