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Micheal R. Williams, born February 6, 1955 in Knoxville, Tennessee, is a Tennessee politician who formerly served in the Tennessee State Senate and was elected county mayor of Union County in August 2010. A resident of Maynardville, in the Tennessee State Senate Williams represented the 4th district, which encompasses Claiborne, Grainger, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, and Union counties. He attended Lincoln Memorial University and obtained a B.A. in Health and Physical Education in 1985. He currently works in antique automobile restoration.〔(Micheal Williams ) profile on the Tennessee General Assembly website, accessed October 7, 2008〕 Williams was first elected to the 97th General Assembly as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives. He served as a state senator since being elected to the 100th General Assembly as a member of the Republican Party. Williams was Speaker pro Tempore of the Tennessee Senate during the 104th General Assembly (2005–2006). During the 100th General Assembly, he was the Senate Republican Whip, and he was the Senate Republican Assistant floor leader during the 101st General Assembly. He serves on the Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee, the Senate Commerce, Labor, and Agriculture Committee, and the Senate Rules Committee. On March 14, 2007, he announced that he was leaving the Senate Republican Caucus and becoming an Independent.〔( ET state senator quits GOP ), ''Knoxville News Sentinel'', March 15, 2007; (Already-independent senator leaves GOP ), ''Nashville City Paper'', March 14, 2007; (Defection removes GOP majority in Senate ), ''Tennessean'', March 15, 2007 〕 This left the Senate evenly divided, with 16 Democrats, 16 Republicans, and one Independent. In explaining his move, Williams said: "Some in the In the 2007-2008 edition of the Tennessee Blue Book, Williams listed his party affiliation as "Independent NASCAR Fan."〔(Tennessee Blue Book, 2007-2008, page 29 )〕 In 2008 he ran for re-election to the State Senate as an independent candidate,〔Tom Humphrey, ( Old-fashioned or modern for 4th District seat? Williams, Faulk point out differences while battling for spot ), ''Knoxville News Sentinel'', October 7, 2008〕 narrowly losing to Church Hill attorney Mike Faulk, a Republican, by a vote of 29,417 to 29,171.〔(GOP wins state Senate, picks up House seats, too ), ''Knoxville News Sentinel'', November 5, 2008〕 Williams won election to the office of county mayor in Union County on August 5, 2010, receiving 52.2% of the vote and defeating incumbent Larry Lay.〔Tom Humphrey, (Former State Sen. Mike Williams Elected Union County Mayor ), ''Knoxville News Sentinel'' website, accessed August 7, 2010〕 ==References== 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「Micheal R. Williams」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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