Stephen Taylor Williams is the Democratic candidate for the West Virginia House of Delegates for District 24. Williams has been a Huntington, West Virginia politician who served as the city’s mayor from 2013 to 2025.
Before he became mayor, he served on Huntington City Council and previously represented Cabell County in the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1987 to 1994. He also worked as Huntington’s city manager and director of economic development.
Williams graduated from Huntington High School in 1974. He then earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Marshall University in 1978 as well as a Master of Public Administration from West Virginia University in 1980.
In 2024, Steve Williams was the Democratic nominee for Governor of West Virginia. However, he lost the general election to Governor Patrick Morrissey, the republican nominee. Williams returned to local politics in 2026 when winning the Democratic nomination for District 24 unopposed.