Anthony H. Williams
| Anthony Hardy Williams | |
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| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 8th district |
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Assumed office January 5, 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Hardy Williams |
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Democratic Whip of the Pennsylvania Senate |
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Assumed office January 25, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Mike O'Pake |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 191st district |
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In office January 3, 1989 – November 30, 1998 |
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| Preceded by | Peter Truman |
| Succeeded by | Ronald Waters |
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| Born | February 28, 1957 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Shari |
| Residence | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Alma mater | Franklin and Marshall College |
| Religion | Christian |
Anthony Hardy "Tony" Williams (born February 28, 1957) is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing the 8th District since 1998. Prior to entering public service, he worked at PepsiCo as a mid-level executive and later owned a small vending company.
Williams is the son of Hardy, a politician, and Carole, an elementary school teacher. He grew up in Philadelphia. He attended Anderson Elementary School (one block from his home, where his mother taught), Mitchell Elementary School, Conwell Middle Magnet School and Westtown School. He then earned a degree in economics from Franklin & Marshall College.
He was sworn in to represent the 191st legislative district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1989. In 1998, Williams' father, Pennsylvania State Senator Hardy Williams, retired hours before the deadline to file nominating petitions, allowing Anthony the opportunity to run unopposed for his father's 8th senatorial district seat. The younger Williams had already filed his nominating petitions to run for his House seat, so he remained on both ballots. He declined to take his House seat when he won both elections simultaneously.
Williams is the Democratic chairman of the State Government Committee in the state Senate and is a member of the Education, Banking and Insurance, Finance, and the Environmental Resources and Energy committees, and the Life Sciences Caucus. He is also a member of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and chairs the Black Elected Officials of Philadelphia County, an ad hoc group encompassing federal, state and municipal politicians of color. In January 2011, following the death of Mike O'Pake, Williams was elected Democratic Whip.
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