Michael Williams (Georgia politician)

Michael Williams is an American politician and businessman. He serves as a Republican member of the Georgia State Senate from Senate District 27, covering the majority of Forsyth County.[1]

First elected to the Georgia State Senate in 2014, Williams defeated longtime Republican incumbent State Senator Jack Murphy in a runoff election. Williams won the race with 66% of the vote to Murphy's 34%. Williams largely self-funded his campaign, contributing over $300,000 of his own money toward the race.[2]

Prior to running for office, Michael Williams had no previous political experience. He made his living running a franchise chain of 18 Sports Clips hair salons for men. He sold these the year prior to announcing his campaign.[3]

Williams was the first Georgia elected official to endorse Donald Trump for President.[4][5] His political consultant, Seth Weathers, also has close ties to the Trump campaign. Weathers briefly served as Donald Trump's State Director in Georgia. Williams is a Latter-day Saint and used this fact to campaign for Trump in Utah.[6]

The State Senator attracted controversy for posing for a photograph with an armed militia[7] group before an event sponsored by what the Southern Poverty Law Center calls a hate group.[8]

Williams is running for Georgia Governor in 2018. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Michael Williams". Georgia State Senate. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  2. ↑ Commission, State Ethics. "Campaign Reports Search | Georgia Government Campaign Finance Commission of Georgia". media.ethics.ga.gov. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  3. ↑ "Meet Michael". Michael Williams for State Senate | Georgia Senate District 27. 2014-01-15. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  4. ↑ VIP, WordPress com. "Your glimpse of Donald Trump’s Georgia leadership team | Political Insider". Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  5. ↑ "Williams talks laws, Trump to Forsyth Tea Party". Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  6. ↑ Deseret News article on Williams
  7. ↑ EndPlay (2017-06-11). "Georgia state senator under fire for posing with controversial militia at rally". WSBTV. Retrieved 2017-06-12.
  8. ↑ "ACT for America". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved 2017-06-12.
  9. ↑ Bluestein, Greg. "Georgia 2018: Pro-Trump loyalist Michael Williams enters governor race". Retrieved 2017-06-10.


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