Marvin Williams, PhD says his campaign for Congress is rooted in decades of ministry, military service, civil rights leadership, and community development work across New York and New Jersey.
Williams, who retired from the United States Air Force as a Lieutenant Colonel, is running for New York’s 4th Congressional District and describes his campaign as an effort to restore accountability, public safety, and affordability while bringing what he calls stronger representation to communities throughout Nassau County.
An ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), Williams spent years serving congregations throughout the South, Newark, Manhattan, and Long Island before later entering federal service and military leadership roles.
His ministry work focused heavily on community development, addiction awareness, healthcare outreach, mentoring, and crisis support. Williams also volunteered with Catholic Charities youth programs and served as an on-call hospital chaplain assisting families during medical emergencies and traumatic events.
Williams first entered the military through the medical corps as a surgical technician while pursuing medical studies before later transitioning into the Air Force chaplaincy after receiving what he describes as a call to ministry.
Beginning his reserve military career in the 1980s, Williams later entered active duty service in 2007 and ultimately completed a 30-year military career that concluded in 2016 with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
Following his military retirement, Williams was recruited to the United States Merchant Marine Academy to assist with civil rights and institutional reform efforts amid growing concerns surrounding misconduct and reporting failures at the academy.
He later continued serving in senior federal government roles involving civil rights oversight and executive leadership before deciding to pursue public office.
Williams says his decision to run for Congress grew out of years of public service and a belief that residents throughout the district no longer feel represented by government leadership.
“It’s not about my opponent. It’s about the district,” Williams said. “It’s about bringing representation back to the community.”
New York’s 4th Congressional District covers much of southern Nassau County, stretching from the Queens border through communities including Long Beach, Freeport, Merrick, Oceanside, and portions extending north toward Woodbury and east toward East Meadow.
Marvin Williams is currently running in the Republican primary while also pursuing an independent ballot line under the name “Term Limits.”
Public safety remains one of Williams’ central campaign issues.
Williams says he strongly supports local law enforcement agencies and believes communities throughout Long Island are increasingly concerned about violent crime, reckless driving, large disturbances involving teenagers, and broader public disorder.
“These are men and women who put their lives on the line every day to make sure that we’re safe in our communities,” Williams said regarding police officers serving throughout the district.
Williams additionally supports stricter immigration enforcement, stronger border security measures, and what he describes as tougher approaches toward repeat violent offenders.
“I am definitely tough on crime,” Williams said.
Williams also voiced support for legal immigration while arguing that federal immigration laws should be more strongly enforced and that border security remains directly tied to public safety concerns within local communities.
Term limits also remain a major focus of Williams’ platform.
He argues career politicians often lose connection with their constituents after remaining in office for decades without serious political competition.
“I don’t believe elected officials and public servants should be careerists,” Williams said.
Williams supports congressional term limits and says public office should create opportunities for new generations of leadership rather than becoming permanent political careers.
As part of that broader government accountability platform, Williams also supports voter identification requirements and provisions connected to the SAVE Act, arguing that election systems should prioritize citizenship verification and election integrity protections.
Williams additionally distinguished absentee voting for military members, seniors, and disabled individuals from large-scale mail-in voting systems that expanded in recent years.
Affordability is the third major pillar of Williams’ campaign.
During campaign outreach throughout Nassau County, Williams says rising costs involving groceries, gas, taxes, and housing continue dominating conversations with voters.
“Everyone talked about affordability,” Williams said while describing recent campaign stops throughout the district.
Williams says reducing New York’s tax burden is one of his top priorities and argues residents across Long Island are increasingly struggling under rising local and state costs.
Among the policies, he supports are broader tax relief measures aimed at middle-class and lower-income residents, including proposals tied to reducing state tax burdens for households earning under certain income thresholds.
Williams also supports efforts to restore and expand tax deductions that would benefit Long Island homeowners impacted by high property taxes, including discussions surrounding SALT-related tax relief at the federal level.
He argues affordability concerns are increasingly affecting working-class families, seniors, and middle-income residents throughout Nassau County.
Throughout the interview, Williams repeatedly returned to the themes of accountability, representation, and restoring trust between elected officials and the communities they serve.
“I want people in the Fourth District to know that government is working for them, not against them,” Marvin Williams said. “They are not forgotten.”
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