Anna Williams | |
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Member of the OregonHouseofRepresentatives from the 52nd district | |
In office January 14, 2019 [1] –August 14, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Jeff Helfrich |
Succeeded by | Lori Kuechler |
Personal details | |
Born | 1980 [2] Wyoming [2] |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Hood River,Oregon [3] |
Alma mater | University of Kansas [4] |
Occupation | Academic Advisor Adjunct Professor [4] |
Anna K. Williams (born 1980) is an American politician. She is a Democrat who represented the 52nd district in the Oregon House of Representatives.
Anna Williams was born in 1980 in Wyoming. [2] She attended the University of Kansas,where she earned a BS in Psychology in 2002 and a master's degree in Social Welfare Administration in 2005. [4] In 2009,she moved to Hood River,Oregon where she lives with her husband and two sons. [3] She works remotely for Simmons University as an adjunct professor and academic advisor. [4] [5]
In 2018,Williams ran for the District 52 seat in the Oregon House of Representatives. She won the Democratic primary with 76.9% of the vote,and defeated Republican incumbent Jeff Helfrich in the general election with 51.4% of the vote. [6] She was sworn in on January 14,2019. [1]
Williams sat on the following House committees: [7]
Williams was re-elected in 2020. [8]
Upon the failure of SB1566,which would have raised the salary for state representatives. Williams,along with fellow representatives Karin Power and Rachel Prusak,announced her intention not to run for re-election. In a joint statement with Power and Prusak,they said they "could not afford to work full time for part-time pay." [9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Anna Williams | 4,152 | 76.9% | |
Democratic | Aurora del Val | 1,246 | 23.1% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Anna Williams | 16,135 | 51.4% | |
Republican | Jeffrey Helfrich | 15,238 | 48.5% | |
Other/Write-in votes | 41 | 0.1% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Anna Williams | 19,209 | 48.7 | |
Republican | Jeff Helfrich | 19,125 | 48.5 | |
Libertarian | Stephen D Alder | 1,060 | 2.7 | |
Write-in | 26 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 39,420 | 100% |
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