Bob Williams | |
Office: | Member of the Washington House of Representatives |
Constituency: | 19th |
Term Start: | January 10, 1983 |
Term End: | January 9, 1989 |
Predecessor: | John Erak |
Successor: | George L. Raiter |
Constituency1: | 18th |
Term Start1: | January 8, 1979 |
Term End1: | January 10, 1983 |
Predecessor1: | William “Bill” Paris |
Successor1: | Joe Tanner |
Birth Name: | Gomer Robert Williams |
Birth Date: | 8 February 1942 |
Birth Place: | Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Death Place: | Longview, Washington, U.S. |
Party: | Republican |
Spouse: | Jane Williams |
Children: | 3 |
Occupation: | Accountant |
Education: | Pennsylvania State University (BA) |
Gomer Robert Williams (February 8, 1942 – March 15, 2022) was an American accountant and politician who served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 18th district from 1979 to 1983 and the 19th district from 1983 to 1989. A member of the Republican Party, he was the Republican nominee for Governor of Washington in 1988, losing to incumbent Democrat Booth Gardner by over 24 percentage points.[1] In 1991, he founded the conservative think tank Freedom Foundation.[2] [3]
He died in Longview, Washington on March 15, 2022.[3]