, ▁Bry an ▁C . ▁Williams ▁res igned ▁early ▁to ▁take ▁another ▁job ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Republic ans ▁appointed ▁Mar il yn ▁S lab y ▁to ▁a ▁potential ▁vi able ▁seat ▁for ▁Democr ats . ▁ ▁Ben ef itting ▁from ▁name ▁recognition ▁and ▁a ▁potentially ▁good ▁year ▁for ▁Democr ats , ▁Williams ▁entered ▁the ▁race . ▁ ▁He ▁defeated ▁S lab y ▁by ▁fewer ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁votes ▁to ▁take ▁his ▁seat . ▁ ▁He ▁won ▁re e lection ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁easily ▁over ▁former ▁NFL ▁player ▁Tom ▁C ous ine au . ▁ ▁By ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Democr ats ▁were ▁on ▁the ▁ver ge ▁of ▁taking ▁over ▁the ▁majority ▁in ▁the ▁Ohio ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁h omet own ▁Ak ron ▁Be acon ▁Journal ▁newspaper ▁supported ▁Williams ' ▁oppon ent ▁R andy ▁Cole , ▁Williams ▁won ▁a ▁third ▁term , ▁as ▁Democr ats ▁took ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁majority . ▁ ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁Republic ans ▁took ▁control ▁by ▁ou st ing ▁th ir teen ▁Democr ats , ▁including ▁Williams . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁cycle , ▁Mar il yn ▁S lab y ' s ▁husband , ▁Lyn n ▁S lab y , ▁ran ▁for ▁the ▁seat ▁formerly ▁held ▁by ▁his ▁wife , ▁and ▁challeng ed ▁Williams . ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁over wh el ming ly ▁Republican ▁year , ▁S lab y ▁defeated ▁Williams . ▁ ▁Following ▁his ▁defeat , ▁Williams ▁retired