Cathy Williams
Cathy Williams was a member of the Muscogee County School District school board in Georgia, representing District 7. Williams assumed office in 2016. Williams left office on April 1, 2023.
Williams ran for re-election to the Muscogee County School District school board to represent District 7 in Georgia. Williams won in the general election on June 9, 2020.
She resigned from the school board after being appointed to the Georgia Board of Transportation.[1]
Biography
Williams earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Troy University. She was an at-large representative on the board from 2006 to 2014. Williams became the president and CEO of NeighborWorks Columbus in October 1999.[2]
Elections
2020
See also: Muscogee County School District, Georgia, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Muscogee County School District school board District 7
Incumbent Cathy Williams defeated Walter Taylor in the general election for Muscogee County School District school board District 7 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cathy Williams (Nonpartisan) | 62.9 | 1,539 | |
| Walter Taylor (Nonpartisan) | 37.1 | 908 | ||
| Total votes: 2,447 | |||
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2016
Four of the nine seats on the Muscogee County Board of Education were up for general election on May 24, 2016. A runoff election was held on July 26, 2016, for Districts 1 and 7. District 1 incumbent Pat Hugley Green and challenger JoAnn Thomas-Brown defeated Al Stewart but neither candidate won a majority of the general election vote. Green defeated Thomas-Brown in the runoff election. In District 7, Shelia Williams lost to Cathy Williams in the runoff election after defeating Norene Marvets in the general election.[3]
District 3 incumbent Athavia Senior was defeated by challenger Vanessa Jackson. Laurie Cochran McRae won the District 5 seat by defeating Pete Taylor, Robert Wadkins Jr., and Todd Robinson.[3]
Results
| Muscogee County School District, District 7 General Runoff Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Cathy Williams |
62.50% | 380 |
| Shelia Williams | 37.50% | 228 |
| Total Votes | 608 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Runoff July 26, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
| Muscogee County School District, District 7 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Cathy Williams |
46.04% | 540 |
| Shelia Williams |
32.91% | 386 |
| Norene Marvets | 21.06% | 247 |
| Total Votes | 1,173 | |
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," accessed December 14, 2016 | ||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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