David Williams

David Williams
Kentucky State Senate District 16
Former Officeholder
In office
1987-November 2, 2012
Party	Republican
Leadership
President, Kentucky State Senate
2000-2012
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 2, 2010
First elected	1986
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	N/A
Prior offices
Kentucky House of Representatives
1985-1986
Education
Bachelor's	University of Kentucky, 1975
J.D.	University of Louisville, 1977
Personal
Birthday	May 28, 1953
Place of birth	Burkesville, KY
Profession	Attorney
Religion	Methodist
Websites
Office website

David Lewis Williams (b. May 28, 1953) was a Republican member of the Kentucky State Senate from 1987 until November 2, 2012 representing the 16th district. Williams served in the Kentucky State House from 1985 to 1986. He served as President of the Senate from 2000 to 2012. In 2011, Williams ran for governor on a ticket with outgoing Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer, but the pair fell to incumbent Democrat Steve Beshear and his running mate, Louisville Mayor Jerry E. Abramson in the November 8 general election.

Williams operates his own private law practice in Burkesville, KY. He earned his BGA from the University of Kentucky and went on to receive his JD from the University of Louisville.

On November 2, 2012, Williams was appointed by Governor Steve Beshear as a circuit judge on the 40th judicial circuit.

Committee assignments

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Williams served on the following committees:

• Committee on Committees, Kentucky Senate, Chair
• Rules Committee, Kentucky State Senate, Chair

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Williams served on the following committees:

• Committee on Committees, Kentucky Senate
• Rules Committee, Kentucky State Senate

Elections

2011

See also: Kentucky gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2011 and Kentucky state executive official elections, 2011

General

On November 8, 2011 Williams fell to Democratic incumbent Steve Beshear:

Governor and Lt. Governor of Kentucky, 2011
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Steve Beshear and Jerry E. Abramson	55.7%	464,245
	Republican	David Williams and Richie Farmer	35.3%	294,034
	Independent	Gatewood Galbraith and Dea Riley	9%	74,860
Total Votes				833,139

Primary

Williams successfully sought the Republican gubernatorial nomination, beating two other contenders in the May 17, 2011 primary.

2011 Race for Governor - Republican Primary
Candidates		Percentage
Barbara Holsclaw		13.80%
Phil Moffett		37.98%
David Williams		48.22%
Total votes		142,056

2010

See also: Kentucky State Senate elections, 2010

Williams won re-election to the 16th District Seat in the Kentucky State Senate with no opposition. He received 24,484 votes.

In the May 18th primary election, Williams defeated his Republican primary opponent Denver Capps by a margin of 18,407 to 4,143.

Kentucky State Senate, District 1 (2010) General Election
Candidates		Votes	Percent
David Williams (R)		24,484	100%

2006

On November 7, 2006, Williams was re-elected to the 16th District Seat in the Kentucky State Senate, defeating Doug Shelton (D). Williams raised $156,998 for his campaign, while Shelton raised $900.

Kentucky State Senate, District 16 (2006)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
David Williams (R)		21,578	71.8%
Doug Shelton (D)		8,472	28.2%

Campaign donors

2010

Williams has raised $5,250 in 2010.

His four largest contributors are:

Donor	Amount
UST Inc. Executives, Administrators, and Managers PAC	$1,000
Pfizer	$1,000
Kentucky Credit Union League	$1,000
CSX Transportation	$1,000

2008

In 2008, a year in which Williams was not up for re-election, he collected $5,900 in donations.

His three largest contributors were;

Donor	Amount
Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities	$1,000
United Parcel Service PAC	$1,000
Merck & Co.	$1,000

2006

In 2006 Williams collected $156,998 in donations.

His four largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
Kentucky Optometric Association	$3,000
Kentucky Society of CPAS	$2,500
Branscum, Stephen	$2,500
Kentucky Hospital Association	$2,000

Recent news

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David Williams News Feed

• Mitch McConnell Defends Obama Administration On AP Scandal - Huffington Post - Huffington Post
• Serena Williams beats Azarenka to win Italian Open - Salon
• Teens spearheaded Louisville desegregation effort - Lexington Herald Leader
• Former Kentucky Democratic Party chief mulling possible bid for US Senate - Lexington Herald Leader
• Serena Williams reaches Italian Open final - Salon
• This Date in Baseball - Lexington Herald Leader
• Today in History - Boston.com
• BC-AP Sports Digest - SI.com
• Cincy biz bits: 5 things to know today - Cincinnati.com
• Schools?School Notes - The Connection Newspapers - Virginia Connection Newspapers

See also

• Kentucky State Senate

External links

Suggest a link

• Official Kentucky Legislature page
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Project Vote Smart Legislative Profile
• Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2007, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1994
• Voting record from KentuckyVotes.org

References

Political offices
Preceded by ''	Kentucky Senate District 16 1987–November 2, 2012	Succeeded by Sara Beth Gregory (R)