Nicole A. Williams

Nicole Annette Williams (born September 23, 1977) is an American attorney and politician serving as a Democratic member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 22, which represents a portion of Prince George's County, Maryland.

Early life and career Williams was born on September 23, 1977, in Washington, D.C. She attended the University of Pittsburgh, where she earned a B.A. degree in history and communications in 1999, and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where she earned a J.D. degree in 2002. She was admitted into the Maryland Bar in 2002, the District of Columbia Bar in 2005, and the Virginia State Bar in 2015. After graduating, Williams worked as an attorney for several law firms, including Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver, Hileman & Williams, and Rees Broome.

Williams first became involved with politics in 2010, when she filed to run for the Maryland House of Delegates in District 23A. She came in fourth place in a field of five candidates, receiving 13.8 percent of the vote.

Since 2019, Williams has served on the board of directors of Emerge Maryland. Williams applied to serve the remainder of Gaines's term. Her candidacy was endorsed by state senator Paul G. Pinsky and state delegates Anne Healey and Alonzo T. Washington. The Prince George's County Democratic Central Committee voted to recommend Williams to Governor Larry Hogan to fill the vacant seat in October 2019. Hogan appointed her to the Maryland House of Delegates on November 15, 2019, and Williams was sworn in on December 6, 2019. She was a member of the Judiciary Committee from 2020 to 2027.

2026 congressional campaign

In February 2026, Williams announced that she would run for Maryland's 5th congressional district in 2026, seeking to succeed Steny Hoyer, who is retiring. During her campaign, Williams campaigned on a platform centered on preserving democracy and addressing affordability concerns, and criticized the second Trump administration for federal mass layoffs that affected thousands of the district's residents. Williams suspended her campaign for Congress on May 5, 2026, saying that she no longer had the financial resources to compete in the crowded Democratic primary. She remained on the ballot and placed ninth in the Democratic primary with 1.4 percent of the vote.

Political positions

Abortion In January 2022, Williams attended a pro-choice rally at Lawyers Mall in Annapolis, Maryland. During the 2022 legislative session, Williams introduced legislation that would establish that civil or criminal charges can't be pursued against people who experience miscarriages, stillbirths, or from undergoing abortion services.

Elections During the 2021 legislative session, Williams introduced a bill that would allow voters to cast ballots at curbside voting locations.

In July 2021, Williams attended a public hearing hosted by the Maryland Citizens Redistricting Commission to ask commission members to keep the state's current multi-member legislative district system in their proposed map.

Gun control During the 2026 legislative session, William introduced a bill to ban the sale of firearms that can be converted into automatic firearms through the use of a Glock switch.

Social issues In February 2022, Williams attended a rally to urge lawmakers to pass the Time to Care Act, legislation that would offer paid family leave to all Marylanders.

During the 2025 legislative session, Williams introduced a bill to repeal the prohibition of selling condoms in public school vending machines. After passing the House of Delegates, the bill died in the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee.

Transportation In May 2021, Williams attended a rally alongside a number of elected officials to protest a proposed Maglev train between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Williams introduced legislation during the 2021 legislative session that would block the use of state funds to construct the maglev.

Personal life Williams attends religious services at the Metropolitan Baptist Church in Largo, Maryland. Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Geraldine Valentino-Smith 5,622 32.6% Democratic James W. Hubbard 4,621 26.8% Democratic Shukoor Ahmed 3,089 17.9% Democratic Lisa Ransom 1,658 9.6% Democratic Nicole A. Williams 1,389 8.1% Democratic Paulette Faulkner 437 2.5% Democratic Terence D. Collins 410 2.4%

+ Female Delegates and Alternate to the Democratic National Convention, District 5, 2012 PartyCandidateVotes%DemocraticKisha A. Brown (Obama)36,76616.2%DemocraticNicole A. Williams (Obama)35,86415.8%DemocraticDenise Riley (Obama)35,75915.8%DemocraticDenise Riley (Obama)35,75915.8%DemocraticLafonda Fenwick (Obama)34,56715.2%DemocraticJessy P. Mejia (Obama)34,31115.1%DemocraticBeth E. Swoap (Obama)33,67614.9%DemocraticGwen S. McCall (Uncommitted)5,3632.4%DemocraticEloise Evans (Uncommitted)5,2892.3%DemocraticBernadette M. James (Uncommitted)5,0872.2% + Prince George's County Democratic Central Committee At Large Primary Election, District 22, 2014 PartyCandidateVotes%DemocraticNicole A. Williams70,754100.0% + Female Delegates and Alternate to the Democratic National Convention, District 5, 2020 PartyCandidateVotes%DemocraticDenise C. Mitchell (Biden)64,76516.3%DemocraticAshleigh S. Phillips (Biden)61,37415.4%DemocraticJoseline Peña-Melnyk (Biden)60,90415.3%DemocraticKathleen Kennedy Townsend (Biden)59,98215.1%DemocraticArleathia West (Biden)58,97114.8%DemocraticShabnam Ahmed (Sanders)10,3452.6%DemocraticLeena G. Mohamed (Sanders)7,6661.9%DemocraticOlivia Delaplaine (Sanders)7,6501.9%DemocraticSuchitra Balachandran (Sanders)7,3531.8%DemocraticVivien Zhu (Sanders)7,0341.8%DemocraticTamara Davis Brown (Uncommitted)6,6011.7%DemocraticJasmine A. Leal-Taylor (Warren)5,4881.4%DemocraticNicole A. Williams (Warren)4,9221.2%DemocraticAbena Affum-McAllister (Warren)4,7171.2%DemocraticVivian Alana Caesar (Warren)3,7340.9%DemocraticLaura Hart (Warren)3,2530.8%DemocraticAlexus Viegas (Warren)2,2260.6%DemocraticLaura C. Siemers-Kennedy (Warren)1,9000.5%DemocraticBrooke Clagett (Buttigieg)1,8720.5%DemocraticStarr Barbour (Uncommitted) 1,7180.4%DemocraticBriana Urbina (Yang) 1,6770.4%DemocraticJoan Whelan (Warren) 1,6770.4%DemocraticPatti Kim (Yang) 1,4450.4%DemocraticRosemary Colby (Uncommitted) 1,4220.4%DemocraticKelsey L. Crockett (Yang) 1,3770.3%DemocraticDeborah Hoyt Richardson (Buttigieg)1,2760.3%DemocraticMary M. Wilcox (Uncommitted) 1,2350.3%DemocraticRebecca G. Rhodes (Yang) 1,0730.3%DemocraticTyler Elizabeth Holman (Yang) 9930.2%DemocraticCatherine Patricia Scott (Buttigieg) 9910.2%DemocraticNancy A. Oppenheim (Klobuchar) 8150.2%DemocraticJillian Villars (Yang) 6840.2%