In October 2019, Williams announced her candidacy for the 2020 Montana gubernatorial election,[2][3] but she was defeated in the Democratic primary.
[8] Williams later served as Washington State finance cochairman for Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign.
[5][9] Since 2003, Williams has served as founder and CEO of williamsworks, a Montana-based consultancy agency.
[5] In 2010, Williams cofounded the Eastern Congo Initiative with Ben Affleck and serves on the board as vice chairman.
[15][16] She faced incumbent lieutenant governor Mike Cooney but lost the June 2, 2020 Democratic primary with 45.14% of the vote.