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Eddie Joe Williams
Eddie Joe Williams (Republican Party) was a member of the Arkansas State Senate, representing District 29. He assumed office in 2011. He left office on November 15, 2017.
Williams (Republican Party) ran for election for Arkansas Secretary of State. He lost in the Republican primary on May 24, 2022.
Williams served as Senate minority leader from 2013 to 2014. He resigned his Senate seat on November 15, 2017, in order to serve as President Donald Trump's (R) representative to the Southern States Energy Board.[1]
Biography
Williams attended Arkansas Baptist College before joining Union Pacific Railroad as a laborer and retiring as regional director of transportation. Williams served as mayor of Cabot from 2007 to 2010. In 2017, President Donald Trump (R) appointed Williams as a representative to the Southern States Energy Board where he worked as a senior policy advisor for three-and-a-half years. Williams was a veteran of the Army and Air National Guard.[2]
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Arkansas committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • State Agencies and Governmental Affairs, Chair |
| • Transportation, Technology and Legislative Affairs |
| • Joint Budget |
| • Joint Budget |
| • Joint Energy |
| • Joint Energy |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Williams served on the following committees:
| Arkansas committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Education |
| • State Agencies and Governmental Affairs, Chair |
| • Efficiency |
| • Joint Energy, Vice chair |
| • Joint Budget |
| • Legislative Joint Auditing |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Williams served on the following committees:
| Arkansas committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • State Agencies and Governmental Affairs |
| • Legislative Council |
| • Joint Budget |
| • Judiciary |
| • Joint Energy |
| • Legislative Joint Auditing |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Williams served on these committees:
| Arkansas committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Children and Youth |
| • City, County and Local Affairs |
| • Joint Energy |
| • Legislative Joint Auditing |
| • Revenue and Taxation |
Sponsored legislation
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2017
In 2017, the 91st Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 9 through May 1. The Legislature held a special session from May 1 to May 3.
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2016
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In 2016, the 90th Arkansas State Legislature was in session from April 13 through May 9. The Legislature held a three-day special session from April 6 to April 8 over healthcare. The Legislature held a second special session from May 19 to May 23 over transportation.
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2015
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In 2015, the 90th Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 12 through April 2.
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2014
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In 2014, the Arkansas General Assembly was in session from February 10 to March 20. Ballotpedia staff did not find any state legislative scorecards published for this state in 2014. If you are aware of one, please contact editor@ballotpedia.org to let us know. |
2013
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In 2013, the 89th Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 14 through May 17.
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2012
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In 2012, the Arkansas General Assembly was in session from February 13 to March 13. Ballotpedia staff did not find any state legislative scorecards published for this state in 2012. If you are aware of one, please contact editor@ballotpedia.org to let us know. |
2011
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In 2011, the 88th Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 10 to April 27.
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Elections
2022
See also: Arkansas Secretary of State election, 2022
General election
General election for Arkansas Secretary of State
Incumbent John Thurston defeated Anna Beth Gorman in the general election for Arkansas Secretary of State on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Thurston (R) | 67.0 | 600,194 |
 | Anna Beth Gorman (D) | 33.0 | 294,970 | |
| Total votes: 895,164 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arkansas Secretary of State
Anna Beth Gorman defeated Joshua Price in the Democratic primary for Arkansas Secretary of State on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Anna Beth Gorman | 58.6 | 52,762 |
 | Joshua Price | 41.4 | 37,280 | |
| Total votes: 90,042 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arkansas Secretary of State
Incumbent John Thurston defeated Eddie Joe Williams in the Republican primary for Arkansas Secretary of State on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Thurston | 72.1 | 236,974 |
 | Eddie Joe Williams | 27.9 | 91,721 | |
| Total votes: 328,695 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mark Lowery (R)
2016
- See also: Arkansas State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Arkansas State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing period began at noon local time on November 2, 2015, and ended at noon local time on November 9, 2015.[4]
Incumbent Eddie Joe Williams ran unopposed in the Arkansas State Senate District 29 general election.[5]
| Arkansas State Senate, District 29 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Eddie Joe Williams Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Arkansas Secretary of State | ||
Incumbent Eddie Joe Williams defeated R.D. Hopper in the Arkansas State Senate District 29 Republican Primary.[6][7]
| Arkansas State Senate, District 29 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Eddie Joe Williams Incumbent |
55.06% | 8,149 | |
| Republican | R.D. Hopper | 44.94% | 6,651 | |
| Total Votes | 14,800 | |||
2012
- See also: Arkansas State Senate elections, 2012
Williams ran for re-election in the 2012 election for Arkansas Senate, District 29. Williams ran unopposed in the May 22 Republican primary and ran unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2012.[8][9][10]
2010
- See also: Arkansas State Senate elections, 2010
Williams defeated Lenville Evans in the November 2 general election.[11]
| Arkansas State Senate, District 28 General Election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Eddie Joe Williams (R)
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14,328 | |||
| Lenville Evans (D) | 8,072 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Eddie Joe Williams did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Williams and his wife, DeLona, have four children.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Arkansas Secretary of State |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Arkansas Online, "State senator quits post, joins federal energy agency," November 17, 2017
- ↑ Eddie Joe Williams' 2022 campaign website, "About," archived May 6, 2022
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ballotpedia, "Arkansas's Freedom Scorecard," accessed July 10, 2017
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2016 Election Dates," accessed November 17, 2015
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election and Nonpartisan Runoff Election," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate Information," accessed July 25, 2016
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Results," accessed April 19, 2016
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Election Results 2012," accessed November 7, 2012
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2012 Election candidates," March 8, 2012
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ Vote Naturally, "General election results," accessed May 13, 2014
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| Preceded by Jonathan Dismang (R) |
Arkansas State Senate District 29 2013–2017 |
Succeeded by Ricky Hill (R) |
| Preceded by Bobby Glover |
Arkansas State Senate District 28 2011–2013 |
Succeeded by Jonathan Dismang (R) |
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