Tommie Williams | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Georgia State Senate from the 19th district | |
| In office January 1999 – January 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Boshears |
| Succeeded by | Blake Tillery |
| President pro tempore of the Georgia State Senate | |
| In office January 12, 2009 – January 12, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Eric Johnson |
| Succeeded by | David Shafer |
| Majority Leader of the Georgia State Senate | |
| In office 2005 – January 12, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Stephens |
| Succeeded by | Chip Rogers |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Georgia Republican Party |
| Spouse | Stephanie |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Lyons, Georgia |
| Alma mater | University of Georgia |
| Occupation | Farmer, businessman, politician |
| Committees | Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Appropriations |
Tommie Williams is an American politician from the state of Georgia. He is a member of the Republican Party and was first elected to the Georgia Senate in 1998. Williams represented the 19th district, which encompassed Appling, Jeff Davis, Long, Montgomery, Toombs, Wayne, Wheeler, and parts of Liberty and Tattnall Counties.[1][2] He was selected as Senate Majority Leader in 2005, and was voted President Pro Tempore of the Senate in 2009.[3] Williams announced his retirement in March 2016, and did not seek re-election.[4] In 2018, he was appointed by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to be Minister-Counselor for Agriculture at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture in Rome, Italy.[5]