Ricky Williams
2023 - Present
2027
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Ricky Williams (Republican Party) (also known as Rick) is a member of the Georgia State Senate, representing District 25. He assumed office on January 9, 2023. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.
Williams (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Georgia State Senate to represent District 25. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Ricky Williams lives in Milledgeville, Georgia. Williams graduated from Baldwin County High School in 1970. His career experience including co-owning funeral service-related businesses. Williams served as the chairman of the Milledgeville Mayor’s Committee of Hiring the Handicapped, the Board of Zoning Appeals of the City of Milledgeville, and the Baldwin County Commission.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Williams was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Ethics Committee, Vice Chair
- Senate Higher Education Committee
- Public Safety Committee, Secretary
- Senate Retirement Committee, Chair
- State and Local Governmental Operations Committee
2021-2022
Williams was assigned to the following committees:
- House Appropriations Committee
- Governmental Affairs Committee
- House Higher Education Committee
- Intragovernmental Coordination Committee
- Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee
- Regulated Industries Committee
2019-2020
Williams was assigned to the following committees:
- Governmental Affairs Committee
- House Higher Education Committee
- Intragovernmental Coordination Committee
- Regulated Industries Committee
- Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Georgia committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Higher Education |
| • Intragovernmental Coordination |
| • Regulated Industries |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Georgia State Senate District 25
Incumbent Ricky Williams won election in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 25 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ricky Williams (R) | 100.0 | 80,234 |
| Total votes: 80,234 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 25
Incumbent Ricky Williams defeated Leland Olinger II in the Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 25 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ricky Williams | 87.6 | 11,583 |
| Leland Olinger II | 12.4 | 1,634 | ||
| Total votes: 13,217 | |||
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Georgia State Senate District 25
Ricky Williams defeated Valerie Rodgers in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 25 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ricky Williams (R) | 61.7 | 46,289 |
| Valerie Rodgers (D) | 38.3 | 28,777 | ||
| Total votes: 75,066 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 25
Valerie Rodgers advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 25 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Valerie Rodgers | 100.0 | 10,275 | |
| Total votes: 10,275 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 25
Ricky Williams defeated Rick Jeffares, Leland Olinger II, and Daniela Sullivan-Marzahl in the Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 25 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ricky Williams | 51.7 | 12,771 |
 | Rick Jeffares | 41.8 | 10,334 | |
| Leland Olinger II | 3.7 | 908 | ||
| Daniela Sullivan-Marzahl | 2.8 | 694 | ||
| Total votes: 24,707 | |||
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2020
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 145
Incumbent Ricky Williams defeated Quentin Howell in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 145 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ricky Williams (R) | 56.2 | 12,371 |
| Quentin Howell (D) | 43.8 | 9,659 | ||
| Total votes: 22,030 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 145
Quentin Howell defeated Nincoe Byrd in the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 145 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Quentin Howell | 73.4 | 3,942 | |
| Nincoe Byrd | 26.6 | 1,428 | ||
| Total votes: 5,370 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 145
Incumbent Ricky Williams advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 145 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ricky Williams | 100.0 | 5,155 |
| Total votes: 5,155 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 145
Incumbent Ricky Williams won election in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 145 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ricky Williams (R) | 100.0 | 12,821 |
| Total votes: 12,821 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 145
Incumbent Ricky Williams advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 145 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ricky Williams | 100.0 | 2,672 |
| Total votes: 2,672 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Georgia House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 24, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 11, 2016. Incumbent E. Culver Kidd (Ind.) did not seek re-election.
Ricky Williams defeated Floyd Griffin in the Georgia House of Representatives District 145 general election.[2][3]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 145 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Ricky Williams |
56.57% | 10,834 | |
| Democratic | Floyd Griffin | 43.43% | 8,316 | |
| Total Votes | 19,150 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
Floyd Griffin defeated Harold Simmons and John Reid in the Georgia House of Representatives District 145 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 145 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Floyd Griffin |
64.84% | 1,942 | |
| Democratic | Harold Simmons | 20.57% | 616 | |
| Democratic | John Reid | 14.59% | 437 | |
| Total Votes | 2,995 | |||
Ricky Williams defeated Tom Glover in the Georgia House of Representatives District 145 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 145 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Ricky Williams |
68.45% | 2,918 | |
| Republican | Tom Glover | 31.55% | 1,345 | |
| Total Votes | 4,263 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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2020
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2024
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In 2024, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 28.
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2023
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In 2023, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 9 to March 29.
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2022
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In 2022, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 10 to April 4.
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2021
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In 2021, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 11 to March 31.
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2020
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In 2020, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 13 to June 26. The session was suspended from March 13 through June 11.
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2019
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In 2019, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 14 through April 2.
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2018
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In 2018, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 8 through March 29.
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2017
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In 2017, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 9 through March 31.
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2016
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In 2016, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 11 through March 24.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Georgia State Senate District 25 |
Officeholder Georgia State Senate District 25 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Georgia General Assembly, "Senator Rick Williams," accessed April 13, 2023
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election results," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed March 13, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Georgia Secretary of State, "General primary results," accessed May 24, 2016
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| Preceded by Burt Jones (R) |
Georgia State Senate District 25 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Georgia House of Representatives District 145 2017-2023 |
Succeeded by Robert Dickey (R) |
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