Anne Watson

This article is about the American physics teacher and politician. For the British mathematics teacher and education academic, see Anne Watson (mathematics educator).
Anne Watson
Member of the Vermont Senate
from the Washington district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 4, 2023
Preceded byAnthony Pollina
Mayor of Montpelier
In office
March 7, 2018 – December 21, 2022
Preceded byJohn Hollar
Succeeded byJack McCullough
Personal details
Born1981 (age 42–43)
Burlington, Vermont, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Other political
affiliations		Progressive
EducationPennsylvania State University, University Park (BA)
University of Vermont (MA)

Anne E. Watson (born 1981)[1] is an American educator and politician who has served as a Democratic / Progressive member of the Vermont Senate since January 2023. She served as Mayor of Montpelier, Vermont, from March 2018 to March 2023.[2][3][4] Watson is a physics teacher at Montpelier High School.[5] She served on the Montpelier city council for several years before running unopposed for mayor in late 2017.[6][7]

In 2010, Watson launched an eventually successful campaign with the Vermont Youth Ultimate League to recognize Ultimate Frisbee as an official varsity-level sport in Vermont's high schools.[8]

In April 2018, Watson was named in a blog article on the REI website as one of "five of the coolest mountain-city mayors" in the United States.[9]

In November 2018, Watson was named to Vermont Business Magazine’s rising star “40 under 40 list.”

  1. ^ "Interview, Anne Watson". Vermont Business Magazine. South Burlington, VT: John Boutin. 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  2. ^ WCAX 2018.
  3. ^ "City Council & Mayor". City of Montpelier, Vermont. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  4. ^ "University of Vermont Graduates List". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. May 23, 2005. p. 7A – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "An Interview with Montpelier's New Mayor, Anne Watson". The Bridge. April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  6. ^ "Montpelier Council President Running Unopposed for Mayor". Seattle Times. Associated Press. February 13, 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Anne Watson to Run for Mayor of Montpelier". Vermont Business Magazine. November 7, 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference DHG-Ultimate was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Cutts, Joe (2018-04-26). "5 of the Coolest Mountain-Town Mayors". REI. Archived from the original on 2018-04-26. Retrieved 2018-05-06.