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Joy Williams
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Prior offices
Lamar Consolidated Independent School District District 4
Successor: Jacci Hotzel

Education

Bachelor's

Texas A&M University

Personal
Profession
Stay-at-home mom
Contact

Joy Williams was a member of the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District in Texas, representing District 4. Williams assumed office in 2019. Williams left office on May 16, 2023.

Williams was a candidate for the District 4 seat on the Lamar Consolidated Board of Trustees in Texas. She was defeated in the general election on May 9, 2015.

Biography

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Williams has her bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University. She worked in the energy field for several years before becoming a stay-at-home mom to two children.[1]

Elections

2015

See also: Lamar Consolidated Independent School District elections (2015)

The general election on May 9, 2015, in the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District featured three seats up for election.

District 7 incumbent Rhonda Zacharias was the only incumbent to file for re-election. She faced challengers Melisa Roberts and Mark Wiatrek. Roberts defeated Zacharias.

In the District 4 race, three candidates vied for the seat held by Julie Thompson. They were Tyson Harrell, Sofia Sheikh and Joy Williams. Harrell won the open seat.

District 5 featured four candidates: Kimberly Ashley, Lynn Franklin, Sharon Lovelady and James Steenbergen. Incumbent Dar Hakimzadeh chose not to seek re-election of his seat, which Steenbergen won, instead.

Results

Lamar Consolidated Independent School District,
District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngTyson Harrell 52.6% 534
     Nonpartisan Joy Williams 26.7% 271
     Nonpartisan Sofia Sheikh 20.7% 210
Total Votes 1,015
Source: Fort Bend County, Texas, "Official Results," accessed June 1, 2015

Endorsements

Williams did not receive any official endorsements for this election.

Campaign themes

2015

Williams stated the following as her campaign themes on her website:

Resident communication
  • Support timely and open dialogue
  • Improve communication within the community


District Accountability

  • Promote transparency and accessibility
  • Encourage parental involvement
  • Actively consider residents’ ideas, issues and concerns


Fiscal Responsibility

  • Ensure your tax dollars are spent efficiently
  • Judiciously evaluate all district contracts[2]
—Joy Williams' campaign website (2015)[3]

See also


External links

Footnotes

  1. Joy Williams for LCISD Board - District 4, "Home," accessed April 27, 2015
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. Joy Williams for LCISD Board - District 4, "Joy's Goals," accessed April 27, 2015