David L. Williams (politician)
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| President of the Kentucky Senate | |
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In office January 2000 – November 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Larry Saunders |
| Succeeded by | Robert Stivers |
| Member of the Kentucky Senate from the 16th district |
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In office January 1987 – November 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Doug Moseley |
| Succeeded by | Sara Beth Gregory |
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David Lewis Williams May 28, 1953 Burkesville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Elaine Grubbs (1976–2001) Robyn Williams (Divorced 2012) |
| Children | 2 stepchildren (with Robyn) |
| Alma mater |
University of Kentucky University of Louisville |
David Lewis Williams (born May 28, 1953) is an American attorney, Republican politician, and judge from the U.S. state of Kentucky. From 1987 to 2012, Williams represented Senate District 16, a position he secured upon the retirement of fellow Republican Doug Moseley. When Republicans gained control of the state senate in 2000, Williams was chosen as President of the Senate, and held that post continuously until his resignation in November 2012. In September 2010, he announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor in the 2011 gubernatorial election. On May 17, 2011, Williams secured the Republican nomination over Tea Party movement-backed Phil Moffet. However, he lost the general election by twenty points to incumbent Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. In November 2012, Williams resigned his Senate seat to accept a circuit court judgeship.
The only child of Lewis and Flossie Williams, David Williams was born in Burkesville in Cumberland County, Kentucky, on May 28, 1953. Lewis Williams was a schoolteacher and basketball coach, but rural Cumberland County High School was unable to pay him sufficient salary to support his family; so he ran for clerk of the Cumberland County Fiscal Court. After his initial election, the senior Williams never faced any opposition for the office, which he held for twenty-eight years. Because of his father's office, David Williams met several politicians over the years, including Republicans, Senator John Sherman Cooper and Representative Tim Lee Carter. Such contacts aroused his interest in politics. In his teenage years, he became affiliated with the Young Republicans.
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