Thomas Eric Watson (born September 14, 1973) is an American politician and police officer from Cleveland, Tennessee.

However, a day prior, Watson expressed in a press release that he was resigning to help with his family business due to his father being in a serious accident.

[3] He also worked as an officer for the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency from 2000 to 2005 and as a reserve volunteer detective for the Benton Police Department.

[6] He was elected in 2014, defeating incumbent Jim Ruth, and resigned from the Tennessee House the following August, upon taking office.

[10] In June 2016, Bradley County Commissioner Dan Rawls handed over allegations and evidence of alleged improper and deceptive practices by Watson to the 10th Judicial District Attorney General Steve Crump's office, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), the FBI, and the U.S. Attorney's Office.

[12][13][14] In late 2016, the Tennessee Department of Revenue began investigating claims that Watson's side used car sales exceeded the legal limit.