My name is Colby Watson. I'm a husband, father, and small business owner.
I was born and raised in Union County, where I learned early that hard work wasn’t optional, it was simply a way of life. My first job was in masonry, and it taught me that anything worth building starts with a strong foundation. That lesson has stayed with me ever since.
I earned my high school diploma through homeschooling and after graduating I went directly into the workforce because college wasn’t an option for me at the time. Like many young people, I didn’t have a clear path forward. I worked in construction and farming, where I learned the value of hard work, persistence, and showing up every day.
At 23, I married the love of my life, and together we’ve been blessed with two children.
Around 25, I began to find real direction and started making plans to go into business for myself. For more than a decade, I’ve been a small business owner. That experience has given me firsthand insight into creating jobs, making payroll, supporting working families, and solving real-world problems.
I never planned on running for Congress.
I was focused on making a living, running a business, and raising my family.
But over the years, I’ve watched hardworking families struggle, even when they do everything right. I’ve watched the dream of homeownership slip further out of reach for young families. I’ve watched healthcare become so expensive that too many people are forced to choose between their health and their finances. And I’ve watched small businesses and family farms increasingly squeezed by corporate monopolies that have gained too much power over our economy.
While these challenges have continued to grow, too many elected officials have spent more time serving their own interests than solving the problems facing the people they were elected to represent.
I realized that no one is coming to fix these problems for us. If we want a better future for ourselves, our children, and the generations that follow, then we have to do the work.
That’s why I’m running for Congress: to restore trust, rebuild opportunity, and help build a government that once again works for the people.
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives write and vote on federal laws, including the federal budget. Each represents one district and serves a two-year term. Tax bills must start in the House, only the House can impeach federal officials, and members oversee federal agencies through their committees.