Tommy Williams (Texas politician)

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix =

| name = Tommy Williams

| honorific-suffix =

| image = Tommy Williams.jpg

| state_senate = Texas

| state = Texas

| district = 4th

| term_start = January 14, 2003

| term_end = October 25, 2013

| preceded = David Bernsen

| succeeded = Brandon Creighton

| state_house2 = Texas

| district2 = 15th

| term_start2 = January 14, 1997

| term_end2 = January 14, 2003

| preceded2 = Kevin Brady

| succeeded2 = Rob Eissler

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|12|17}}

| birth_place = Marshall, Texas, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| death_cause =

| resting_place =

| spouse = Marsha

| party = Republican

| relations =

| children = 2

| residence = The Woodlands, Texas

| alma_mater = Texas A&M University (BBA){{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Tommy_Williams_(Texas)|title=Tommy Williams (Texas)|access-date=January 5, 2024|website=Ballotpedia}}

| occupation =

| profession = Banker

| signature =

| website = [http://texansfortommy.com/ Campaign website]
{{Facebook page|id=Senator-Tommy-Williams/123248551061695?v=wall |name=Tommy Williams}}

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Thomas David Williams, known as Tommy Williams (born December 17, 1956),

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|title = State Senate Candidates for 2002 General Election

|accessdate = December 26, 2006

|date = September 13, 2002

|author = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)

|url-status = dead

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is a Republican former member of the Texas Senate, who represented District 4 in The Woodlands in Montgomery County in the Houston suburbs.

Background

Williams was first elected to the Texas Senate in 2002, after incumbent District 4 Senator David Bernsen, a Democrat, declined to seek re-election after redistricting changed the composition of the district. (Bernsen instead ran unsuccessfully for Texas Land Commissioner, losing that race to Jerry E. Patterson.)Jeorge Zarazua. "[https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Bernsen-wins-Demo-race-for-land-commissioner-748136.php Bernsen wins Demo race for land commissioner]." Beaumont Enterprise. March 12, 2002. Accessed April 4, 2018.

After more than ten years in office, Williams, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, was in October 2013 in the process of resigning, to accept a government relations position at his alma mater, Texas A&M University in College Station. On October 3, Williams confirmed that he would not run again in the Republican primary election scheduled for March 4, 2014.{{cite news|url=http://www.theeagle.com/news/local/article_e2ba8120-5535-5366-9bfb-7c2230da2d53.html|title=Allen Reed, Texas Sen. Tommy Williams to leave Senate; may take job at Texas A&M University System, October 4, 2013|newspaper=Bryan-College Station Eagle|accessdate=October 4, 2013}}

Williams previously served three terms from 1997 to 2003 in the Texas House of Representatives. Williams has served as president of Woodforest Financial Services, an affiliate of Woodforest National Bank. Williams started his new position at Texas A&M on December 2, 2013.Stewart, Katy. [http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2013/11/retired-state-senator-joins-texas-am.html Retired state senator joins Texas A&M leadership], Houston Business Journal, November 1, 2013.

Among those seeking to fill Williams' Senate seat were neighboring State Representatives Steve Toth of District 15 in The Woodlands and Brandon Creighton of District 16 in Conroe, both of Montgomery County. Creighton defeated Toth in a runoff election to claim the seat.

Election results

=Most recent election=

==2004==

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| title=Texas general election, 2004: Senate District 3{{cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2004 General Election | accessdate = January 2, 2007 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas) | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140109062336/http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | archivedate = January 9, 2014 | df = mdy-all }}

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{{Election box candidate with party link

| party= Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Tommy Williams (Incumbent)

| votes = 176,464

| percentage = 100.00

| change = +36.47

}}

{{Election box majority

| votes = 176,464

| percentage = 100.00

| change = +72.93

}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 176,464

| percentage =

| change = +15.30

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

=Previous elections=

==2002==

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| title=Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 3{{cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2002 General Election | accessdate = January 2, 2007 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas) | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140109062336/http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | archivedate = January 9, 2014 | df = mdy-all }}

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{{Election box candidate with party link

| party= Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Tommy Williams

| votes = 97,237

| percentage = 63.53

| change = +18.69

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party= Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Mike Smith

| votes = 55,808

| percentage = 36.47

| change = -18.69

}}

{{Election box majority

| votes = 41,429

| percentage = 27.07

| change = +16.76

}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 153,045

| percentage =

| change = +10.28

}}

{{Election box gain with party link no swing

| winner = Republican Party (US)

| loser = Democratic Party (US)

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{{Election box begin no party

| title=Republican primary runoff, 2002: Senate District 3{{cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2002 Republican Party Primary Runoff Election | accessdate = January 2, 2007 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas) | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140109062336/http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | archivedate = January 9, 2014 | df = mdy-all }}

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{{Election box candidate no party with winner

| winner =

| candidate = Michael Galloway

| votes = 5,320

| percentage = 46.11

| change = +11.32

}}

{{Election box candidate no party with winner

| winner = ✓

| candidate = Tommy Williams

| votes = 6,218

| percentage = 53.89

| change = +8.69

}}

{{Election box majority no party

| votes = 898

| percentage = 0.92

| change =

}}

{{Election box turnout no party

| votes = 11,538

| percentage =

| change =

}}

{{Election box begin no party

| title=Republican primary, 2002: Senate District 3{{cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2002 Republican Party Primary Election | accessdate = January 2, 2007 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas) | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140109062336/http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | archivedate = January 9, 2014 | df = mdy-all }}

}}

{{Election box candidate no party with winner

| winner =

| candidate = Martin Basaldua

| votes = 4,571

| percentage = 20.01

| change =

}}

{{Election box candidate no party with winner

| winner = ✓

| candidate = Michael Galloway

| votes = 7,947

| percentage = 34.79

| change =

}}

{{Election box candidate no party with winner

| winner = ✓

| candidate = Tommy Williams

| votes = 10,327

| percentage = 45.20

| change =

}}

{{Election box turnout no party

| votes = 22,845

| percentage =

| change =

}}

==2000==

{{Election box begin long names

| title=Texas general election, 2000: House District 15{{cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2000 General Election | accessdate = January 2, 2007 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas) | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140109062336/http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | archivedate = January 9, 2014 | df = mdy-all }}

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party= Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Tommy Williams (Incumbent)

| votes = 53,164

| percentage = 88.38

| change = +18.78

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party= Libertarian Party (US)

| candidate = Allen Wolf

| votes = 6,988

| percentage = 11.62

| change = +11.62

}}

{{Election box majority

| votes = 46,176

| percentage = 76.77

| change = +37.56

}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 60,152

| percentage =

| change = +63.81

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

==1998==

{{Election box begin long names

| title=Texas general election, 1998: House District 15{{cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1998 General Election | accessdate = January 2, 2007 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas) | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140109062336/http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | archivedate = January 9, 2014 | df = mdy-all }}

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party= Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Tommy Williams (Incumbent)

| votes = 25,558

| percentage = 69.60

| change = +0.65

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party= Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Larry R. Hickman

| votes = 11,163

| percentage = 30.40

| change = -0.65

}}

{{Election box majority

| votes = 14,395

| percentage = 39.20

| change = +1.30

}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 36,721

| percentage =

| change = -26.11

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

==1996==

{{Election box begin

| title=Texas general election, 1996: House District 15{{cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1996 General Election | accessdate = January 2, 2007 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas) | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140109062336/http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | archivedate = January 9, 2014 | df = mdy-all }}

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party= Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Tommy Williams

| votes = 34,264

| percentage = 68.94

| change = -31.05

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party= Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Peter B. Plotts

| votes = 15,431

| percentage = 31.05

| change = +11.03

}}

{{Election box majority

| votes = 18,833

| percentage = 37.90

| change = -62.10

}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 49,695

| percentage =

| change = +74.34

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{Election box begin no party

| title=Republican primary runoff, 1996: House District 15{{cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1996 Republican Party Primary Runoff Election | accessdate = January 2, 2007 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas) | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140109062336/http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | archivedate = January 9, 2014 | df = mdy-all }}

}}

{{Election box candidate no party with winner

| winner =

| candidate = Nelda Luce Blair

| votes = 3,733

| percentage = 40.39

| change = +11.37

}}

{{Election box candidate no party with winner

| winner = ✓

| candidate = Tommy Williams

| votes = 5,509

| percentage = 59.60

| change = +25.38

}}

{{Election box majority no party

| votes = 1,776

| percentage = 19.22

| change =

}}

{{Election box turnout no party

| votes = 9,242

| percentage =

| change =

}}

{{Election box begin no party

| title=Republican primary, 1996: House District 15{{cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1996 Republican Party Primary Election | accessdate = January 2, 2007 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas) | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140109062336/http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | archivedate = January 9, 2014 | df = mdy-all }}

}}

{{Election box candidate no party with winner

| winner =

| candidate = Jim Alexander

| votes = 2,613

| percentage = 20.02

| change =

}}

{{Election box candidate no party with winner

| winner = ✓

| candidate = Nelda Luce Blair

| votes = 3,788

| percentage = 29.02

| change =

}}

{{Election box candidate no party with winner

| winner =

| candidate = A.R. Mikhail

| votes = 1,919

| percentage = 14.70

| change =

}}

{{Election box candidate no party with winner

| winner =

| candidate = A. Neal Sample

| votes = 264

| percentage = 2.02

| change =

}}

{{Election box candidate no party with winner

| winner = ✓

| candidate = Tommy Williams

| votes = 4,468

| percentage = 34.23

| change =

}}

{{Election box turnout no party

| votes = 13,052

| percentage =

| change =

}}

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20100323015359/http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/senate/members/dist4/Dist4.htm Senate of Texas - Senator Tommy Williams]
[http://www.texansfortommy.com/ Tommy Williams Texas Senator] campaign website
[http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=9962 Project Vote Smart - Senator Tommy Williams (TX)] profile
Follow the Money - Tommy Williams
[http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200643&c=422317 2006] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200443&c=398083 2004] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200243&c=23600 2002] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200043&c=380193 2000] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=199843&c=379809 1998] campaign contributions
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{{TXHouseSuccession box

| district = 15

| hometown = The Woodlands

| before=Kevin Brady

| after = Rob Eissler

| years = 1997–2003

}}

{{s-ttl

| title= Texas State Senator
from District 4 (The Woodlands)

| years= 2003-2014}}

Category:1956 births

Category:Living people