Rani Williams has a wealth of experience working in federal Indian policy and government relations in Washington, D.C. She uses her unique skill set to guide clients through the federal legislative process, develop political strategies, and secure federal funding.

She most recently worked for U.S. Representative Sharice Davids. Her portfolio included advising the Representative with her Tribal policy portfolio and on her assignment in the House Agriculture Committee. Rani also served as the Democratic Staff Director of the bipartisan Congressional Native American Caucus. Rani also worked as a Legal Fellow for U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada.

During her time on the Hill, she worked on the passage of several landmark pieces of legislation including the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service, and ensured tribal nations were included throughout the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Rani wrote and strategized the advancement of the bipartisan Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act and the Native American Voting Rights Act.

Prior to the U.S. House of Representatives, Rani worked on the Democratic Party’s Mission for Arizona 2020 coordinated campaign as the Deputy Voter Protection Director. In that role, she developed the party’s first tribal poll observer program to ensure that Native Americans could access the ballot.

She started her career as the Wilma Mankiller Legal Fellow at the National Congress of American Indians. Rani was responsible for developing the advocacy strategies and projects related to judicial nominations, voting rights, and the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization. She gained valuable experience informing tribal leaders and Congress on consensus-based policy matters by drafting legislation and congressional testimony.

Rani’s professional experience earned her recognition as an honoree of the National Center for American Enterprise Development’s “Native American 40 Under 40” award. She currently serves as President of the Native American Bar Association of D.C., an organization committed to the educational and professional advancement of federal Indian law and policy professionals.

During law school, Rani was President of Arizona State University’s NALSA Chapter, earned the Pro Bono Distinction, and was awarded the Dean’s Award in Recognition of Outstanding Performance at the College of Law. She also researched and co-authored the ASU Indian Legal Clinic’s, “Native Vote – 2016 Election Protection Project Report.”

Rani is an enrolled member of the Walker River Paiute Tribe and was raised on her reservation in Schurz, Nevada. She earned juris doctor from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in American Indian Studies and Communications from the University of Washington.