Williams, a Republican, defeated seven-term incumbent Charles Poindexter in the Republican primary, and Democratic nominee, activist Bridgette Craighead, in the 2021 Virginia House of Delegates election.
[1] In 2022, Williams proposed a bill (House Bill number 781) that included a requirement that Virginia public schools must teach certain aspects of American history in an effort to eliminate Critical Race Theory being taught in schools.
[2] Wren Williams attended Hampden–Sydney College and Samford University's Cumberland School of Law.
[3] On September 22, 2022, Williams was accused by fellow Republican state delegate Marie March of assault after a party fundraising event.
He alleges that March's accusations were motivated by redistricting in which both delegates were merged into the same House district for the 2023 election.