Ann Williams (politician)

This article is about the Illinois Representative. For others, see Ann Williams (disambiguation).

Ann M. Williams (born 1968) is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives who has represented the 11th District since 2011.^[1] The district includes the Chicago neighborhoods of West Lakeview, Roscoe Village and North Center, as well as parts of Lincoln Park and Lincoln Square.

Ann Williams
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 11th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2011
Preceded by	Kathleen C. Moore
Personal details
Born	1968 (age 54–55)
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	University of Iowa Drake University
Profession	State Representative, attorney

Education and career

Williams received a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Iowa in 1992 and a Juris Doctor from Drake University in 1994.^[1][2] As an attorney, she served as Assistant Attorney General in the office of Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan.^[3]

State Representative

Williams was elected to her first term as state representative of Illinois' 11th District in 2010 to replace John Fritchey who chose to run for a seat on the Cook County Board of Commissioners. Williams was supported by both of Chicago's major newspapers. The Chicago Tribune noted in its endorsement that "It's good to see that she believes party leaders shouldn't be exempt from the new campaign contribution caps imposed on everyone else."^[4] The Chicago Sun-Times called her "bright and conscientious" and noted her work for Attorney General Lisa Madigan and as a staff attorney for the state House.^[5] Williams focused her campaign on protecting women and children from sex offenders, fighting for greater access to affordable healthcare, and making government open and accountable to the people.^[6] Her Committee assignments include Judiciary I - Civil Law; Consumer Protection; Adoption Reform; Business Occupational Licenses; Environmental Health; and Government Operations Subcommittee.^[1]

Williams won reelection to a second term in 2012. She ran unopposed in the March 20 Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.^[7][8][9] Williams was re-elected to a third term in November 2014.^[10]

In 2018, J.B. Pritzker appointed Williams to Powering Illinois’ Future transition committee, which is responsible for infrastructure and clean energy policies.^[11]

Williams is pro-choice and favors the legalization of same-sex marriage.^[12] She was a co-sponsor of the bill legalizing same-sex marriage in Illinois.^[13] Williams was the only Chicago lawmaker in the Illinois House to vote against a bill supported by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel allowing speed-detection cameras near schools and parks throughout the city.^[14]

As of July 3, 2022, Representative Williams is a member of the following Illinois House committees:^[15]

• Civil Procedure & Tort Liability Subcommittee (HJUA-CIVI)
• Commercial Property Subcommittee (HJUA-COMM)
• (chairwoman of) Energy & Environment Committee (HENG)
• Ethics & Elections Committee (SHEE)
• Judiciary - Civil Committee (HJUA)
• Lobbying Subcommittee (SHEE-LOBY)
• Small Business, Tech Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Committee (SBTE)
• Tourism Committee (SHTO)

Electoral history

Illinois 11th Representative District Democratic Primary, 2010^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ann M. Williams	5,662	46.23
	Democratic	Dan Farley	3,927	32.06
	Democratic	Ed Mullen	2,659	21.71
Total votes			14,101	100.0

Illinois 11th Representative District General Election, 2010^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ann M. Williams	21,813	71.14
	Republican	Scott Tucker	8,851	28.86
Total votes			30,664	100.0

Illinois 11th Representative District General Election, 2012^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ann M. Williams (incumbent)	35,783	100.0	+28.86%
Total votes			35,783	100.0

Illinois 11th Representative District General Election, 2014^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ann M. Williams (incumbent)	22,562	100.0
Total votes			22,562	100.0

Illinois 11th Representative District General Election, 2016^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ann M. Williams (incumbent)	38,028	71.56	-28.44%
	Republican	Gary Mandell	15115	28.44	N/A
Total votes			53,143	100.0

Illinois 11th Representative District General Election, 2018^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ann M. Williams (incumbent)	42,291	100.0	+28.44%
Total votes			42,291	100.0

Illinois 11th Representative District General Election, 2020^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ann M. Williams (incumbent)	50,970	100.0
Total votes			50,970	100.0

References

1. Representative Ann Williams page, Illinois General Assembly website October 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, accessed November 20, 2011
2. Ann Williams April 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine profile at Storino, Ramello & Durkin
3. Ormsby, David (January 19, 2010). "Illinois 2010 Elections: Attorney General Lisa Madigan Tips Her Hand in House Race to Succeed John Fritchey–and It's Ann Williams". The Illinois Observer. from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
4. "Change the House". Chicago Tribune. September 29, 2010. from the original on November 13, 2011. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
5. "none". Chicago Sun-Times. October 11, 2010.
6. . Friends of Ann M. Williams. 2010. Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
7. Illinois State Board of Elections "Candidate List," December 5, 2011
8. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-22. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
9. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 19, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
10. . WBEZ. November 6, 2014. Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
11. Miller, Rich (November 26, 2018). "Pritzker transition unveils Powering Illinois' Future Committee". Capitol Fax. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
12. Demarest, Erica (December 7, 2011). "State Rep. Ann Williams talks adoption, LGBT outreach". Windy City Times. from the original on January 20, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2011. A couple issues that always come up—unfortunately, even those it's 2011—are things like [abortion] choice and civil unions. Those are a priority for a lot of us in this region. I wasn't there to take the vote for civil unions. [Voting occurred before Williams took office.] It would've been a real highlight and privilege to get to vote for that, but I hope to be around for the vote that will provide full marriage equality. I hope that comes sooner rather than later for the families in my community.
13. Margolin, Emma (November 5, 2013). "Illinois Legislature passes marriage equality". MSNBC. from the original on November 6, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
14. McQueary, Kristen (November 14, 2011). . WBEZ. Archived from the original on December 6, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
15. "Illinois General Assembly - Representative Committees". ilga.gov. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
16. "Election Results 2010 GENERAL PRIMARY". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
17. "Election Results 2010 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
18. "Election Results 2012 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
19. "Election Results 2014 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
20. "Election Results 2016 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
21. "Election Results 2018 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
22. "Election Results 2020 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. December 4, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2022.

External links

• Representative Ann Williams (D) 11th District at the Illinois General Assembly
  • By session: 100th, 99th, 98th, 97th
• State Representative Ann Williams constituency website
• Ann Williams for State Representative
• Profile at Vote Smart
• at Illinois House Democrats