Suzanne Williams was a legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. Williams is beginning her second term as state senator for District 28 after serving eight years in the Colorado House of Representatives. Senator Williams, a Democrat, is the only registered American Indian state legislator in Colorado. In 2007 Williams was elected assistant caucus chair for the Senate Majority Caucus. She will serve as vice-chair on the Business, Labor & Technology Committee, as well as the vice-chair of the Transportation Committee for the 2010 session.On December 26, 2010, Williams was involved in a fatal car crash near Channing, Texas. The car Williams was driving veered into oncoming traffic, killing Brianna Michelle Gomez. Williams son and two grandsons werent wearing seatbelts and were hospitalized with injuries. Williams faced a grand jury investigation into the cause of the fatal crash, and no criminal indictment was issued. She was later cited with three misdemeanor traffic violations.As an American Indian, she is the only registered native state legislator in Colorado. Williams is related to J. Howard Williams Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary a former Texas president of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. J. Howard Williams served the seminary for five years, from August 1953 until his death in April 1958.Before running for the Colorado Senate and House of Representatives, she taught school in the Cherry Creek School District for 22 years. Williams is an advocate of children, Native American causes, and basic human rights. Williams has been recognized throughout the years for her humanitarian causes, as well as, her positive nature. During the 1990s, Williams was nominated and named Mother of the Year in Colorado. As a Colorado representative and senator, she has intentionally sat upon committees that have furthered human causes.
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