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Gex Williams
Kentucky State Senate District 20
Tenure
2023 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
2
Predecessor
Compensation
Elections and appointments
Education
Personal
Contact
Gex Williams (Republican Party) (also known as Jay) is a member of the Kentucky State Senate, representing District 20. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Williams (Republican Party) ran for election to the Kentucky State Senate to represent District 20. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Williams completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Gex Williams graduated from Fort Lauderdale High School in 1970. Williams earned a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences and a master's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Florida in 1975 and 1977, respectively. His career experience includes working as an IT consultant with Wi2, an executive advisor with the Commonweatlh of Kentucky, and the vice president and an insurance agent with Capitol Marketing Insurance. Williams has been affiliated with the NRA, Christian Home Educators of Kentucky, and Boy Scouts of America.[1][2]
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Williams was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Education Committee, Vice Chair
- Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee
- State and Local Government Committee
- Senate Transportation Committee
- Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection Committee
- Education Committee
- Local Government Committee
- Natural Resources and Environment Committee
- State Government Committee
- Transportation Committee
- Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection Committee
Elections
2022
See also: Kentucky State Senate elections, 2022
General election
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Teresa Azbill Barton advanced from the Democratic primary for Kentucky State Senate District 20.
Republican primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Wayne Karem (R)
- Aaron Reed (R)
Endorsements
To view Williams' endorsements in the 2022 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Gex Williams completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Williams' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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My wife Judy and I have been married for 46 wonderful years. We live in Verona and raised our six children here, homeschooling them and being active in our church. Over the years we’ve had a great time hunting and fishing, and I really enjoyed serving as the Scoutmaster for my boys’ Boy Scout troop. Now most of my spare time is spent enjoying our 14 grandchildren or reading about current events. I have a BS in computer science and an MS in electrical engineering and spent my career working as a software developer, marketer and IT consultant. I’m also an experienced change maker. That’s what I did in the 90s during my short stint in the General Assembly. I disrupted the way things had always been done, and exposed politicians who said one thing and did another.
- Create good-paying jobs and grow the economy
- End the income tax and tackle inflation and the rising cost of living
- Defend our 2nd Amendment rights and protect unborn babies
We must do everything we can to address the rising costs facing families, including gas prices and the inflation being driven by politicians in Washington. The world's need for affordable energy is an opportunity for energy producing states like Kentucky. Not only can we export energy, but we can grow good-paying, stable manufacturing jobs. Frankfort must spend taxpayer dollars wisely while helping to build a stronger economy, create jobs, and improve our state’s infrastructure. The pro-life movement has always been close to my heart, and I will be joining the fight in Frankfort for a pro-life constitutional amendment.
Kentucky’s at a key time in our development and it’s time to get things done. We have so many great opportunities and we need leaders in Frankfort making wise decisions that provide more opportunities for Kentuckians, more jobs with better pay and better benefits, with low taxes and great education and job training so our kids can succeed. I strongly support parental rights and the ability of all families to choose the type of education that is best for their kids.
Absolutely. It's important for the people of the 20th District to have a strong, conservative advocate who knows how to be an effective fighter from day one, build coalitions, and navigate the Senate rules. Someone who can use the diverse interests of the district to ensure its influence is properly represented in key pieces of legislation as they are negotiated. I’m an experienced change maker. That’s what I did in the 90s during my short stint in the General Assembly. I disrupted the way things had always been done, and exposed politicians who said one thing and did another.
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2023
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| In 2023, the Kentucky State Legislature was in session from January 3 to March 30. Greater Louisville Inc. Legislators from the Louisville area are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. The Family Foundation of Kentucky Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to family issues. |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 16, 2022
- ↑ LinkedIn, "E Gex Williams III," accessed March 27, 2023
Leadership
Senate President:Robert Stivers
Majority Leader:Damon Thayer
Minority Leader:Gerald Neal
Senators
Republican Party (30)
Democratic Party (7)
Vacancies (1)
