[2] In 2012, Williams ran to fill the open seat in District 19 created by the retirement of Speaker of the Delaware House of Representatives Robert Gilligan.

[3] She ran on a campaign supporting unions, small businesses, and education.

[3] She beat Bill Dunn in the Democratic primary and went on to win the general election against her Republican opponent.

337, which made Delaware the first state to fully ban child marriage for any person under 18 years old.

[6][7] Republicans in the Delaware House of Representatives opposed the bill, stating that it was overly broad, while it passed unanimously in the Delaware Senate with Republican Anthony Delcollo as co-sponsor.