Since her time in the Georgia State Senate, Rep. Nikema Williams has led the charge to improve her community and fight for the values of her constituents.
She has spent her time at the state legislature fighting for working families, voting rights, fair representation and much more. These values are reflected in her work as a serving member of the influential Economic Development and Tourism, Retirement, MARTOC, State and Local Government Operations, Urban Affairs, and Special Judiciary committees.
As the first Black woman Chair the Democratic Party of Georgia, she led the fight statewide to expand access to opportunity for Georgians. Rep. Williams has played a key role in the National Democratic Party as a member of the Executive and
Resolution Committees of the Democratic National Committee.
Rep. Williams’ commitment to Georgians is also reflected in her arduous fight for free and fair elections. From speaking out against voter suppression, to ensuring that every individual’s vote is counted, Rep. Williams will not stop until everyone’s voices are heard. In November of 2018, she was arrested at the State Capitol as she stood by her constituents to elevate their demands that every vote be counted following the midterm elections.
Her passion for protecting women’s rights and access to healthcare led Rep. Williams to her former position as vice president of public policy for Planned Parenthood Southeast, Inc. Her desire for improving the wellbeing of working families led her to serve in her current position as deputy director of civic engagement at National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) and deputy executive director at Care in Action, the advocacy and political arm of NDWA.
Rep. Williams has been recognized as one of Georgia Trend Magazine’s 100 Most Influential Georgians, Forty under Forty, Power 30 Under 30, Outstanding Atlanta, and Who’s Who in Black Atlanta. Additionally she received the Freshman Legislator of the Year award from the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus and the 2020 Pinnacle Leadership Award. She is a graduate of Lead Atlanta, New Leaders Council and the Women’s Campaign School at Yale.
Rep. Williams was born in Columbus and raised by her grandparents across the Chattahoochee River in Smiths Station, Alabama. She attended Talladega College--a liberal arts Historically Black College in Talladega, Alabama--where she became a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, and graduated with a bachelor of arts in biology.
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