Mikal Watts

Mikal Watts (born July 17, 1967, in Corpus Christi) is a 45-year-old plaintiff's attorney from San Antonio, Texas and a prolific donor to the Texas and National Democratic Party. Mikal has two older brothers David age 55, and Guy, age 58. He formed an exploratory committee to run for Senator of Texas against incumbent John Cornyn in the 2008 U.S. Senate elections,[1] but announced on October 23, 2007 his decision not to run.[2]

As a trial lawyer he has represented plaintiffs in several high-profile cases involving the diabetes drug Rezulin, Firestone tires, and AT&T.[3]

He is married to his wife, Tammy, and they have three children.[4]

Political positions

Watts opposes abortion and same-sex marriage, but supports civil unions for same-sex couples. He supports the expansion of federal funding for stem cell research.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Yin, yang of Democratic frustration, Houston Chronicle, September 8, 2007
  2. ↑ Statement from Mikal Watts October 23, 2007 Archived October 25, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Mikal C. Watts
  4. ↑ Watts for US Senate Exploratory Committee
  5. ↑ Watts, Mikal (2007-09-19). "Mikal Watts DFT Questionnaire Response". Retrieved 2007-10-09.

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