Mary Williams (Wisconsin politician)

{{Short description|American politician and legislator}}

{{BLP sources|date=October 2018}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|honorific-prefix =

|name = Mary Williams

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|state = Wisconsin

|state_assembly = Wisconsin

|district = 87th

| term_start = January 6, 2003

| term_end = January 5, 2015

| predecessor = Martin L. Reynolds

| successor = James W. Edming

|party = Republican

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|7|8}}

| birth_place = Phillips, Wisconsin

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| alma_mater = UWSP

| profession = Politician

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| residence = Medford, Wisconsin

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| website = [http://www.legis.state.wi.us/w3asp/contact/legislatorpages.aspx?house=Assembly&district=87 Official website]

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Mary Williams (born July 8, 1949) is a Wisconsin politician and legislator.

Born in Phillips, Wisconsin, Williams graduated from University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point. Williams served in the Wisconsin State Assembly since 2003.{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=52045|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101002044023/http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=52045|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 October 2010|title=Project Vote Smart - Assembly Member Mary Williams - Biography|date=2 October 2010}}[http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/bb/09bb/pdf/1-98.pdf]{{dead link|date=June 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}} Williams and her husband owned Cougar Enterprises, which operates fast food restaurants in Medford, Wisconsin and the surrounding area. They have sold their restaurant properties.{{Cite web |url=http://companies.findthecompany.com/l/14669023/Cougar-Enterprises-Inc-in-Medford-WI |title=Cougar Enterprises Inc Profile - Medford, WI 54451-1204 - Headquarters Location 14669023 |access-date=2013-03-12 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130410193500/http://companies.findthecompany.com/l/14669023/Cougar-Enterprises-Inc-in-Medford-WI |archive-date=2013-04-10 |url-status=dead }}

She was appointed to the Wisconsin state technical college system board by Scott Walker. When her term expired in May 2021, she refused to leave the board while continuing to vote and make motions.{{Cite web|last=Journal|first=Kelly Meyerhofer {{!}} Wisconsin State|title=GOP hasn't confirmed most of Gov. Tony Evers' picks to UW Regents, tech college board|url=https://madison.com/news/local/education/university/gop-hasn-t-confirmed-most-of-gov-tony-evers-picks-to-uw-regents-tech-college/article_13d83ad2-f6b0-56b8-8023-f9865a5be34b.html|access-date=2022-01-10|website=madison.com|language=en}}