Ryan Williams | |
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Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 42nd[1] district | |
Assumed office January 11, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Henry Fincher |
Chair of the Republican Caucus in the House | |
In office January 2016 – January 8, 2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Kingsport, Tennessee, U.S. | June 1, 1973
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Cookeville, Tennessee |
Alma mater | Carson–Newman College |
Ryan Williams[2] (born June 1,[3] 1973)[4] is an American politician and a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing District 42 since January 2011. 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]
Willaims 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]