| Full Name: | Anthony Hardy Williams |
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| Office: | State Senate (PA) - District 8, Democratic |
| First Elected: | 11/03/1998 |
| Last Elected: | 11/02/2010 |
| Next Election: | 2014 |
| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Shari; 2 Children: Asia, Autumn |
| Home City: | Philadelphia, PA |
Summary
Senator Anthony Hardy Williams
Issue Category:
- Select One down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts and Entertainment
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
Recent Key Votes
HB 1950 - Amends Statutes Concerning Oil and Gas Resources
Legislation (Yea)
Feb. 7, 2012 - -Authorizes counties to impose an impact fee on new unconventional gas wells (Sec. 1).-Defines unconventional gas well as an oil or gas well ...
SB 1100 - Regulation of Oil and Natural Gas Resources
Legislation (Nay)
Nov. 15, 2011 - -Establishes a Shale Impact Fee, effective January 1, 2011, which shall apply to unconventional wells containing natural gas (Sec. 2302). -Exempts stripper wells from the ...
SB 490 - Oil and Gas Lease Fund Appropriations
More Key Votes
Legislation (Yea)
March 25, 2009 - -Gives the Secretary of Conservation and Natural Resources control over the allocation of funds to specific projects (Sec.2). -Transfers $174 million from the oil and ...
Recent Public Statements
Issue Position: State Taxes
Simply stated, Pennsylvania's system of personal and business taxation is outdated. Most of our tax laws were written during a time in which our state ...
Issue Position: Job Development & Training
Since February of 2009, Pennsylvania's unemployment rate has been on the rise. As of February 2010, it was at a seasonally adjusted statewide rate of ...
Issue Position: Government Spending Reform
More Public Statements
As was the case last fiscal year, Pennsylvania is facing a significant budgetary shortfall -- at least some $1 billion. In order to enact a ...
Campaign Finances
| Top industry | Public Education Policy ($30,000.00) |
| Source | FollowTheMoney.org |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Anthony Williams refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2010 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.
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Contact Information
Capitol Email
williams@pasenate.com
District Webmail
http://senatoranthonyhwilliams.com/contact.htm
Capitol Website
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/senate_bio.cfm?districtnumber=8
District Website
http://senatoranthonyhwilliams.com/
General Website - Twitter
https://twitter.com/SenTonyWilliams
General Website - Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/anthony.h.williams
Capitol
11 East Wing
Senate Box 203008
Harrisburg, PA 17120-3008
Phone: 717-787-5970
TDD/TTY: 800-364-1581
District
2901 Island Avenue
Suite 100
Philadelphia, PA 19153
Phone: 215-492-2980
