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| − | '''Julius Caesar "J.C." Watts''' is a conservative [[Republican]] who served as U.S. Representative from [[Oklahoma]], | + | '''Julius Caesar "J.C." Watts''' is a conservative [[Republican]] who served as U.S. Representative from [[Oklahoma]], 1994–2002. He was a star quarterback for the University of Oklahoma as Most Valuable Player in the Orange Bowl games of 1980 and 1981; he then played professional football in the [[Canadian Football League]]. He became a Baptist minister and was elected to Congress in 1994, the year of the [[Republican Revolution]]. As the only black Republican in Congress he became a spokesman for the GOP and in 2002 was the House GOP Conference Chairman.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,56636,00.html</ref> He published the book ''What Color is a Conservative?'' in 2002.<ref name="wattsbio">{{cite book|title=What Color is a Conservative? My Life and My Politics|last=Watts|first=J. C., Jr.|coauthors=Watson, Chriss|year=2002|publisher=HarperCollins |location=New York |isbn=0060932406 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SFPvP0pN720C}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:54, April 6, 2020
Julius Caesar "J.C." Watts is a conservative Republican who served as U.S. Representative from Oklahoma, 1994–2002. He was a star quarterback for the University of Oklahoma as Most Valuable Player in the Orange Bowl games of 1980 and 1981; he then played professional football in the Canadian Football League. He became a Baptist minister and was elected to Congress in 1994, the year of the Republican Revolution. As the only black Republican in Congress he became a spokesman for the GOP and in 2002 was the House GOP Conference Chairman.[1] He published the book What Color is a Conservative? in 2002.[2]
References
- ↑ https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,56636,00.html
- ↑ Watts, J. C., Jr.; Watson, Chriss (2002). What Color is a Conservative? My Life and My Politics. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 0060932406.
External links
- J. C. Watts Companies
- The J.C. & Frankie Watts Foundation
- Congressman J.C. Watts Jr. archived congressional website via the Library of Congress
- J. C. Watts Jr. profile via Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives
- J. C. Watts Jr. profile via Biographical Directory of the United States Congress