Brian Williams (Texas U.S. House candidate)
Brian Williams (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 32nd Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 5, 2024.
Williams completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
A trauma surgeon, Dr. Williams led the team that cared for police officers ambushed on July 7, 2016 in Dallas, Texas. [1]
Following the incident, the mayor of Dallas appointed Williams as Chair of the city of Dallas Citizens Police Review Board. [2]
Biography
Dr. Brian H. Williams is a trauma surgeon, Air Force Academy alumnus, and former congressional health policy advisor.
Dr. Williams received his Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering from the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, graduating with military honors. He received his M.D. from the University of South Florida College of Medicine in Tampa.
Dr. Williams completed general surgery residency training at Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and completed two fellowships in trauma surgery and surgical critical care at Emory University/Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. He has served as a faculty trauma surgeon at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, and at the University of Chicago Medicine. [3]
Elections
2024
See also: Texas' 32nd Congressional District election, 2024
Texas' 32nd Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)
Texas' 32nd Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 32
Julie Johnson defeated Darrell Day and Kevin Hale in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 32 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Julie Johnson (D) | 60.5 | 140,536 |
 | Darrell Day (R)  | 37.0 | 85,941 | |
 | Kevin Hale (L) | 2.6 | 5,987 | |
| Total votes: 232,464 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Clayton Chapman (Independent)
Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 32
Darrell Day defeated David Blewett in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 32 on May 28, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Darrell Day | 64.8 | 3,394 |
 | David Blewett | 35.2 | 1,842 | |
| Total votes: 5,236 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 32
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 32 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Julie Johnson | 50.4 | 17,633 |
 | Brian Williams | 19.2 | 6,704 | |
 | Justin Moore | 7.1 | 2,483 | |
 | Jan McDowell | 4.9 | 1,722 | |
 | Zachariah Manning | 4.6 | 1,617 | |
 | Raja Chaudhry | 3.6 | 1,258 | |
 | Callie Butcher | 3.3 | 1,169 | |
 | Kevin Felder | 3.1 | 1,101 | |
 | Alex Cornwallis | 2.6 | 909 | |
 | Christopher Panayiotou | 1.0 | 361 | |
| Total votes: 34,957 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 32
David Blewett and Darrell Day advanced to a runoff. They defeated Juan Feria and Gulrez Khan in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 32 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Blewett | 44.4 | 10,706 |
| ✔ | | Darrell Day | 38.2 | 9,211 |
 | Juan Feria | 9.9 | 2,397 | |
 | Gulrez Khan | 7.4 | 1,787 | |
| Total votes: 24,101 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 32
Kevin Hale advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 32 on March 23, 2024.
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| ✔ | | Kevin Hale (L) |
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Brian Williams completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Williams' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- There’s never been a trauma surgeon in Congress before, and with gun violence the leading cause of death for our children, we need one. As a trauma surgeon, I’ve had to pronounce far too many children dead on arrival due to gun violence, and I've seen the devastating damage inflicted by firearms (especially assault weapons like the AR-15) firsthand. I’ve also researched solutions and worked with Democratic leaders to pass gun safety legislation – so I know we can save lives. We need bold leaders who will stand up to the gun lobby. I will vote to reinstate the assault weapons ban, require universal background checks, implement red flag laws, and raise the minimum age to purchase a firearm to 21.
- I worked in safety-net hospitals in Dallas and across the US, and I’ve seen firsthand that quality healthcare is out of reach for millions of Americans. I’ve treated patients who could not afford essential medications, who needed amputations because they couldn’t access basic preventative care for diabetes, and who fought with insurance companies to cover life-saving operations for their loved ones. I’ll work to make healthcare more affordable by voting to offer a public option for health insurance, allowing reimportation of FDA-approved drugs from Canada at lower prices, and capping the cost of insulin at $35 a month for all Americans.
- Republican extremists continue to vote to strip away our most fundamental rights. I’ve operated on women facing death due to reproductive emergencies, and it is unacceptable any person would be denied life-saving care. I’ll vote to codify Roe v. Wade, work to make birth control and family planning services more accessible, and fight back against all Republican attacks on reproductive freedom. I’ll also work to strengthen our democracy, because protecting reproductive rights – and every American's right to live in a safe and healthy community – requires that we safeguard our hard fought voting rights year round.
Protecting our democracy requires holding every individual who has sought to thwart it in recent years accountable and making it easier––not harder––for all Americans to vote. In Congress, I’ll support the John Lewis Voting Rights Act to protect our hard fought voting rights and prevent further attacks on them from extremists.
To take care of our veterans, here in TX-32 and across the country, I’ll work to improve our heroes’ access to high quality healthcare, reduce the stigma surrounding mental healthcare, and fight to save lives from the epidemic of veteran suicide.
Finally, as a Representative in Congress, I will promote measures to continue expanding Texas’ clean energy economy and will work to protect the Dallas residents most affected by climate change. Fighting climate change and its effects on Texans is not only a long-term imperative - it is a transformational economic opportunity that can lead to the creation of new jobs and businesses, higher wages, and stable careers for our communities.
This ethos was instilled in me as the child of a veteran and at the US Air Force Academy. I’m honored to have the support of fellow veterans who have embodied this ethos throughout their lives, including Jon Soltz (Officer, United States Army) of VoteVets, Rep. Seth Moulton (Captain, United States Marine Corps), and many of my fellow graduates from the Air Force Academy.
Representative Seth Moulton (MA-06)
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VoteVets
Serve America
Brady PAC
New Politics
Healthcare for Action
Doctors in Politics
Their Future PAC (Their Future. Our Vote.)
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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