Brandon Williams
Republican Representative of New York's 22nd district
Representative
New York, district 22
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025
1
Congresses Served
1
House Terms
May 22, 1967 (57 years old)
Birthday
- American politician, farmer, and businessman
- Served as a U.S. Navy officer on the submarine USS Georgia from 1991 to 1996
- Holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in liberal arts from Pepperdine University and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
- Co-founded the startup funding company IgniteIP and served as CEO of CPLANE, an industrial process software company
- Owns a farm in Sennett, New York, focused on bees, lavender, and truffles, and began producing truffles in 2019
- Elected as the U.S. representative for New York’s 22nd congressional district in 2023
- Ran for office as a supporter of Trump and his America First agenda
- Criticized for not living within the district he represents
- Defeated his opponent in the general election by a margin of 1.5%
- Announced running for a second term in 2024
- Called for George Santos to resign due to false biographical statements
- Supported an impeachment inquiry against Joe Biden in 2023
- Has an unusually high rate of staff turnover in his office
- Committee assignments include the Committee on Education and the Workforce, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- Advocates for school vouchers, opposes restrictions on firearms, supports voter identification requirements, and supports building a wall on the Mexican border
- Voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections and has questioned the 2020 election laws while acknowledging Biden’s legitimate election
- Opposes abortion except in cases of rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother
- Met his wife at a Bible study group and has two children, whom they homeschooled
- His father is politically active in Dallas, focusing on social equality and racial justice