Years in office: 8 (4 in Senate)
Profession: Physician
Committees*: Veterans, Military and Homeland Security (chair); Appropriations; Ethics; Health and Human Services; Public Safety; Retirement; Transportation
Email: ben.watson@senate.ga.gov
Social media: Facebook | Website
* 2018 session
Issues
Expand school safety measures
Revise Certificate of Need regulations for hospitals and outpatient surgery centers
Reform healthcare insurance for low-income and uninsured Georgians
Expand cannabidiol oil legislation
- “Education has been important.”
- “Personally, what we have studied both in the House and the Senate, Certificate of Need will be an issue when it comes to deregulation and competition.”
- “I think we’ll see continued evolution of healthcare, not only in the nation but both locally and in the statewide perspective.”