Jerry D. Williams (February 15, 1941) is a
Democratic member of the
Kansas House of Representatives
The Kansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Kansas. Composed of 125 state representatives from districts with roughly equal populations of at least 19,000, its members are responsible for craftin ...
, representing the 8th district. He served from 2001 to 2013.
Prior to being elected, Williams served as a
Chanute City Commissioner from 1986 to 1992 and a
Neosho County
Neosho County (standard abbreviation: NO) is a county located in Southeast Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 15,904. The county seat is Erie.
History
Early history
For many millennia, the Great Plains of North Americ ...
Commissioner from 1992 to 1997. He has undergraduate and graduate degrees in education, along with a Master of Science in
Gerontology
Gerontology ( ) is the study of the social, cultural, psychological, cognitive, and biological aspects of aging. The word was coined by Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov in 1903, from the Greek , ''geron'', "old man" and , ''-logia'', "study of". The fie ...
. Williams has worked in a number of fields, including farming and ranching, teaching, and hospital administration.
Married to wife Kathy for over 40 years, they have five children and eight grandchildren.
Committee membership
* Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget (Ranking Member)
* Transportation
Major donors
The top 5 donors to Williams' 2008 campaign were all individuals:
Follow the Money - 2008 Campaign Contributions
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*1. Latham, Lance $500
*2. Beachner, Eugene C $500
*3. Slaughter, Jerry $500
*4. Beachner, Eugene K $500
*5. Robbins, Gary L $500
References
External links
Kansas Legislature - Jerry Williams
Project Vote Smart profile
Kansas Votes profile
State Surge - Legislative and voting track record
* Follow the Money campaign contributions:
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County commissioners in Kansas
Democratic Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives
Living people
1941 births
21st-century American legislators