Civil Miller-Watkins
Democratic · TN
Civil Miller-Watkins is an educator, former Fayette County school-board member, and Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate. She teaches eighth-grade mathematics and holds a master's degree in education.
Where Civil Miller-Watkins stands, based on their records
Supports
Labor Rights (2 records), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record), Civil Rights (2 records)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (3 records)
Track record
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 2 support
Asked the Fayette County school board to seek county help with rising health-insurance premiums for teachers.
November 6, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: fcsk12.net
Moved to approve a $370 one-time bonus for Fayette County teachers using funds allocated by the Tennessee General Assembly.
May 6, 2021Supports Labor Rights
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 oppose
Urged the Fayette County school board to seek more county funding for schools and said the county could raise taxes to increase revenue.
May 29, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: fcsk12.net
Seconded and voted for the Fayette County school district's 2022–23 general-purpose budget; the board approved it with one no vote.
April 28, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Moved to approve a $370 one-time bonus for Fayette County teachers using funds allocated by the Tennessee General Assembly.
May 6, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 support
Spoke against reopening the Mason prison as an ICE detention center at a town meeting, raising concerns about the treatment of Black and Brown people.
August 12, 2025Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: wkms.org
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 support
Told the Fayette County Commission that a proposed redistricting map did not meet its own guidelines and failed to account for minority residents.
December 14, 2021Supports Civil Rights
Source: naacpldf.org
Moved to continue a school-board committee working on federal Justice Department and NAACP Legal Defense Fund requirements; the board approved it 8–0.
August 13, 2020Supports Civil Rights
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Track record — General
General · 8 records
Drafted and introduced a resolution supporting Fayette County educators; the board signed and approved it unanimously.
August 11, 2022
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Moved to deny the Academy of the Arts Charter High School application, following the review committee's recommendation; the board approved the denial 7–0.
May 12, 2022
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Moved to adopt Imagine Learning Edgenuity as the online curriculum platform for Fayette County's virtual school; the board approved it 7–1.
May 5, 2022
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Moved to authorize a Fayette County Public Schools virtual school; the board approved the request by an 8–1 vote.
May 25, 2021
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Moved to approve the proposed salary and contract for incoming schools director Versie Hamlett, with a term beginning October 2020; the board also voted unanimously to hire Hamlett.
September 10, 2020
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Was elected vice-chair of the Fayette County school board for the 2020–21 year by a 7–2 board vote.
September 3, 2020
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Moved to approve a virtual-school option for Fayette County Public Schools' reopening; the board approved it 8–0.
July 16, 2020
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Moved to approve Fayette County Public Schools' science textbook adoption cycle; the board approved it unanimously.
May 8, 2018
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Past race Civil Miller-Watkins ran in:
- United States Senator · August 6, 2026 · Tennessee