Ryan Williams | |
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Member of the TennesseeHouseofRepresentatives from the 42nd district | |
Assumed office January 11, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Henry Fincher |
Personal details | |
Born | Kingsport,Tennessee,U.S. | June 1,1973
Political party | Republican |
Education | Carson-Newman University (BS) |
Ryan Williams [1] (born June 1, [2] 1974) [3] is an American politician and a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing District 42 since January 2011. [4] In 2016,he was elected by his colleagues to serve as the Republican Caucus Chairman. [5]
Williams was born in Kingsport,Tennessee,and was a native of Blountville also with Sullivan County,Tennessee where he graduated from Sullivan Central High School. [6]
Williams earned his BS in biology from Carson–Newman College (now Carson–Newman University). While in attendance,he was a stand-out athlete on the University's Division II Men's Soccer team.
In 2023,Williams supported a resolution to expel three Democratic lawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules. [7]
In 2024,Williams and Cookeville state Senator Paul Bailey cosponsored a resolution allowing Tennessee localities to arm public school teachers. [8] The measure passed. [9]