- Carl M. Williams
Carl M. Williams (born
May 6 1942 ) was a member of the State House of Representatives in theMichigan Legislature for three terms (2001-2007).Prior to serving as state representative, Williams was elected to the Saginaw city council—an office which he held from
November 11 ,1991 untilApril 17 ,2000 . Saginaw'scity charter prohibits currently serving members of the city council from seeking any other elective office. As a consequence, Williams resigned from the city council immediately prior to becoming a candidate for state representative. During his tenure as a city councilman, Williams was selected by the city council to serve as mayor pro tempore for two years.Williams was first elected to the legislature in 2000 and subsequently re-elected in 2002 and 2004. Because of
term limit provisions in theMichigan Constitution , he was ineligible to seek re-election in 2006.He was a candidate for the
Michigan Senate representing the 32nd District and prevailed over two other candidates, Dave Adams and Aaron Dodak, in the Democratic Party primary election onAugust 8 ,2006 . In the general election held onNovember 7 ,2006 , Williams was defeated by Republican Party candidate Roger Kahn, a representative from the 94th state house district. It was the closest michigan senate race that year, with Kahn winning by only 450 votes, or 0.48% of the vote, only after a recount.As a member of the State House of Representatives, Williams served on the Appropriations Committee and its Subcommittees for General Government (for which he was minority party Vice Chairman), State Police/Military and Veterans Affairs (for which he was also minority party Vice Chairman), Natural Resources and Environmental Quality and School Aid and Department of Education.
Prior to his election to public office, Williams was employed by Delphi Steering Systems in Saginaw as an Employee Assistance Program Coordinator and manufacturing supervisor.
Williams and his wife Lavion have three children and live in Saginaw. Williams grandson Sgt. Davonte Kelly is currently serving in the military. Sgt. Kelly is in Afghanistan supporting the OEF mission.
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