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Senator Rick Williams was elected to the House of Representatives in 2016 and represents District 145, which includes Baldwin County and portions of Putnam County. Sen. Williams is the product of Georgia’s public school system and graduated from Baldwin County High School in 1970. After high school, Sen. Williams followed in his father’s footsteps and pursued a career in the funeral services industry and attended Gupton Jones College of Mortuary Science.
While operating his family business alongside his father, Sen. Williams was appointed by Mayor James Baugh M.D. to serve as chairman on the Mayor’s Committee of Hiring the Handicapped. Sen. Williams was later appointed as chairman of the Board of Zoning Appeals of the City of Milledgeville in 1985. In 1987, Sen. Williams was elected to the Baldwin County Commission and served as chairman in 1991 and 1992. Sen. Williams continued his lengthy career in public service in 1998 and was appointed Chief Registrar of Baldwin County. He served in this position until resigning in 2016 to seek the office of state representative.
Sen. Williams co-owns multiple funeral service related businesses, including Williams Funeral Homes of Milledgeville, Gordon and Eatonton, Williams Crematory of Milledgeville, Heritage Memorial Park Cemetery and Washington Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Sen. Williams is actively involved in his local community and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Milledgeville, the Milledgeville Kiwanis Club, Benevolent Lodge #3 F&AM, Al Shiah Shrine and the Voter Registration Association of Georgia. Sen. Williams is also a member of the Georgia Funeral Directors Association, the National Funeral Directors Association and The Georgia Academy of Graduate Embalmers.
Sen. Williams is the husband of Donna Guillebeau Williams and the father of three children, Spencer, Cameron and Amber. He is the proud grandfather of seven grandchildren.
While operating his family business alongside his father, Sen. Williams was appointed by Mayor James Baugh M.D. to serve as chairman on the Mayor’s Committee of Hiring the Handicapped. Sen. Williams was later appointed as chairman of the Board of Zoning Appeals of the City of Milledgeville in 1985. In 1987, Sen. Williams was elected to the Baldwin County Commission and served as chairman in 1991 and 1992. Sen. Williams continued his lengthy career in public service in 1998 and was appointed Chief Registrar of Baldwin County. He served in this position until resigning in 2016 to seek the office of state representative.
Sen. Williams co-owns multiple funeral service related businesses, including Williams Funeral Homes of Milledgeville, Gordon and Eatonton, Williams Crematory of Milledgeville, Heritage Memorial Park Cemetery and Washington Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Sen. Williams is actively involved in his local community and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Milledgeville, the Milledgeville Kiwanis Club, Benevolent Lodge #3 F&AM, Al Shiah Shrine and the Voter Registration Association of Georgia. Sen. Williams is also a member of the Georgia Funeral Directors Association, the National Funeral Directors Association and The Georgia Academy of Graduate Embalmers.
Sen. Williams is the husband of Donna Guillebeau Williams and the father of three children, Spencer, Cameron and Amber. He is the proud grandfather of seven grandchildren.
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