Dave Williams (Colorado politician)

Dave Williams is an American politician from Colorado Springs, Colorado. A Republican, Williams represents Colorado House of Representatives District 15, which encompasses Colorado Springs and Cimarron Hills in El Paso County.

Dave Williams
Williams in 2018.
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 15th district
Assumed office
January 11, 2017
Preceded byGordon Klingenschmitt
Personal details
BornAlbuquerque, New Mexico
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceColorado Springs, Colorado
Alma materUniversity of Colorado at Colorado Springs
ProfessionManufacturing executive[1]
Websitedaveforcolorado.com/about.html

Elections

Williams was first elected to the State House in 2016 after winning 67.84% of the vote.[2]

Previously, Williams served as Vice-Chairman of the El Paso County Republican Party. He works for his family-owned company as Vice President of Logistics.[3]

Williams was the first Latino elected to House District 15.[4] While his surname may not readily indicate his ethnicity, his mother's maiden name is "Sanchez" and their family has roots going back to Mexico and Southern California.[5]

Colorado Politician Accountability Act

During the first year of his first term (2017), Williams introduced a bill (HB17-1134) titled the "Colorado Politician Accountability Act". The bill was designed to crack down on sanctuary cities by allowing public officials of sanctuary cities who had not sought to overturn the local sanctuary law to be sued by citizens if an illegal alien committed a crime, and also by making elected officials of sanctuary jurisdictions liable to penalties for "rendering assistance to an illegal alien".[6][7][8] The bill was defeated in the House but Williams and two Senate co-sponsors reintroduced it with few changes in 2018 as HB18-1178.[9][10]

References
  1. Colorado General Assembly. Representative Dave Williams. Viewed: 2017-01-18.
  2. "Official Certified Results November 8, 2016 General Election: State Representative - District 15". Secretary of State of Colorado. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
  3. Williams, Dave. Meet Dave. Viewed: 2017-01-18.
  4. "Rep. Dave Williams". www.cohousegop.com. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  5. Development, PodBean. "Peter Boyles Show - Feb 3, 2017 - Hr 3". Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  6. Leyte, Ximena (February 16, 2017). "Immigration policies spark debate between Colorado state representatives". Boulder Weekly.
  7. Eason, Brian (January 30, 2017). "Colorado lawmaker wants to let victims of crimes committed by immigrants sue politicians in 'sanctuary cities'". The Denver Post (subscription required).
  8. "Hold Colorado Government Accountable Sanctuary Jurisdictions". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  9. Paul, Jesse (March 13, 2018). "Colorado's 'sanctuary city' officials would face lawsuits, felony charge in return of GOP lawmakers' longshot measure". The Denver Post (subscription required).
  10. "Hold Colorado Governments Accountable Sanctuary Jurisdictions". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved 2018-06-10.


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