Shari Williams (Idaho)
Shari Williams (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Idaho State Senate to represent District 4. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Williams completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Williams' professional experience includes working as a dental hygienist, inventor, and small business owner. She earned an associate degree from North Idaho College in 1979 and a bachelor's degree from Eastern Washington University in 1983.[1]
Williams has been affiliated with the following organizations:[1]
- American Red Cross
- Kootenai County Democrats
- Idaho Democratic Party
- Democratic National Party
Elections
2020
See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Idaho State Senate District 4
Incumbent Mary Souza defeated Shari Williams in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mary Souza (R) | 64.5 | 17,462 |
 | Shari Williams (D)  | 35.5 | 9,608 | |
| Total votes: 27,070 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 4
Shari Williams advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 4 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shari Williams (Write-in) | 100.0 | 482 |
| Total votes: 482 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Shem Hanks (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 4
Incumbent Mary Souza advanced from the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 4 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Souza | 100.0 | 5,040 |
| Total votes: 5,040 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Shari Williams completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Williams' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Shari was born in Sacramento, in the Central Valley of California, where her home was surrounded by 55 acres of grapes, a half-acre garden, fruit trees of several varieties, and many walnut and almond trees. She was a country girl, a member of 4H for 6 years, raising market lambs, running through the vineyard on our stick-horses, and bicycling for hours on end. She is one of eight siblings in a blended family so there was always someone to play with. They were basically poor but rich with imagination!
Shari went to a small country school grades 1-through 8. She remembers when President John Kennedy was assassinated and the excitement of the Space Race. She excelled in high school and graduated with many honors just as the Vietnam War was at its peak and protests were everywhere. Not encouraged to go to college, her first job was as a dental assistant. Fast forward 10 years, and having lived all over the state of California, she moved to Coeur d'Alene, ID, met her future husband, and graduated from Eastern Washington University in 1983, with a Bachelor of Science degree. She taught for 23 years at EWU as a Clinical Professor in the Dental Hygiene Department and worked in private practices in Idaho and Washington.- Shari believes in fully funding K-12 education throughout Idaho.
- Shari believes there is a path to affordable healthcare for everyone.
- Shari believes in preserving all natural resources and public lands.
Shari believes that charter schools should not be public funded.
Higher educational standards that give our children opportunities to realize the American dream.
A story the reveals the overwhelming pitfalls in the life of the seemingly perfect American family and how they overcome their challenges.
Climate change
Uniform educational funding and resources
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
