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David Lewis Williams (born May 28, 1953) is an attorney, Republican politician, and judge from the U.S. state of Kentucky. From 1987 to 2012, Williams represented Senate District 16, a position he secured upon the retirement of fellow Republican Doug Moseley. When Republicans gained control of the state senate in 2000, Williams was chosen as President of the Senate, and held that post continuously until his resignation in November 2012. In September 2010, he announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor in the 2011 gubernatorial election. On May 17, 2011, Williams secured the Republican nomination over Tea Party movement-backed Phil Moffet. However, he lost the general election by twenty points to incumbent Democratic Governor Steve Beshear. In November 2012, Williams resigned his Senate seat to accept a circuit court judgeship. ==Early life and family== The only child of Lewis and Flossie Williams, David Williams was born in Burkesville in Cumberland County, Kentucky, on May 28, 1953.〔Cheves, "Leadership Through Conflict"〕 Lewis Williams was a schoolteacher and basketball coach, but rural Cumberland County High School was unable to pay him sufficient salary to support his family; so he ran for clerk of the Cumberland County Fiscal Court.〔 After his initial election, the senior Williams never faced any opposition for the office, which he held for twenty-eight years.〔 Because of his father's office, David Williams met several politicians over the years, including Republicans, Senator John Sherman Cooper and Representative Tim Lee Carter. Such contacts aroused his interest in politics.〔Carlton, "David Williams"〕 In his teenage years, he became affiliated with the Young Republicans.〔 While attending Cumberland County High School, Williams was a strong student and captain of the football team.〔 He served as class president and successfully lobbied school administrators to re-instate the senior trip to Florida.〔 After high school, he attended the University of Kentucky, where he was a member of Kappa Alpha Order Fraternity. He earned a bachelor's degree in 1975; in 1977, he earned his Juris Doctor from the Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville.〔Baniak, "Williams to be Under Scrutiny as Senate Chief"〕 After graduation, he returned to Burkesville, where he began a law practice.〔 In 1976, Williams married the former Elaine Grubbs.〔"David Williams' Life and Career". ''Lexington Herald-Leader''〕 The couple had no children.〔 In 2001, Williams left his wife and filed for divorce, claiming the marriage was "irretrievably broken".〔 Williams and his second wife, Robyn Williams of Russell County, a former state district court judge, filed for divorce in September, 2012. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David L. Williams (politician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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