RepublicanIn office since Nov 2024

J. D. Williams

Wyoming State Representative, District 2 since 2024. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Wyoming State Representative, District 2

In office
1 yr
Since 2024
Bills became law
0
6 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.5%
Chamber median 1.8%
With party
48%
On votes splitting the parties
Next election
2028
Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Natural Resource Funding Select · chair
  • Education

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 6 sponsored · 0 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HB 178 Public unions-transparency and dues withdrawal limitations.
Vetoed Mar 2026
HB 11 Eminent domain-landowner bill of rights.
Failed in the House Feb 2026
HB 164 Wyoming generational investment account.
Failed in committee Feb 2026
HB 163 Amendments to beef checkoff program.
Failed in committee Feb 2026
HB 184 Utilities-point of consumption and allocation agreements.
Failed in committee Mar 2025

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Williams sits in the Wyoming House of Representatives

Williams is closer to the center than 86% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianWilliamsMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Justin Fornstrom, Lee Filer, McKay Erickson

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:10 PM ET

With Williams’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans48%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills6%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Wyoming House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Williams’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

DateBillWilliamsRep. majorityDem. majorityResult
Mar 11, 2026HB 178: Public unions-transparency and dues withdrawal limitations.YesYesNoPassed 36–21
Mar 7, 2026SF 1: General government appropriations.NoYesNoPassed 34–26
Mar 7, 2025HB 94: Charter school authorizations-amendments.YesYesNoPassed 44–15
Mar 7, 2025SF 132: Protecting critical infrastructure and systems from drones.YesYesNoPassed 47–13
Mar 6, 2025SF 127: Administrative rules-legislative review.YesYesNoPassed 48–13

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Williams was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026Wyoming House District 2Won—R+75.6—
2024Wyoming House of Representatives, District 2Won———

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

How we know Williams

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET