Constance H. Williams
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| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 17th district |
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In office December 3, 2001 – January 3, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Richard A. Tilghman |
| Succeeded by | Daylin Leach |
| Constituency | Parts of Delaware and Montgomery Counties |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 149th district |
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In office January 7, 1997 – December 3, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Colleen Sheehan |
| Succeeded by | Wallis Brooks |
| Constituency | Part of Montgomery County |
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June 27, 1944 New Jersey |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Sankey V. Williams |
| Residence | Haverford, Pennsylvania |
| Alma mater | Barnard College, University of Pennsylvania |
| Profession | business consultant |
Constance H. "Connie" Williams (born June 27, 1944) is a former American politician. A Democrat, she served in the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing the 17th District, from 2001 to 2009. She previously represented the 149th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1997 to 2001.
Connie Williams was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, to Leon Hess and Norma Wilentz. Her father was the founder of the Hess Corporation and the owner of the New York Jets; her mother was the daughter of David T. Wilentz, who served as New Jersey Attorney General (1934-1944) and successfully prosecuted Bruno Hauptmann in the Lindbergh kidnapping trial, and the sister of Robert Wilentz, who served as Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court (1979-1996). The oldest of three children, she is the sister of John B. Hess, the former chairman and current CEO of Hess Corporation. She graduated from Rutgers Preparatory School in 1962, and then studied at Barnard College, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 1966.
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