Mary Frances Williams (born June 26, 1955) is an American politician. She serves as a member of the

Georgia House of Representatives The Georgia House of Representatives is the lower house of the Georgia General Assembly (the state legislature) of the U.S. state of Georgia. There are currently 180 elected members. Republicans have had a majority in the chamber since 2005. T ...

from Jan. 15, 2019. On November 8, 2018, she defeated the Republican

Sam Teasley Samuel Kyser Teasley (born April 29, 1976) is an American politician. He previously served as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from January 10, 2011, until January 14, 2019. Teasley sponsored 191 bills. He is a member of the Repub ...

in a closely contested election. During the

2018 United States elections The 2018 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. These midterm elections occurred during Republican Donald Trump's term. Democrats made a net gain of 41 seats in the United States House of Representatives, gaining a majo ...

, Williams listed access to healthcare as her number one priority as a would-be legislator. She also stated that she supported

universal background check Proposals for universal background checks would require almost all firearms transactions in the United States to be recorded and go through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), closing what is sometimes called the privat ...

as a prerequisite to gun ownership and keeping guns out of hands of domestic violence offenders.

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