Sandra Williams is a Democratic member of the Ohio State Senate, representing District 21. Williams was first elected to the chamber in 2014. Williams is running for re-election in the primary on May 8, 2018. The general election will take place on November 6, 2018.

She served in the Ohio House of Representatives, representing District 11 from 2006 to January 5, 2015. She was ineligible to run for re-election to the House in 2014 because of term limits. Stephanie Howse (D) was elected to her seat in the November 4, 2014, general election.

Williams earned her B.A. in political science from Cleveland State University and her M.S. in criminal justice administration from Tiffin University. Her professional experience includes working as a legislative aide, an administrative assistant in the United States Army Reserve and a corrections officer for the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Department.

• EMBA, Cleveland State University, 2014
• MS, Criminal Justice Administration, Tiffin University, 2004
• BA, Political Science, Cleveland State University, 1994

• EMBA, Cleveland State University, 2014
• MS, Criminal Justice Administration, Tiffin University, 2004
• BA, Political Science, Cleveland State University, 1994
• Former Corrections Officer, Sheriff’s Department, Cuyahoga County
• Former Mediator, State of Ohio
• University Lecturer, Cleveland State University, 2016-2017
• Legislative Aide, Office of Annie Key, Ohio State House of Representatives, 2001-2006
• Administrative Assistant, United States Army Reserve, 1987-1995

• EMBA, Cleveland State University, 2014
• MS, Criminal Justice Administration, Tiffin University, 2004
• BA, Political Science, Cleveland State University, 1994
• Former Corrections Officer, Sheriff’s Department, Cuyahoga County
• Former Mediator, State of Ohio
• University Lecturer, Cleveland State University, 2016-2017
• Legislative Aide, Office of Annie Key, Ohio State House of Representatives, 2001-2006
• Administrative Assistant, United States Army Reserve, 1987-1995
• Senator, Ohio State Senate, 2014-present
• Candidate, Ohio State Senate, District 21, 2018
• Representative, Ohio State House of Representatives, 2006-2014

• EMBA, Cleveland State University, 2014
• MS, Criminal Justice Administration, Tiffin University, 2004
• BA, Political Science, Cleveland State University, 1994
• Former Corrections Officer, Sheriff’s Department, Cuyahoga County
• Former Mediator, State of Ohio
• University Lecturer, Cleveland State University, 2016-2017
• Legislative Aide, Office of Annie Key, Ohio State House of Representatives, 2001-2006
• Administrative Assistant, United States Army Reserve, 1987-1995
• Senator, Ohio State Senate, 2014-present
• Candidate, Ohio State Senate, District 21, 2018
• Representative, Ohio State House of Representatives, 2006-2014
• Member, Black Womens Political Action Committee, present
• Member, Federated Democratic Women of Ohio, present
• Member, Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, present
• Member, Minority Business Financing Advisory Board, present
• Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), present
• Member, National Council of Negro Women, present
• Member, Ohio Democratic Womens Caucus, present
• Member/Former President, Ohio Legislative Black Caucus (OLBC), present
• Member, Olivet Institutional Baptist Church, present
• Volunteer, Cleveland Food Bank
• Former President, East 123rd Street Club
• Member, EMILY's List
• Vice Chair, Cuyahoga County Democratic Party, 2016-2017
• Participant, Mastering Negotiations: Building Agreements Across Boundaries, Harvard Kennedy School, 2014
• Participant, Institute of Public Utilities, Michigan State University, 2012