| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name | Lily Tang Williams Citizens Count |
| Born | 1964 in Chengdu, China Vermont Daily Chronicle |
| Party | Republican Citizens Count |
| Seeking | Republican nominee for U.S. House, NH-02, in the November 3, 2026 general election Citizens Count |
| Opponent | Maggie Goodlander Lily Tang Williams campaign |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts in law, Fudan University, 1985; master’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin, identified in the evidence as social work or administration and planning Vermont Daily Chronicle Citizens Count |
| Personal | Weare resident; married with three adult children Lily Tang Williams campaign |
| Campaign site | lilytangwilliams.com/congress |
| Years | Role |
|---|---|
| 1985–1988 | Assistant law professor at Fudan University in Shanghai; previously practiced corporate law in Shanghai Vermont Daily Chronicle |
| 1988 | Came to the United States for graduate study Lily Tang Williams campaign |
| 1990s | Worked in social work, corporate management, international business consulting, and Hong Kong operations involving Walmart in China; later started a China-related consulting firm Vermont Daily Chronicle |
| 2014 | Ran unsuccessfully for the Colorado House as a Libertarian Vermont Daily Chronicle |
| 2015–2016 | Chaired the Libertarian Party of Colorado Vermont Daily Chronicle |
| 2016 | Ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate in Colorado as the Libertarian nominee Vermont Daily Chronicle |
| 2022 | Ran for the Republican nomination for U.S. House, NH-02 Citizens Count |
| 2024 | Republican nominee for NH-02; lost the general election to Maggie Goodlander Lily Tang Williams campaign |
| 2026 | Republican nominee for NH-02 after winning the September 8 Republican primary Citizens Count |
| Current campaign roles | Chair of the New Hampshire Asian American Coalition; entrepreneur and small-business owner Citizens Count |
| Issue | Stated position |
|---|---|
| Cost of living | Supports reducing federal spending, cutting regulations, expanding domestic energy production, fighting inflation, and lowering taxes; proposed a temporary suspension of the 18.4-cent-per-gallon federal gas tax through at least October 1, 2026. Lily Tang Williams campaign |
| Health care | Opposes Medicare for All; supports more free-market competition, interstate insurance sales, Health Savings Accounts, and association health plans. Citizens Count |
| Abortion | Opposes a nationwide federal abortion law and says abortion policy should be handled by the states after Dobbs. Citizens Count |
| LGBTQ rights | Disagrees with treating sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes in nondiscrimination laws; supports excluding transgender women from women’s sports. iVoterGuide Citizens Count |
| Education and school funding | Supports returning education control to states, local communities, and parents; opposes federal education mandates, critical race theory, and what she describes as classroom indoctrination. Lily Tang Williams campaign Citizens Count |
| Housing | Said the federal approach to affordable housing should be to bring down interest rates. Citizens Count |
| Immigration | Supports stronger southern-border security, enforcement of existing immigration laws, ending catch-and-release, cooperation with ICE, and streamlining lawful immigration. iVoterGuide Lily Tang Williams campaign |
| Democracy and voting | Supports citizenship verification to register, photo ID to vote, and limiting mail-in voting to verified absentee situations; pledged support for congressional term limits and real-time government transparency. Citizens Count Lily Tang Williams campaign |
| Environment and energy | Supports increased domestic energy production, hydraulic fracturing, nuclear and other energy sources, and fewer environmental regulations; opposes electric-vehicle mandates and carbon taxes. iVoterGuide Citizens Count |
| Foreign policy | Favors “peace through strength,” economic sanctions and diplomacy before war, and generally avoiding foreign conflicts; opposes additional military aid to Ukraine. Citizens Count iVoterGuide |
| China and foreign influence | Describes the Chinese Communist Party as a major U.S. adversary and supports investigations of Chinese-linked property and land transactions in New Hampshire. Lily Tang Williams campaign |
| EFA vouchers, property tax, and Northern Pass/energy siting | No stated position found in the reviewed evidence. Citizens Count |
| Vote | Position | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Congressional term-limits amendment | Pledged to cosponsor and vote for an amendment limiting House members to three terms and senators to two terms. | Lily Tang Williams campaign |
| SPEED Act, H.R. 4776, and PERMIT Act | Called for passage and criticized Maggie Goodlander for voting against the measures. | Lily Tang Williams campaign |
| Taxpayer Protection Pledge | Signed the pledge in 2022, committing to oppose new taxes while serving in Congress. | Lily Tang Williams campaign |
No congressional voting record is available because she has not held congressional office. Citizens Count
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| First-quarter 2026 fundraising; campaign announcement dated April 16, 2026 | $212,171 raised; campaign-reported zero PAC money. Lily Tang Williams campaign |
| Campaign total as of April 16, 2026 | $869,483 raised; $573,959 cash on hand. Lily Tang Williams campaign |
| FEC total receipts | $1,199,750.37; coverage dates are not stated in the supplied FEC extract. FEC |
| FEC total disbursements | $701,450.77; coverage dates are not stated in the supplied FEC extract. FEC |
| FEC ending cash on hand | $627,779.20; coverage dates are not stated in the supplied FEC extract. FEC |
| Pollster | Dates | Result |
|---|
No poll results or polling percentages were found in the reviewed evidence. Citizens Count