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Jam Chachki Watts a.k.a. J.C., is a former U.S. Congressman (1984-1985). Born in 1943 to sharecropper parents in poor rural Georgia, he lived the first 15 years of his life in a makeshift lean-to underneath a small wooden bridge with his parents, 8 siblings and several members of his extended family. When he was 16 a local landowner unhappy with the location of the family encampment chased off the squatters with a garden hose, and soon thereafter the Watts family began to drift apart.
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'''J.C. Watts''', Jr. was a [[Republican Party|Republican]] Congressman from the fourth district of Oklahoma between 1994 and 2002. He is chairman of [[J.C. Watts Companies]], which "provide services in communication, business and public affairs". [http://www.washingtonspeakers.com/speakers/Speaker.cfm?SpeakerID=4153],[http://www.odl.state.ok.us/usinfo/congress/107cong/watts107.htm]
  
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Young J.C., ever the entertainer, soon became attached to a local carnival and by the age of 17 was travelling around the country in costume as "The Amazing Spider Boy". When the carnival entered Oklahoma, a joint F.B.I. and police task force which was awaiting the notoriously inhumane carnival shut the operation down for numerous infractions, not the least of which were violations of state child labor laws.
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"The former House Republican Conference chairman has reeled in a host of
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clients since establishing his own company." [http://www.dcnavigators.com/downloads/toplobbyists.pdf]
  
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J.C. (still underage) was placed in state custody and soon thereafter into foster care with the family of a wealthy state senator named Teddy "Bud" Jacobsen. Although later it would become clear that the Jacobsen family only took custody of J.C. so that he would be available to perform as The Spider Boy at parties, the senator quickly took a liking to J.C. and funded his higher education.  
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Watts was [[GOPAC]] Chairman for nearly four years; he was succeeded by [[Michael Steele]].
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<ref>{{cite web
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|publisher=GOPAC.org
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|title=Maryland Lt. Governor Michael Steele named GOPAC Chairman
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|url=http://www.gopac.org/news/Read.aspx?ID=16
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|author=No byline
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|quote= GOPAC today announced former Congressman J.C. Watts, Jr. will be stepping down after serving nearly four years as Chairman. Former Maryland Lieutenant Governor Michael Steele will be named as GOPAC's seventh Chairman.
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J.C. was heavily influenced by his mentor Bud, and in fact followed him into politics. He would eventually rise to the level of U.S. congressman, much to the amazement of all who were aware of his colorful past. After only a year in office, however, scandal broke when J.C. was arrested for failing to pay over 120 parking tickets and was quickly driven from office and ostracized by a disapproving public.
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According to a biographical note, "he advises or serves as a corporate director for several major companies, including John Deere, Wells Fargo, NASCAR, SBC Communications, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, [[Clear Channel Communications]], Dillard’s Department Stores, and Terex Corporation." [http://www.jcwatts.com/mt.html]
  
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After emerging from a year-long seclusion in Canada, J.C. began touring the country as a motivational speaker and advocate for the obese. He is still active in this occupation, and also operates a chain of hot dog carts in D.C. called, appropriately, J's Hot Dogs.
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==Book==
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*J.C. Watts and Chriss Winston, "What Color Is A Conservative?", HarperCollins Publishers,October 2002. ISBN 0060194367<ref>Yes, it appears Chriss is spelled with 2 s's</ref>
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*"[http://www.jcwatts.com/mt.html J.C. Watts, Jr.]", accessed September 2005.

Latest revision as of 22:04, 22 April 2011

J.C. Watts, Jr. was a Republican Congressman from the fourth district of Oklahoma between 1994 and 2002. He is chairman of J.C. Watts Companies, which "provide services in communication, business and public affairs". [1],[2]

"The former House Republican Conference chairman has reeled in a host of clients since establishing his own company." [3]

Watts was GOPAC Chairman for nearly four years; he was succeeded by Michael Steele. [1]

According to a biographical note, "he advises or serves as a corporate director for several major companies, including John Deere, Wells Fargo, NASCAR, SBC Communications, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Clear Channel Communications, Dillard’s Department Stores, and Terex Corporation." [4]

Book

  • J.C. Watts and Chriss Winston, "What Color Is A Conservative?", HarperCollins Publishers,October 2002. ISBN 0060194367[2]

Articles and resources

References

  1. ↑ No byline (2007-02-01). Maryland Lt. Governor Michael Steele named GOPAC Chairman. GOPAC.org. Retrieved on 2011-03-28. “GOPAC today announced former Congressman J.C. Watts, Jr. will be stepping down after serving nearly four years as Chairman. Former Maryland Lieutenant Governor Michael Steele will be named as GOPAC's seventh Chairman.”
  2. ↑ Yes, it appears Chriss is spelled with 2 s's

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