Ryan Williams (born June 1, 1973) is an American politician and a

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member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing District 42 since January 2011. In 2016, he was elected by his colleagues to serve as the Republican Caucus Chairman.

Biography

Williams was born in Kingsport, Tennessee, and was a native of Blountville also with

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where he graduated from

Sullivan Central High School Sullivan Central High School was a public high school ( grades 9–12) located in Blountville, Tennessee Blountville is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Sullivan County, Tennessee, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United State ...

. Willaims earned his BS in

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from Carson–Newman College (now

Carson–Newman University Carson–Newman University is a private Baptist university in Jefferson City, Tennessee. Carson-Newman is affiliated with the Tennessee Baptist Convention ( Southern Baptist Convention). Founded in 1851, the university enrolls about 2,500 stu ...

). While in attendance, he was a stand-out athlete on the University's Division II Men's Soccer team. In 2023, Williams supported a resolution to expel three Democratic lawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules.

Elections

*In 2016, Williams ran unopposed in the August 4, 2016 Republican Primary and won the November 7, 2016 General Election with 17,486 votes (74.50%) against Democratic nominee Amos Powers. *In 2014, Williams was unopposed for the August 7, 2014 Republican Primary and won the November 4, 2014 General election with 10,054 votes (71.8%) against Democratic nominee Mike Walsh. *In 2012, Williams was unopposed for the August 2, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 4,772 votes, and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 15,049 votes (71.4%) against Democratic nominee Thomas Willoughby. *In 2010, Williams challenged District 42 incumbent Democratic Representative Henry Fincher. Williams ran in the August 5, 2010 Republican Primary, winning with 3,941 votes (71.0%), and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 9,222 votes (55.3%) against Representative Fincher.

References

External links

Official page
at the Tennessee General Assembly *
Ryan Williams
at Ballotpedia
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at

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1973 births Living people Carson–Newman University alumni Republican Party members of the Tennessee House of Representatives People from Cookeville, Tennessee People from Kingsport, Tennessee 21st-century American legislators 21st-century Tennessee politicians {{Tennessee-politician-stub