Tommy Williams (Texas politician)

For other people named Tom Williams, see Tom Williams (disambiguation).

Thomas David Williams, known as Tommy Williams (born December 17, 1956),^[2] is a Republican former member of the Texas Senate, who represented District 4 in The Woodlands in Montgomery County in the Houston suburbs.

Tommy Williams
Member of the Texas Senate from the 4th district
In office January 14, 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 14, 1997 – January 14, 2003
Preceded by	Kevin Brady
Succeeded by	Rob Eissler
Personal details
Born	(1956-12-17) December 17, 1956 (age 68) Marshall, Texas, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Marsha
Children	2
Residence(s)	The Woodlands, Texas
Alma mater	Texas A&M University (BBA)[1]
Profession	Banker
Website	Campaign website Tommy Williams on Facebook

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.)^[3]

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.^[4]

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.^[5]

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

Texas general election, 2004: Senate District 3^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Tommy Williams (Incumbent)	176,464	100.00	+36.47
Majority			176,464	100.00	+72.93
Turnout			176,464		+15.30
	Republican hold

Previous elections

2002

Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 3^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Tommy Williams	97,237	63.53	+18.69
	Democratic	Mike Smith	55,808	36.47	−18.69
Majority			41,429	27.07	+16.76
Turnout			153,045		+10.28
	Republican gain from Democratic

Republican primary runoff, 2002: Senate District 3^[8]

Candidate		Votes	%	±
	Michael Galloway	5,320	46.11	+11.32
✓	Tommy Williams	6,218	53.89	+8.69
Majority		898	0.92
Turnout		11,538

Republican primary, 2002: Senate District 3^[9]

Candidate		Votes	%	±
	Martin Basaldua	4,571	20.01
✓	Michael Galloway	7,947	34.79
✓	Tommy Williams	10,327	45.20
Turnout		22,845

2000

Texas general election, 2000: House District 15^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Tommy Williams (Incumbent)	53,164	88.38	+18.78
	Libertarian	Allen Wolf	6,988	11.62	+11.62
Majority			46,176	76.77	+37.56
Turnout			60,152		+63.81
	Republican hold

1998

Texas general election, 1998: House District 15^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Tommy Williams (Incumbent)	25,558	69.60	+0.65
	Democratic	Larry R. Hickman	11,163	30.40	−0.65
Majority			14,395	39.20	+1.30
Turnout			36,721		−26.11
	Republican hold

1996

Texas general election, 1996: House District 15^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Tommy Williams	34,264	68.94	−31.05
	Democratic	Peter B. Plotts	15,431	31.05	+11.03
Majority			18,833	37.90	−62.10
Turnout			49,695		+74.34
	Republican hold

Republican primary runoff, 1996: House District 15^[13]

Candidate		Votes	%	±
	Nelda Luce Blair	3,733	40.39	+11.37
✓	Tommy Williams	5,509	59.60	+25.38
Majority		1,776	19.22
Turnout		9,242

Republican primary, 1996: House District 15^[14]

Candidate		Votes	%	±
	Jim Alexander	2,613	20.02
✓	Nelda Luce Blair	3,788	29.02
	A.R. Mikhail	1,919	14.70
	A. Neal Sample	264	2.02
✓	Tommy Williams	4,468	34.23
Turnout		13,052

References

1. "Tommy Williams (Texas)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
2. Office of the Secretary of State (Texas) (September 13, 2002). "State Senate Candidates for 2002 General Election". Archived from the original on February 13, 2008. Retrieved December 26, 2006.
3. Jeorge Zarazua. "Bernsen wins Demo race for land commissioner." Beaumont Enterprise. March 12, 2002. Accessed April 4, 2018.
4. "Allen Reed, Texas Sen. Tommy Williams to leave Senate; may take job at Texas A&M University System, October 4, 2013". Bryan-College Station Eagle. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
5. Stewart, Katy. Retired state senator joins Texas A&M leadership, Houston Business Journal, November 1, 2013.
6. "2004 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2007.
7. "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2007.
8. "2002 Republican Party Primary Runoff Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2007.
9. "2002 Republican Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2007.
10. "2000 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2007.
11. "1998 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2007.
12. "1996 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2007.
13. "1996 Republican Party Primary Runoff Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2007.
14. "1996 Republican Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2007.

External links

• Senate of Texas - Senator Tommy Williams
• Tommy Williams Texas Senator campaign website
• Project Vote Smart - Senator Tommy Williams (TX) profile
• Follow the Money - Tommy Williams
  • 2006 2004 2002 2000 1998 campaign contributions
• Appearances on C-SPAN

Texas House of Representatives
Preceded by Kevin Brady	Member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 15 (The Woodlands) 1997–2003	Succeeded by Rob Eissler
Texas Senate
Preceded by David Bernsen	Texas State Senator from District 4 (The Woodlands) 2003-2014	Succeeded by Brandon Creighton