Bo Watson

ABOUT BO WATSON

Republican politician who was elected to the Tennessee Senate on January 9th 2007, and was named Speaker Pro Tempore in 2011.

He received a degree in Biology from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 1983 and worked as a licensed physical therapist for 26 years.

He served on the board of Relay for Life, a fundraising event for the American Cancer Society.

He and his wife Jill have one son, Grey.

He was elected Speaker Pro Tempore during the gubernatorial term of Bill Haslam , a fellow Republican.