Drew Williams

Drew Williams started building boat docks at fourteen, working on Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley while eventually attending Murray State University.¹ His account of the trade includes worn drill bits, roofs installed in intense heat and boats that went down full of tools.¹ His dock building work has also expanded into four surrounding states, according to his campaign biography.¹

A Marshall County native, Williams graduated in 2016 with a history degree and biology minor, continuing to work in family businesses.¹ His wife is a public school teacher, and the couple have worked on revitalizing their hometown fair.²

Williams' campaign highlights his work on Benton's historic Tater Day spring festival as an example of his community involvement.³ In his current campaign, he proposes more support for rural infrastructure, mobile medical clinics, senior services and childcare, with the aim of rebuilding services in smaller communities.²

The Democrat faces Republican incumbent James Comer in Kentucky's 1st District.² Williams supports a moratorium on data centers while stronger rules are developed, and restrictions on artificial intelligence that would displace workers.² He also proposes congressional term limits, restrictions on individual stock trading by lawmakers and their families, and a lifetime ban on paid lobbying by former members.⁴