Nicole Williams
Nicole Williams (Democratic Party) is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 22. She assumed office on December 7, 2019. Her current term ends on January 13, 2027.
Williams (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Maryland's 5th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 23, 2026.[source]
Williams was appointed by Gov. Larry Hogan (R) to succeed former Del. Tawanna Gaines on November 15, 2019. Williams was sworn in on December 7 of the same year.[1]
Biography
Nicole Williams earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1999. She earned a law degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 2002.[2]
Committee assignments
2025-2026
Williams was assigned to the following committees:
2023-2024
Williams was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Williams was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2026
See also: Maryland's 5th Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on June 23, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 5
The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 5 on June 23, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Quincy Bareebe | |
| Wala Blegay | ||
 | Adrian Boafo | |
| Jennifer Cross | ||
 | Terry Jackson  | |
 | Harry Jarin | |
| Walter Kirkland | ||
 | Heather Luper | |
| Alexis Solis | ||
| Tracy Starr | ||
 | Nicole Williams | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Steny Hoyer (D)
Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 5
Michelle Talkington (R) is running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 5 on June 23, 2026.
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 | Michelle Talkington | |
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2022
See also: Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2022
General election
General election for Maryland House of Delegates District 22 (3 seats)
Incumbent Alonzo Washington, incumbent Nicole Williams, and incumbent Anne Healey won election in the general election for Maryland House of Delegates District 22 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Alonzo Washington (D) | 34.5 | 21,165 |
| ✔ | | Nicole Williams (D) | 33.1 | 20,311 |
| ✔ |  | Anne Healey (D) | 31.0 | 19,036 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.5 | 896 | ||
| Total votes: 61,408 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 22 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 22 on July 19, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alonzo Washington | 30.4 | 9,809 |
| ✔ | | Nicole Williams | 25.5 | 8,250 |
| ✔ | | Anne Healey | 16.3 | 5,280 |
 | Ashanti Martinez | 13.9 | 4,494 | |
 | Patrick Paschall | 7.8 | 2,510 | |
 | Chiquita Jackson | 6.1 | 1,967 | |
| Total votes: 32,310 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Maryland House of Delegates District 22 (3 seats)
Incumbent Tawanna Gaines, incumbent Alonzo Washington, and incumbent Anne Healey defeated Winnie Heartstrong in the general election for Maryland House of Delegates District 22 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tawanna Gaines (D) | 33.6 | 29,461 |
| ✔ | | Alonzo Washington (D) | 31.2 | 27,401 |
| ✔ | | Anne Healey (D) | 29.9 | 26,209 |
 | Winnie Heartstrong (R) | 5.0 | 4,416 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 278 | ||
| Total votes: 87,765 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 22 (3 seats)
Incumbent Alonzo Washington, incumbent Tawanna Gaines, and incumbent Anne Healey defeated Nicole Williams and Ashanti Martinez in the Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 22 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alonzo Washington | 31.2 | 10,739 |
| ✔ | | Tawanna Gaines | 25.0 | 8,615 |
| ✔ | | Anne Healey | 19.9 | 6,853 |
| Nicole Williams | 13.8 | 4,761 | |
| Ashanti Martinez | 10.1 | 3,486 | |
| Total votes: 34,454 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 22 (3 seats)
Winnie Heartstrong advanced from the Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 22 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Winnie Heartstrong | 100.0 | 529 |
| Total votes: 529 | |||
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2010
Williams ran against Ahmed Shukoor, Geraldine Valentino-Smith, Paulette Faulkner, James Hubbard (incumbent), Lisa Ransom and Terence Collins in the September 14 primary. Williams was defeated by Geraldine Valentino-Smith and James Hubbard (incumbent) in the Democratic primary.[3]
Campaign themes
2026
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2022
Nicole Williams completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Williams' responses.
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I embraced these lessons. In high school, and fought against random searches of lockers. As a student at the University of Pittsburgh, I advocated for women’s reproductive rights.
After working my way through law school, I joined a Maryland law firm and got involved in political outreach and mobilization on behalf of Democratic candidates in my community.
I have been recognized as a “Top 40 under 40” leader in Prince George’s County and previously was elected to serve on Prince George’s County Democratic Central Committee.
Today, I am so proud to serve as your Delegate and to be your voice in Annapolis.- Honesty
- Intgrity
- Progressive yet pragmatic
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2024
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In 2024, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 10 to April 8.
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2023
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In 2023, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 11 to April 10.
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2022
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In 2022, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 12 to April 11.
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2021
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In 2021, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 13 to April 12.
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2020
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In 2020, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 18.
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2019
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In 2019, the Maryland General Assembly was in session from January 9 through April 8.
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Sentinel, "HOGAN APPOINTS NEW DISTRICT 22 DELEGATE," accessed December 23, 2019
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 13, 2022
- ↑ California House primary results (dead link)
