Michael Williams (Georgia politician)

Michael Williams is an American politician and businessman. First elected to the Senate in 2014, after defeating longtime Republican incumbent State Senator Jack Murphy in a runoff election. Williams won the race with 66% of the vote to Murphy's 34%. He serves as a Republican member of the Georgia State Senate from Senate District 27, covering the majority of Forsyth County.[1]

Williams largely self-funded his campaign, contributing over $300,000 of his own money toward the race. [2]

Prior to running for office, Michael Williams had no previous political experience. He made his living running a franchise chain of 18 Sports Clips hair salons for men. He sold these the year prior to announcing his campaign. [3]

Williams was the first Georgia elected official to endorse Donald J. Trump for President. [4] [5] His political consultant, Seth Weathers, also has close ties to the Trump campaign. Weathers briefly served as Donald Trump's State Director in Georgia. Williams is a Latter-day Saint and used this fact to campaign for Trump in Utah.[6]

Williams is rumored to be contemplating a 2018 run for Georgia Secretary of State. The current Georgia Secretary of State, Brian Kemp, is very likely to enter the 2018 race for Governor, leaving the Secretary of State seat open. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Michael Williams". Georgia State Senate. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  2. ↑ Commission, State Ethics. "Campaign Reports Search | Georgia Government Campaign Finance Commission of Georgia". media.ethics.ga.gov. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  3. ↑ "Meet Michael". Michael Williams for State Senate | Georgia Senate District 27. 2014-01-15. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  4. ↑ VIP, WordPress com. "Your glimpse of Donald Trump's Georgia leadership team | Political Insider". Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  5. ↑ "Williams talks laws, Trump to Forsyth Tea Party". Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  6. ↑ Deseret News article on Williams
  7. ↑ Bluestein, Greg. "An early Donald Trump backer aims for higher office in Georgia | Political Insider blog". Retrieved 2016-10-20.
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