Biography

02/28/1957 -

Philadelphia County (1989-1992), Delaware and Philadelphia Counties (1993-1998)

WILLIAMS, Anthony Hardy, a Representative from Delaware and Philadelphia and Counties; born, February 28, 1957 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; graduated, Westtown Prep High School; B.S., economics, Franklin and Marshall College, 1979; intern, California Congressman Ronald Dellums; candidate, White House Fellowship; economics research analyst, Acumenics Research & Technology, Inc.; regional manager, Pepsi-Cola Company (owner, vending business); president, Renaissance Charter School; chair, 3rd Ward Democratic Executive Committee; chair, Hardy Williams Academy Charter School; elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1989 term and served 4 consecutive terms thereafter; appointed, Select Committee on Rules Review (1993); appointed, Legislative Commission on Restructuring Pennsylvania's Urban Schools (1997); elected to the 1999 term but resigned from the House, November 23, 1998; elected, Pennsylvania State Senate (1999-present); appointed, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (2005-present); appointed, Joint State Government Commission (2011-present); appointed, board, Legislative Data Processing Center (2011-present); elected, delegate, Democratic National Convention (2012); appointed, Special Council on Gun Violence (2019-present).