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Tommy Williams (politician)

Tommy Williams
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Member of the Texas Senate
from the 4th district
In office
January 2003 – October 25, 2013
Preceded by David Bernsen
Succeeded by Brandon Creighton
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 15th district
In office
January 1997 – January 2003
Preceded by Kevin Brady
Succeeded by Rob Eissler
Personal details
Born (1956-12-17) December 17, 1956 (age 61)
Marshall, Harrison County
Texas, USA
Nationality American
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Marsha
Children 2
Residence The Woodlands, Texas
Alma mater Texas A&M University
Profession Banker
Website Campaign website
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Thomas David Williams, known as Tommy Williams (born December 17, 1956), is a Republican former member of the Texas Senate, who represented District 4 in The Woodlands in Montgomery County in the Houston suburbs.

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.)

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.

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.

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 handily defeated Toth in a runoff election to claim the seat.


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