SENATE


[photo, Ronald L. Watson, Maryland State Senator] RONALD L. WATSON, Ph.D.
Democrat, District 23, Prince George's County



Member of Senate since August 31, 2021. Member, Education, Energy and the Environment Committee, 2023- (education subcommittee, 2023-; energy subcommittee, 2023-); Joint Committee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Biotechnology, 2023-; Joint Committee on Ending Homelessness, 2023-; Program Approval Process Workgroup, 2023-. Member, Judicial Proceedings Committee, 2021-22. Vice-Chair, Prince George's County Delegation, 2023-. Member, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, 2021-; Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2021- (senate executive board, 2022-).

Member, Task Force to Study the Maryland Orphans’ Courts, 2021.

Member of House of Delegates, January 9, 2019 to August 2021. Resigned August 2021. Member, Judiciary Committee, 2019-21 (family law subcommittee, 2019-20; juvenile law subcommittee, 2019-20; civil law & procedure subcommittee, 2021; family & juvenile law subcommittee, 2021); Joint Committee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Biotechnology, 2019-21. Member, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, 2019-21.

Member, Board of Education, Prince George's County, 2006-10 (past vice-chair). Member, Blue Ribbon Commission on Addressing Prince George's County's Structural Deficit, 2015-17.

Member, Task Force on the Establishment of Vocational and Technical Education High School Academies in Prince George's County, 2007-08; Task Force on Student Physical Fitness in Maryland Public Schools, 2008-09.

Born in Washington, D.C., April 30, 1966. Attended Central Senior High School, Capitol Heights, Maryland; Morgan State University, B.S. (electrical engineering), 1991. Binghamton University, M.S. (advanced technology), 1993, Ph.D. (systems science), 1999; George Washington University, M.B.A., 2002. Served in U.S. Army Reserves, 1989-2006 (major). Command General Staff College, U.S. Army, 2004. Program Manager, Business Development, Lockheed Martin Mission Systems, 1996-99. Project Manager/Portfolio Manager, IBM Global Services, 1999-2002; Manager, Certified Executive Program, 2002-03. Director, Process Management Programs, MCR, 2003-04. President and Senior Program Manager, Watson Management Corporation, 2004 -. Leadership Maryland, 2008. Board of Directors, Greater Bowie Chamber of Commerce, 2017-; Bowie State University Foundation, 2017-. Member, Disney-Bell Post no. 66, Bowie, American Legion; Prince George's County Chapter, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); Prince Hall Masons; Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. Member, First Baptist Church of Glenarden. Married; three children, one grandchild.

Senate
House of Delegates
General Assembly
Legislative Committees
Legislative Process
Maryland Government
Maryland Constitutional Offices & Agencies
Maryland Departments
Maryland Independent Agencies
Maryland Executive Commissions, Committees, Task Forces, Advisory Boards
Maryland Universities & Colleges
Maryland Counties
Maryland Municipalities
Maryland at a Glance


Maryland Manual On-Line

Search the Manual
e-mail: mdmanual@maryland.gov


This web site is presented for reference purposes under the doctrine of fair use. When this material is used, in whole or in part, proper citation and credit must be attributed to the Maryland State Archives. PLEASE NOTE: The site may contain material from other sources which may be under copyright. Rights assessment, and full originating source citation, is the responsibility of the user.


Tell Us What You Think About the Maryland State Archives Website!


[ Archives' Home Page  ||  Maryland Manual On-Line  ||  Reference & Research
||  Search the Archives   ||  Education & Outreach  ||  Archives of Maryland Online ]

Governor     General Assembly    Judiciary     Maryland.Gov

© Copyright January 14, 2024 Maryland State Archives