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Ryan Williams (Tennessee)

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Ryan Williams
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Candidate, Tennessee House of Representatives District 42

Tennessee House of Representatives District 42
Tenure

2010 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

14

Compensation

Base salary

$28,405.96/year

Per diem

$326.47/day. Legislators living within 50 miles of the Capitol receive a reduced amount of $47 per day.

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

Carson-Newman College

Personal
Religion
Christian: Baptist
Profession
Business development
Contact

Ryan Williams (Republican Party) is a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing District 42. He assumed office on November 2, 2010. His current term ends on November 3, 2026.

Williams (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Tennessee House of Representatives to represent District 42. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]

Biography

Williams earned a B.S. in Biology from Carson-Newman College, where he had a soccer scholarship. He has worked in construction and business development. Williams previously served as a Planner Commissioner and City Council Member in the City of Cookeville.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Williams was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Williams was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Williams was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Tennessee committee assignments, 2017
Calendar and Rules
Finance, Ways, and Means
Government Operations
Health
Government Operations

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Williams served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Williams served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Williams served on these committees:

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: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2026

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 42

Incumbent Ryan Williams is running in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 42 on November 3, 2026.

Candidate
Image of Ryan Williams
Ryan Williams (R)

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2024

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 42

Incumbent Ryan Williams defeated Amber Taylor in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 42 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ryan Williams
Ryan Williams (R)
 
73.9
 
21,184
Amber Taylor (D) Candidate Connection
 
26.1
 
7,482

Total votes: 28,666
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 42

Amber Taylor advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 42 on August 1, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Amber Taylor Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
1,212

Total votes: 1,212
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 42

Incumbent Ryan Williams advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 42 on August 1, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ryan Williams
Ryan Williams
 
100.0
 
2,411

Total votes: 2,411
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Endorsements

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Pledges

Williams signed the following pledges.

  • U.S. Term Limits

2022

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 42

Incumbent Ryan Williams won election in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 42 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ryan Williams
Ryan Williams (R)
 
100.0
 
12,929

Total votes: 12,929
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 42

Incumbent Ryan Williams advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 42 on August 4, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ryan Williams
Ryan Williams
 
100.0
 
4,926

Total votes: 4,926
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2020

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 42

Incumbent Ryan Williams won election in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 42 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ryan Williams
Ryan Williams (R)
 
100.0
 
20,591

Total votes: 20,591
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 42

Incumbent Ryan Williams defeated Dennis Bynum in the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 42 on August 6, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ryan Williams
Ryan Williams
 
69.9
 
5,778
Image of Dennis Bynum
Dennis Bynum Candidate Connection
 
30.1
 
2,489

Total votes: 8,267
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2018

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 42

Incumbent Ryan Williams defeated Terry Scott in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 42 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ryan Williams
Ryan Williams (R)
 
69.1
 
15,401
Terry Scott (D)
 
30.9
 
6,883

Total votes: 22,284
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 42

Terry Scott advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 42 on August 2, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Terry Scott
 
100.0
 
2,471

Total votes: 2,471
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 42

Incumbent Ryan Williams advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 42 on August 2, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ryan Williams
Ryan Williams
 
100.0
 
7,842

Total votes: 7,842
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2016

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 4, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 7, 2016.

Incumbent Ryan Williams defeated Amos Powers in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 42 general election.[1][2]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 42 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Ryan Williams Incumbent 74.50% 17,486
     Democratic Amos Powers 25.50% 5,986
Total Votes 23,472
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State


Amos Powers ran unopposed in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 42 Democratic primary.[3][4]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 42 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Amos Powers  (unopposed)


Incumbent Ryan Williams ran unopposed in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 42 Republican primary.[3][4]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 42 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Ryan Williams Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 7, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 3, 2014. Michael Walsh was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Ryan Williams was unopposed in the Republican primary. Williams defeated Walsh in the general election.[5][6]

Tennessee House of Representatives District 42, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Williams Incumbent 71.8% 10,054
     Democratic Mike Walsh 28.2% 3,947
Total Votes 14,001

2012

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2012

Williams won re-election in the 2012 election for Tennessee House of Representatives, District 42. Williams ran unopposed in the August 2 primary election and defeated Thomas D. Willoughby (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7][8]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 42, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Williams Incumbent 71.6% 15,049
     Democratic Thomas Willoughby 28.4% 5,971
Total Votes 21,020

2010

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2010

He defeated Democrat Henry Fincher in the general election on November 2, 2010. Williams defeated Bill Cody in the August 5 primary.[9][10]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 42 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Ryan Williams (R) 9,222
Henry D. Fincher (D) 7,456

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary


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Ryan Williams campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Tennessee House of Representatives District 42Won general$147,550 $83,448
2022Tennessee House of Representatives District 42Won general$85,900 $73,987
2020Tennessee House of Representatives District 42Won general$127,975 N/A**
2018Tennessee House of Representatives District 42Won general$170,910 N/A**
2016Tennessee House of Representatives, District 42Won $122,050 N/A**
2014Tennessee State House, District 42Won $94,961 N/A**
2012Tennessee State House, District 42Won $113,639 N/A**
2010Tennessee State House, District 42Won $123,218 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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Personal

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Williams and his wife, Abby, have two children. They currently reside in Cookeville, Tennessee.

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Footnotes

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Tennessee House of Representatives District 42
2010-Present
Succeeded by
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