Early career Williams began practicing
employment law and
labor law in the
Salt Lake City office of
Holme Roberts & Owen. He was offered a job with Sherman & Howard in
Colorado Springs, which he accepted in 1992. In 2010, Williams was elected the El Paso County
Clerk & Recorder.
Secretary of state In 2014,
Scott Gessler, the
Secretary of State of Colorado, announced his candidacy for
Governor of Colorado in the
2014 Colorado gubernatorial election. Williams ran unopposed for the Republican Party nomination for Secretary of State. He defeated Democratic Party nominee
Joe Neguse in the general election, 47.5% to 44.9%. On December 19, 2016, Michael Baca, a Colorado presidential elector, was replaced by Williams with Celeste Landry after Baca failed to vote for
Hillary Clinton as he was pledged; Landry voted for Clinton. Two Colorado electors filed
suit against Williams in August 2017.
Colorado secretary of state In 2017, Williams complied with
Donald Trump's request by sending publicly available voter data to the
Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity. Colorado followed nearly every recommendation made by election experts in the wake of
Russian interference in the 2016 election prior to the 2018 elections. On November 6, 2018, Williams lost re-election to
Democrat Jena Griswold.
Colorado Springs In 2019, Williams announced his candidacy for the
city council of
Colorado Springs, Colorado, in the
2019 elections. He won an at-large seat on the council. In 2023, Williams was a candidate for
mayor of Colorado Springs. In the mayoral election held April 4, 2023, no candidate received more than 50% of the vote, and Williams was one of the top two vote-getters. A runoff election was held between Williams and the other top vote getter,
Yemi Mobolade, on May 16. Mobolade defeated Williams. ==Personal life==