Tambor Williams (born March 28, 1941) is an American politician. She served in the Colorado House of Representatives from 1997 until 2004, and was the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Colorado in 2010.
Tambor Williams | |
|---|---|
| Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies | |
| In office August 2, 2004 – January 9, 2007 | |
| Governor | Bill Owens |
| Preceded by | Rick O'Donnell |
| Succeeded by | D. Rico Munn |
| Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 50th district | |
| In office January 1997 – August 2, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Pat Sullivan |
| Succeeded by | Pamela Groeger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 28, 1941 Washington, D.C. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic (formerly) |
| Spouse | Jim Eckersley |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Greeley, Colorado |
| Alma mater | Queens College Western State College of Colorado University of Colorado Law School |
Biography
editWilliams was born in Washington, D.C. in 1941. She received a Bachelor of Arts from Queens College in 1962, a Master of Arts from Western State College of Colorado in 1971, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Colorado Law School in 1982. Prior to law school, Williams worked as a teacher, school counselor, and university administrator.[1]
Williams registered as a Democrat for a short time, as her partner was running for sheriff as a Democrat.[2]
Williams was elected as a Republican to the Colorado House of Representatives in 1996, from Weld County. She served until 2004, when she was appointed by Governor Bill Owens as executive director of the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies.[3][4]
In August 2010, Williams was selected by gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes to be his running mate.[5][6] The ticket finished third in the general election.
Personal life
editWilliams and her husband, Jim Eckersley, have two children: Jennifer and Bill.[1]
Political positions
editWilliams identifies as pro-life, supporting abortion only in certain cases; although in 1997 she opposed a bill which would have banned partial-birth abortion in the state of Colorado.[7][8]
Electoral history
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tambor Williams | 1,269 | 66.0% | |
| Republican | Norman G. Johnson | 653 | 34.0% | |
| Total votes | 1,922 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tambor Williams | 7,659 | 53.8% | |
| Democratic | Jim Riesberg | 6,579 | 46.2% | |
| Total votes | 14,238 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tambor Williams | 1,406 | 56.9% | |
| Republican | Lea Faulkner | 1,051 | 42.6% | |
| Write-in | 12 | 0.5% | ||
| Total votes | 2,469 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tambor Williams | 6,046 | 55.2% | |
| Democratic | Warren Lasell | 4,850 | 44.3% | |
| Write-in | 49 | 0.4% | ||
| Total votes | 10,945 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tambor Williams | 765 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 765 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tambor Williams | 9,566 | 74.9% | |
| Libertarian | Russ J. Haddad | 3,208 | 25.1% | |
| Total votes | 12,774 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tambor Williams | 2,372 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 2,372 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tambor Williams | 9,370 | 77.6% | |
| Libertarian | Lester W. Edgett | 2,712 | 22.4% | |
| Total votes | 12,082 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Hickenlooper/Joseph García | 915,436 | 51.1% | |
| Constitution | Tom Tancredo/Pat Miller | 652,376 | 36.4% | |
| Republican | Dan Maes/Tambor Williams | 199,792 | 11.1% | |
| Libertarian | Jaimes Brown/Ken Wyble | 13,365 | 0.7% | |
| Independent | Jason R. Clark | 8,601 | 0.5% | |
| Independent | Paul Fiorino/Heather McKibbin | 3,492 | 0.2% | |
| Write-in | 86 | <0.1% | ||
| Total votes | 1,793,148 | 100.0% | ||
References
edit- ^ a b "Tambor Williams' Biography". Project VoteSmart. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ^ Hope Strogoff, Jody (August 20, 2010). "Maes picks former Democrat, Trial Lawyers Association member for LG". The Colorado Statesman. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ^ "Owens picks Tambor Williams". Denver Business Journal. July 1, 2004. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ^ Birhanemaskel, Millete (July 1, 2004). "Tambor Williams to head regulatory agencies". Greeley Tribune. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ^ Roberts, Michael (August 17, 2010). "Tambor Williams, Dan Maes's new running mate, a longtime insider, not a revolutionary". Westword. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ^ Fender, Jessica (August 17, 2010). "Tambor Williams tapped as Maes running mate". The Denver Post. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ^ Musgrave, Marilyn; Arrington, Barry (October 20, 2010). "Tambor Williams must think voters are pretty stupid". The Denver Post. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ^ Fender, Jessica (August 17, 2010). "GOP's Maes picks ex-legislator Tambor Williams as running mate". The Denver Post. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ^ a b "State of Colorado, Abstract of Votes Cast, 1996" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ^ a b "State of Colorado, Abstract of Votes Cast, 1998" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ^ a b "State of Colorado, Abstract of Votes Cast, 2000" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ^ a b "State of Colorado, Abstract of Votes Cast, 2002" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ^ "2010 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved January 6, 2018.