    Congressional Directory for the 112th Congress (2011-2012), December 2011.
    [Page 201]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

        MELVIN L. WATT, Democrat, of Charlotte, NC; born in Charlotte,
    August 26, 1945; education: graduated, York Road High School, Charlotte,
    1963; B.S., business administration, University of North Carolina,
    Chapel Hill, 1967; J.D., Yale University Law School, New Haven, CT,
    1970; professional: attorney; admitted to the District of Columbia Bar,
    1970, admitted to the North Carolina Bar, 1971; began practice with
    Chambers, Stein, Ferguson and Becton, 1971-92; North Carolina State
    Senate, 1985-86; life member, NAACP; member, Mount Olive Presbyterian
    Church; past president, Mecklenburg County Bar Association, Johnson C.
    Smith University Board of Visitors; Central Piedmont Community College
    Foundation; North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers; North Carolina
    Association of Trial Lawyers; Legal Aid of Southern Piedmont;
    NationsBank Community Development Corporation; Charlotte Chamber of
    Commerce; Sports Action Council; Auditorium-Coliseum-Civic Center
    Authority; United Way; Mint Museum; Inroads, Inc.; Family Housing
    Services; Public Education Forum; Dilworth
    Community Development Association; Cities in Schools; West Charlotte
    Business Incubator;
    Housing Authority Scholarship Board; Morehead Scholarship Selection
    Committee, Forsyth
    Region; married: the former Eulada Paysour, 1968; children: Brian and
    Jason; committees:
    Financial Services; Judiciary; elected on November 3, 1992, to the 103rd
    Congress; reelected to each succeeding Congress.

                      Office Listings

                            http://www.house.gov/watt

    2304 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC        (202) 225-1510
     20515.................................................
      Chief of Staff.--Danielle Owen.                          FAX: 225-1512
    1230 West Morehead Street, Suite 306, Charlotte, NC       (704) 344-9950
     28208.................................................
    301 South Greene Street, Suite 210, Greensboro, NC        (336) 275-9950
     27401.................................................
      District Director.--Keith Kelly.

    Counties: Cabarrus County (part). Davidson County (part). Cities and
            townships: Lexington, and Thomasville. Forsyth County (part).
            Cities and townships: Winston-Salem. Guilford County (part).
            Cities and townships: High Point, Greensboro. Mecklenburg
            County. Cities and townships: Charlotte. Rowan County. Cities:
            Salisbury. Population (2000), 619,178.
    ZIP Codes: 27010, 27012-13, 27019, 27040, 27045, 27051, 27054, 27101,
            27103-07, 27110, 27127, 27214, 27260,
            27262-63, 27265, 27282, 27284, 27292-95, 27299, 27310, 27320,
            27351, 27360, 27401, 27403, 27405-11, 27534, 27803-04, 27893,
            28023, 28027, 28035-36, 28039, 28078, 28081, 28115, 28123,
            28125, 28134, 28144-47, 28159, 28202-17, 28219, 28221, 28224,
            28226-28, 28230-37, 28240, 28242-43, 28254-56, 28258, 28260,
            28262,
            28265-66, 28269-70, 28272-73, 28275, 28278, 28280-82, 28284-85,
            28289-90, 28296-97

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