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Lily Tang Williams

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Republican candidate for U.S. House in New Hampshire's 2nd district.

Republican candidate for U.S. House in New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District (2026)
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What we have documented

We have documented 4 statements by Lily Tang Williams, in 3 cases. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.

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Statements by Lily Tang Williams

Portrait of Lily Tang Williams

Lily Tang Williams

Role at the time: Republican candidate for U.S. House, New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district

Condemned

Statement summary

Republican congressional candidate Lily Tang Williams condemned the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire's promotion of political violence, citing her own experience under a communist regime.

“Political violence has no place in America — period, ... As someone who survived an oppressive communist regime where political violence was common, I know we should never take for granted our ability to settle disagreements through free speech, peaceful debate, and elections.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Backlash ensues after the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire calls for assassinations, againParagraphs on the national Libertarian Party's May disaffiliation statement, and quotes from Rep. Maggie Goodlander, Lily Tang Williams, and Jeremy Kauffman's account-suspension post
Why we used this label

Relative to the fixed reference point, Tang Williams rejected political violence as having no place in America, which condemns the conduct.

Read statementFull case: Was the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire's 'assassination' post a threat of political violence?
Portrait of Lily Tang Williams

Lily Tang Williams

Role at the time: Republican nominee for U.S. House, New Hampshire's 2nd district; entrepreneur and co-chair of the New Hampshire Asian American Coalition

Condemned

Statement summary

Asked about the war in Iran, Lily Tang Williams said her foreign policy is peace through strength, that war is a last resort, and that the United States should maximize pressure from economic sanctions and diplomatic relationships and work with allies to solve the conflict.

“My foreign policy is peace through strength. War is last resort. We need to maximize the use of pressure from economic sanctions, from diplomatic relationships, and work with our allies to solve this conflict.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Lily Tang Williams candidate profile
Why we used this label

Tang Williams said war is a last resort and called for sanctions and diplomacy instead, a position Citizens Count records as against U.S. involvement in the war.

Read statementFull case: Do they support the war in Iran?
Portrait of Lily Tang Williams

Lily Tang Williams

Role at the time: Republican nominee for U.S. House in New Hampshire's 2nd District

Condemned

Statement summary

Lily Tang Williams explicitly opposed Flock cameras and presented them as a threat to privacy and Fourth Amendment rights. She did not specify a legislative remedy in this post.

“I oppose Flock cameras”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Lily Tang Williams opposes Flock cameras in X post
Why we used this label

Her statement expressly opposes the cameras at issue in the case.

Read statementFull case: Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?
Portrait of Lily Tang Williams

Lily Tang Williams

Role at the time: Republican candidate for New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District, speaking through her campaign-linked X account.

Condemned

Statement summary

Lily Tang Williams called on Congress to stop Flock cameras. The New Hampshire congressional candidate linked her opposition to constitutional privacy rights and her experience living in China.

“Congress must stop the Flock cameras, so we don't become China, the largest surveillance state with 300 million facial recognition cameras.”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Lily Tang Williams calls on Congress to stop Flock cameras · Lily Tang WilliamsOriginal post, final sentence; July 7, 2026, 9:56 p.m. Eastern time
Why we used this label

Williams condemns Flock camera surveillance and expressly asks Congress to stop the cameras. Her proposed remedy is to end their use.

Read statementFull case: Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?

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Case

Do they support the war in Iran?

Relationship to this case: Speaker

Where members of Congress and 2026 midterm candidates stand on the Iran war, which Congress has not formally authorized, based on their votes on war-powers resolutions, campaign statements and public remarks.

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