Rick A. Williams
Georgia State Senator, District 25 since 2022. Ran in 27 elections between 1972 and 2024, winning 21. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 55
- 314 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 2.9%
- Chamber median 5.1%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +23.3
- Won 2022
- 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.
- Ethics · vice chair
- Public Safety · secretary
- Regulated Industries and Utilities · secretary
- Retirement · chair
- Rules · ex officio
- State and Local Governmental Operations · ex officio
- Higher Education
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Became law Jul 2028
MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Became law Jul 2027
PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES · Became law Jan 2027
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Williams sits in the Georgia State Senate
Williams is closer to the center than 85% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Bo Hatchett, Max Burns, Lanny Thomas
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:48 PM ET
With Williams’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Georgia State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
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.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia State Senate, District 25 | Won | — | R+24.0 | — |
| 2024 | Georgia State Senate, District 25 | Won | — | R+24.0 | — |
| 2022 | Georgia State Senate, District 25 | Won | R+23.3 | — | — |
| 2020 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 145 | Won | R+12.3 | — | — |
| 2018 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 145 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2016 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 145 | Won | R+13.1 | — | — |
| 2014 | Georgia State Senate, District 42 (primary) | Lost | −23.1 | — | — |
| 2010 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 4 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2008 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 4 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2006 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 4 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2004 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 4 | Won | R+25.0 | — | — |
| 2002 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 4 | Won | R+47.4 | — | — |
| 1992 | Georgia State Senate, District 54 | Lost | D+2.7 | — | — |
| 1988 | Georgia State Senate, District 54 | Lost | D+5.7 | — | — |
| 1988 | Georgia State Senate, District 54 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 1986 | Georgia State Senate, District 54 (primary) | Lost | −15.8 | — | — |
| 1984 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 6 | Won | R+0.8 | — | — |
| 1984 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 6 (primary) | Won | −5.4 | — | — |
| 1982 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 6 | Won | R+3.3 | — | — |
| 1982 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 6 (primary) | Won | −10.5 | — | — |
| 1980 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 6 | Won | D+1.1 | — | — |
| 1980 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 6 (primary) | Won | −1.9 | — | — |
| 1978 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 6 | Won | D+1.9 | — | — |
| 1978 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 6 (primary) | Won | −1.7 | — | — |
| 1976 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 6 | Won | R+0.3 | — | — |
| 1976 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 6 (primary) | Won | −10.6 | — | — |
| 1974 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 6 (primary) | Lost | −14.1 | — | — |
| 1972 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 6 (primary) | Lost | −30.1 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Georgia Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $49.8K
- Spent
- $56.6K
- Cash
- $74.7K
Source: Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission filings through Oct 20, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 5:44 PM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Rick Williams for Georgia State | Active |
Source: Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission filings through Oct 20, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 5:44 PM ET
Seats Williams has held
- Georgia State Senate, District 25 · since 2022
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 145 · 2016–2022
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 4 · 2002–2012
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 6 · 1976–1986
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Williams has run against
- Valerie Rodgers (D) · 2022 election, won
- Quentin T. Howell (D) · 2020 election, won
- Floyd Griffin (D) · 2016 election, won
- Smith Foster (D) · 2004 election, won
- Margaret Ball (D) · 2002 election, won
- Steve Farrow (D) · 1992 election, lost
- W. W. Fincher Jr. (D) · 1988 election, lost
- Phil Foster (D) · 1984 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Georgia Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Williams
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/c7860bae-9d9c-449c-9903-20230eec50ac
- Wikidata Q28421787
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET