
MD-05 Democratic nominee?
Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleState Representative
PartyDemocratic
Age48 years old (Sep 23, 1977)
GenderFemale
LocationMaryland
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BackgroundAttorney
EducationUniversity of Pittsburgh (B.A.)
Notable personal detailsNicole Annette Williams is an attorney and Democratic politician who has served in the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 22 (Prince George’s County) since December 6, 2019. She earned a B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh and a J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. In 2026, she filed to run for U.S. House in Maryland’s 5th Congressional District and later suspended her campaign on May 5, 2026.
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Positions
Healthcare
Supports protecting and expanding access to reproductive health care, including protecting providers from out-of-state criminalization and repealing the Hyde Amendment; public statements and legislative work emphasize reproductive and related public-health protections but do not lay out a clear position on broader health system reforms (ACA expansion, Medicare for All, public option, or market-based reforms).
Immigration & Border
Supports restricting formal local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement (banning 287(g) agreements) while allowing limited notification to ICE for certain criminal releases; emphasizes protecting immigrant communities and encouraging cooperation with local law enforcement. Advocates legislative reform to limit local deputization by ICE and to reduce fear that deters immigrant engagement with police.
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Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports protecting and expanding abortion and reproductive health access in Maryland, including legal protections for people who experience pregnancy loss or obtain abortion care and efforts to codify reproductive rights. Has sponsored legislation and supported measures to shield patients and providers from criminal or civil liability and to expand access to contraception and abortion-related services.
Climate & Energy
Supports climate action and clean energy investments, citing impacts from flooding and extreme weather and backing legislative measures scored highly by Maryland environmental groups. Has a voting/endorsement record favorable to state climate and clean-energy bills.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports gun safety legislation and restrictions aimed at reducing gun violence, including measures to ban easily-convertible pistol devices and participation in gun-safety advocacy. Serves in roles dealing with public safety as a Maryland state delegate and chairs a public-safety subcommittee.
News
Nicole Williams is in the news because she is one of the candidates in Maryland’s 5th Congressional District race to replace retiring Rep. Steny Hoyer. The Democratic primary drew a crowded field of 24 candidates, and the race was a major focus of Maryland’s primary election coverage. The available reports mainly preview the contest and do not provide a clear result for Williams.
Polls

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Endorsements
Endorsers of Nicole Williams for MD-05 Democratic nominee?
Maryland State Treasurer Dereck E. Davis
Public endorsement
Maryland State Treasurer Dereck E. Davis endorsed Nicole Williams.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC





