J.C. Watts
Description J.C. Watts, Jr., 52, served previously on the Board from 2003 until 2008 as a member of the Audit Committee. He was unanimously elected by the Board to fill the remaining term of James A. Haslam, III who resigned in August 2009. He formerly served on the Boards of Directors of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation, Clear Channel Communications, Inc. and Terex Corporation. Mr. Watts is the Chairman of the J.C. Watts Companies which provide both consulting and advocacy services. Mr. Watts was elected to the U.S. Congress from the fourth district of Oklahoma in 1994. In 1998, he was elected chairman of the Republican Conference, in the U.S. House of Representatives. He served for eight years on the House Armed Services Committee. He authored legislation to create the House Select Committee on Homeland Security, a committee on which he later served. He also served on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee as well as the House Banking Committee. He led two congressional trade missions to Africa. Watts co-authored the American Community Renewal and New Markets Act and authored the Community Solutions Act of 2001. He also crafted legislation with Congressman John Lewis to establish a Smithsonian museum of African American history. He has served as an analyst on national television news programs and writes a twice monthly column for more than a dozen newspapers. Mr. Watts led a U.S. delegation to Vienna, Austria, at the request of President Bush and Secretary of State Powell, to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Conference on Racism, Discrimination and Xenophobia and accompanied President Bush on his historic trip to Africa. He co-founded the Coalition for AIDS Relief in Africa and served on the Board of Africare. He has also created the J.C. and Frankie Watts Foundation to focus on urban renewal and other charitable initiatives. To view the detailed information, you need to SUBSCRIBE with us. |
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