John Williams (West Virginia politician)

John Williams
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
from the 51st district
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 1, 2016
Preceded byBrian Kurcaba
Personal details
Born (1990-05-24) May 24, 1990 (age 34)
Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S.
EducationWest Virginia University
OccupationPolitician, financial representative
Websitewilliamsforhouse.com

John Williams (born May 24, 1990) is an American politician, currently serving as a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 51st district.[1]

In 2018, Democrats — including Williams — swept all five seats in the 51st district, the largest multi-member district in the House.[2] As a result, the Monongalia County delegates, all Democrats, called themselves “The Fab Five” and frequently voted and worked together on bills.[3] This was especially notable given that there was only one Democratic member of the delegation just four years earlier, after the 2014 elections. In 2020, fellow Delegate Rodney Pyles was defeated for re-election by former Republican Delegate Joe Statler, breaking the all-Democratic delegation.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference WV House Biography was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Monongalia and Marion counties form blue wall in very red West Virginia". West Virginia MetroNews. November 8, 2018.
  3. ^ Croup, Josh (October 5, 2020). "2020 marks last election before House of Delegates undergoes sweeping change". WDTV.