Whitney Williams
Whitney Williams | |
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Personal details | |
Born | 1970 or 1971 (age 52–53) Montana, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Parents |
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Relatives | Griff Williams (brother) |
Education | University of Montana (BA) |
Whitney Williams (born 1970/1971)[1] is an American businesswoman and political candidate. In October 2019, Williams announced her candidacy for the 2020 Montana gubernatorial election,[2][3] but she was defeated in the Democratic primary.
Early life and education
Williams is a sixth-generation Montana native. She is the daughter of the former Montana Senate majority leader Carol Williams and former congressman Pat Williams.[4][5] The Washington Post has called the Williams family the "first family of Montana politics."[6]
Williams earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Montana, where she studied political science, forestry and Native American studies.[7]
Career
Williams worked in the
In 2001, she joined Casey Family Programs and helped establish the $600 million Marguerite Casey Foundation.[5][9] Since 2003, Williams has served as founder and CEO of williamsworks, a Montana-based consultancy agency.[10] The firm has provided strategic services to nonprofit, philanthropic and corporate clients including Toms Shoes, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Nike Foundation, the Wikimedia Foundation and Thorn.[8][11][12]
Williams is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.[13]
Philanthropy
Williams previously served on the board of trustees for the
Politics
On October 3, 2019, Williams announced her candidacy for
She faced incumbent
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mike Cooney | 81,527 | 54.86% | |
Democratic | Whitney Williams | 67,066 | 45.14% | |
Total votes | 148,593 | 100.00% |
References
- ^ Whitney Williams 2020 Election Questionnaire
- ^ "Montana Democrat Whitney Williams announces run for governor". Missoula Current. 2019-10-03. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- ^ "Whitney for Montana". secure.ngpvan.com. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- ^ Sally Mauk. "Congressman's daughter follows her parents into a life of public service". mtpr.org.
- ^ a b c d "Whitney Williams". williamsworks. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ Cillizza, Chris. "Fix Clip -N- Save: 'First families' of politics". Washington Post. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ "Whitney Williams". williamsworks.com. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- ^ a b c Rapkin, Mickey. "When Ben Affleck Wants to Change the World, He Calls This Woman". Elle. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ "Carrying on family legacy: Whitney Williams goes global". Montana Standard.
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- ^ "williamsworks Clients". williamsworks. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ "Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/People/Core team - Meta". meta.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- ^ "Membership Roster". Council on Foreign Relations. Archived from the original on 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- ^ "Fund instituted to help Native families find missing people". AP News. Associated Press. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ Volz, Matt (3 October 2019). "Williams now 4th Democrat in governor's race". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ Schweitzer, Brian (17 May 2020). "Guest view: Schweitzer backs Williams for governor". Billings Gazette. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ a b "2020 STATEWIDE PRIMARY ELECTION CANVASS" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "General Election - November 3, 2020". electionresults.mt.gov. Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen. Retrieved 24 March 2021.