# Nikema Williams

Nikema Williams is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Georgia’s 5th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Georgia’s 5th district
- Serving since: 2021-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: W000788
- FEC candidate IDs: H0GA05301

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/W000788 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Williams raised $772.8K in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom quarter of House Democrats (median $2.0M).

## What Williams says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,578 classified statements: 1,478 posts on X, 58 press releases, 30 newsletters, 12 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Williams | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.5% | 6.6% | 152 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 28.6% | 27.5% | 107 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 70.9% | 73.2% | 143 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.4% | 9.8% | 188 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 26.0% | 22.7% | 69 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 1.5% | 1.9% | 106 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 29% (House Democrats 26%); Government Operations and Politics 20% (House Democrats 20%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 19% (House Democrats 13%); Economics and Public Finance 15% (House Democrats 20%); Education 11% (House Democrats 9.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.04 (standard error 0.01), from 1,104 donors and 2,982 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 43% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 96.5% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 99.3% (96.4%). 16 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 59 bills: 59 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 493. 3.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 105 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.Res. 1620: Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Nonviolence Week" to raise awareness of youth violence in the United States. (in committee, 2026-10-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1620
- H.J.Res. 216: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for a crime. (in committee, 2026-09-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/216
- H.R. 10239: Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (in committee, 2026-09-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10239
- H.R. 10182: CEDS Act (in committee, 2026-08-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10182
- H.R. 9946: Equity in STI Testing Act (in committee, 2026-07-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9946
- H.R. 9890: Polling Place Standards Act (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9890
- H.Res. 1420: Honoring the 31st International President and CEO of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Danette Anthony Reed. (in committee, 2026-07-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1420
- H.R. 9493: Home Internet Accessibility Act (in committee, 2026-06-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9493
- H.R. 9380: Expanding Access to Credit through Consumer-Permissioned Data Act (in committee, 2026-06-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9380
- H.R. 9309: PRIDE Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9309

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $772.8K (House Democrats median $2.0M). 14% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 69% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepNikema/status/2114756498630865002
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepNikema/status/2114857249315094768
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepNikema/status/2114379642169856307
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepNikema/status/2113684370280108315
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepNikema/status/2113753802239037923
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepNikema/status/2113102283680383478
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepNikema/status/2112698097109266796
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepNikema/status/2112980585241084133
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepNikema/status/2113035153073176804
- 2026-10-21 · Press release · ICYMI: Congresswoman Nikema Williams Holds Veterans Town Hall · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://nikemawilliams.house.gov/posts/icymi-congresswoman-nikema-williams-holds-veterans-town-hall

## Links

- Official site: https://nikemawilliams.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepNikema
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepNikemaWilliams
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repnikema
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/W000788

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/W000788