EducationMorehouse College (ROTC scholarship; degree unspecified)

Notable personal detailsDavid Earl Williams is a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Virginia (2026). He has served as a U.S. Marine Corps infantry officer with deployments to Iraq and has continued service in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve at the rank of lieutenant colonel. He also worked in the U.S. Department of State and later served in the CIA as a case officer, including roles coordinating security and intelligence matters and serving as a chief of station. He lives in Reston, Virginia with his wife and three children.