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Kathleen Williams
| Kathleen Williams | ||
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| Montana House of Representatives, District 65 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2011 - present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 5, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 2 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $82.64/day | |
| Per diem | $105.31/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | 2010 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | 4 terms (8 years) | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | U.C. Berkeley, 1983 | |
| Master's | Colorado State University, 1990 | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | 02/16/1961 | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Williams' professional experience includes working as the following; executive director at Instream Flow Council; owner and manager at Jetway Geographer LLC.; owner of Lizzie the Lab; water resources program manager at the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks; research analyst at Legislative Environmental Policy Office, Montana Legislature; conservation planner at Oregon Trout; river and recreation planner at the U.S. Forest Service; and project manager and economist at ESA/LSA Associates.
Williams earned her MS in recreation resources from Colorado State University in 1990 and her BS in resource economics from U.C. Berkeley in 1983.
Issues
Campaign themes
2012
Williams lists her priorities on her website: [1]
- Expand and diversify our economy
- Ensure a strong public education system and affordable tuition
- Assure health care works for Montanans
- Build a balanced budget that meets our basic needs, protects the vulnerable, and invests in our future
- Advance civil dialogue and our shared sense of community, and
- Protect clean air and water and access to rivers and streams
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Williams served on the following committees:
| Montana Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Agriculture, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Natural Resources | ||||
| • Rules | ||||
| • Taxation | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Williams served on these committees:
| Montana Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Agriculture | ||||
| • Natural Resources | ||||
| • Taxation | ||||
Elections
2012
Williams won re-election in the 2012 election for Montana House of Representatives, District 65. Williams ran unopposed in the June 5 primary election and defeated Nick Mahan (R) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[2][3]
| Montana House of Representatives, District 65, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Kathleen Williams Incumbent |
69.9% | 2,298 | |
| Republican | Nick Mahan | 30.1% | 989 | |
| Total Votes | 3,287 | |||
2010
On November 2, 2010 Williams won election to the Montana House of Representatives. Williams defeated Bethany Letiecq in the June 8 primary 255-164. She faced Nick Mahan (R) in the November 2 general election.
| Montana House of Representatives, District 65 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Kathleen Williams (D)
|
1,288 | |||
| Nick Mahan (R) | 665 | |||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, a year in which Williams was up for re-election, she collected $11,662 in donations.[4]
Her largest contributors in 2010 were:
| Montana House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to Kathleen Williams's campaign in 2010 | |
| Unitemized Contributions | $1,019 |
| Boreing, Sharon | $160 |
| Turner, Linda | $160 |
| Baird, Brian | $160 |
| Boyer, Jennifer | $160 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $11,662 |
Personal
Williams and her husband, Thomas, have two children.
External links
- Campaign website
- House Site
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010
References
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| Preceded by Brady Wiseman (D) |
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Succeeded by N/A |
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