Watkins Announces Re-Election Bid

State Sen. John Watkins, R-Powhatan, is seeking re-election to another four-year term in the Virginia Senate. The Powhatan businessman has represented the 10th District since 1998.

The district has been refigured this year to include Powhatan County and parts of Richmond and Chesterfield County. Previously, the 10th included all of Amelia and Powhatan counties and parts of Goochland,Cumberland, Chesterfield and Henrico counties and a smaller part of Richmond.

Watkins is expected to have Democratic opposition. Watkins, 64, said he will continue to focus on building relationships among the jurisdictions in the Richmond area and promoting higher education.

from the Richmond Times-Dispatch