US House 

LinkedIn

Nikema Williams is from Columbus, Georgia and raised by her grandparents in Smiths Stations, Alabama. She has a bachelors of arts degree in biology from Talladega College. She lives with her husband and son in Atlanta, Georgia. She is a member of Central United Methodist Church.

Nikema is a Representative for Georgia's 5th Congressional District at the U.S. House of Representatives for the last two years. She previously worked at the National Domestic Workers Alliance, the Georgia General Assembly as a Georgia State Senator, and at Planned Parenthood Southeast.

Nikema Williams is currently the Representative for Georgia's 5th Congressional District. She was elected in 2020 and is serving her first term. She serves on the Financial Services Committee, the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, and the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress.  Nikema Williams served as a Georgia  State Senator between 2017 and 2021 before winning her election to the Georgia's 5th Congressional District.

Supports Medicare for All because the "size of your bank account should not determine your medical care."

As a a Representative, she co-led the introduction of the Striking Workers Healthcare Protection Act. This bill would prohibit the loss of healthcare coverage for workers who are on strike. This bill has not passed the House.

As a Representative, she re-launched the bipartisan Congressional Endometriosis Caucus.

Wants to invest in a strong federal infrastructure to support quality childcare, paid family leave, and paid medical leave.

- Supports Medicare for All because the "size of your bank account should not determine your medical care." 
- As a a Representative, she co-led the introduction of the Striking Workers Healthcare Protection Act. This bill would prohibit the loss of healthcare coverage for workers who are on strike. This bill has not passed the House. 
- As a Representative, she re-launched the bipartisan Congressional Endometriosis Caucus.
- Wants to invest in a strong federal infrastructure to support quality childcare, paid family leave, and paid medical leave.

Healthcare

As of October 24, 2022, Nikema Williams’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Immigration

Foreign Policy and Immigration

As a Representative, she introduced a bill that would introduce a $1 billion tax credit to advance environmental justice using tax credits for research and academic programs focused on the impact of climate change on low-income communities and communities of color.

Said, "I support the aggressive target of transitioning to 100% clean energy by 2050."

- As a Representative, she introduced a bill that would introduce a $1 billion tax credit to advance environmental justice using tax credits for research and academic programs focused on the impact of climate change on low-income communities and communities of color.
- Supports the Green New Deal.
- Said, "I support the aggressive target of transitioning to 100% clean energy by 2050."

Environment

Supports expanding public transit and making it more affordable.

Wants to create more good-paying, environmentally-friendly jobs.

Said, "I will support all measures which lower or eliminate overwhelming student debt in this country."

- Supports expanding public transit and making it more affordable.
- Wants to create more good-paying, environmentally-friendly jobs.
- Said, "I will support all measures which lower or eliminate overwhelming student debt in this country."

Economy

Nikema Williams

- Your US Representative represents the interests of your district in the US House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. Georgia currently has 14 US Representatives.
- US Representatives can author, sponsor, debate, and vote on bills that become national law.
- Representatives may serve on congressional committees. Committees focus on certain policy areas, such as transportation, education, or labor. They may also run for higher positions within their party, such as the Speaker of the House or Majority/Minority Leader.
- Representatives are elected to two-year terms. To hold this office, a candidate must be a legal resident of Georgia and a US citizen for at least seven years before their election. US Representatives are paid a salary of $174,000/year.