Rep. Melvin Watt (D-NC 12th District)
10th term Democrat from North Carolina 12th District.
Bio
Visit Rep. Melvin Watt's candidate bio page.
Residence: Charlotte
Marital Status: Married (Eulada)
Prev. Occupation: Attorney
Prev. Political Exp.: NC Senate, 1985-86
Education: BS University of North Carolina, 1967; JD Yale University, 1970
Birthdate: 08/26/1945
Birthplace: Charlotte, NC
Religion: Presbyterian
Percentage in Last Election: 64%
Major Opponent: Greg Dority
Contact
Current Elected Office Contact Information
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Website: watt.house.gov
Washington, D.C. Office:
2304 Rayburn House Office Building,District of Columbia 20515-3312
Phone: (202) 225-1510
Fax: (202) 225-1512
Charlotte, North Carolina 28208
Phone: (704) 344-9950
Fax: (704) 344-9971
Staff
Current Elected Office Staff Members:
- Chief of Staff: Danielle Owen
- Scheduler: Dominique Tillman
Letters
Current Elected Office Letters to Leaders:
Recent messages sent to Rep. Melvin Watt by our constituents:
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SSI Disability Monitor Request - App#: 64624579 / D18267567
- CHARLOTTE, NC - 01/09/2012 -
A Nudge to Keep Things Moving
- CHARLOTTE, NC - 12/08/2011 -
Term Limits for Congress
- Charlotte, NC - 09/09/2011 -
President's 09/08/2011 Joint Session to Congress:
- Long View, NC - 09/09/2011 -
ARE YOU KIDDING ME- MORE RACIST comments
- concord, NC - 08/02/2011 -
Relieved, but Disappointed
- concord, NC - 08/01/2011 -
Domestic spending cuts just announced
- High Point, NC - 07/31/2011 -
LEAD Already and LEAD in the name of the PEOPLE, not next year's elections
- Concord, NC - 07/28/2011 -
Response to President Obama last night
- Clemmons, NC - 07/26/2011 -
Debt Ceiling Negotiations
- Concord, NC - 07/15/2011 -
Please Support the Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2011
- Winston Salem, NC - 07/05/2011 -
H.R. 3 and Debt Ceiling
- Charlotte, NC - 05/02/2011 -
TSA Abuses
- Huntersville, NC - 04/15/2011 -
Nuclear Power is not Green!
- Winston Salem, NC - 03/23/2011 -
Libya War
- Huntersville, NC - 03/22/2011 -
Concealed carry on college campuses
- Charlotte, NC - 03/11/2011 -
Doma Unconstitutional
- Charlotte, NC - 02/28/2011 -
Student Loans being sold to collection agencies
- charlotte, NC - 02/15/2011 -
Domestic spending cuts
- WINSTON SALEM, NC - 02/14/2011 -
First Time Home Buyers "Credit" Issue!!!
- High Point, NC - 12/14/2010
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Alerts from Groups and Organizations 
Urge Congress to Extend the Lautenberg Amendment
by Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society on August 3
Help Eliminate the Disparity in Coverage for Chemotherapy
by International Myeloma Foundation on August 3
Faces of the Famine
by International Rescue Committee on August 2
Great News! National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week 2011
by National Coalition for Literacy on August 3
Bizarre Government Spending at NIH
by Traditional Values Coalition on August 2





