Danny Wade Williams (born April 30, 1973) is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the

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since January 2023. He represents Kentucky's 4th House district which includes all of Hopkins County.

Background

Williams is the former

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Madisonville, Kentucky Madisonville is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States, located along Interstate 69 in the state's Western Coal Fields region. The population was 19,591 at the 2010 census. Madisonville is a ...

. Before this role, he served in the

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for 11 years and was in active service for four years including during

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. Williams earned a

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in organizational management from

Oakland City University Oakland City University (OCU) is a private university affiliated with the General Baptist Church and located in Oakland City, Indiana. It is the only General Baptist Church-affiliated college or university in the United States. Founded in 1885, ...

in 2001 and later earned a

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from

Murray State University Murray State University (MSU) is a public university in Murray, Kentucky, in the Southern United States. In addition to the main campus in Calloway County in southwestern Kentucky, Murray State operates extended campuses offering upper-level an ...

. He identifies as a

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Electoral history

* 2022 Incumbent representative Lynn Bechler was redistricted from Kentucky's 4th House district to Kentucky's 12th House district. Williams won the 2022 republican primary, receiving 1,665 votes against David Sharp. Williams won the November 8, 2022, general election with 10,624 votes against Democratic candidate Byron Hobgood. * 2024 Williams was unopposed in the 2024 republican primary and won the

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with 15,146 votes (75.3%) against Democratic candidate Lloyd Smith.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Wade Republican Party members of the Kentucky House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Kentucky General Assembly Living people Murray State University alumni American law enforcement officials 21st-century Baptists Baptists from Kentucky Oakland City University alumni Year of birth missing (living people)