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State Senator, 8th District

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Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state senator votes on Pennsylvania laws and the state budget and confirms many of the Governor's appointments.

Philadelphia part (ballot splits 3-8-10, 3-8-185, 3-8-186, 3-8-188, 3-8-191, 5-8-185, 5-8-186 and 5-8-191): all of State House District 191 and parts of districts 10, 185, 186 and 188, in the 3rd and 5th Congressional Districts. Other part (per the Census district maps): in Delaware County, Collingdale, Colwyn, Darby, Folcroft, Norwood, Sharon Hill and Yeadon boroughs and Darby and Tinicum townships. The incumbent is unopposed on the ballot.

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Anthony Hardy WilliamsOfficial portrait — Pennsylvania State Senate

Anthony Hardy Williams

DemocraticIncumbent

State senator

The gist

  • Proposes a Philadelphia "Jay Alerts" pilot notifying repair shops to help catch hit-and-run drivers.In office
  • Proposes barring state-funded colleges from signing the Trump administration's higher education compact.In office
  • Has pushed to expand school choice through the EITC and Opportunity Scholarship tax credit programs.In office
  • Proposes withholding legislators' pay until a late state budget is passed.In office
  • Proposes returning 90% of the state tax revenue each county generates to that county.In office
  • Proposes "Fanta's Law" requiring Delaware County police departments to be accredited and trained on use of force.In office
  • Sponsored SB 21 to carry out the Stop-and-Go Task Force's recommendations on problem liquor-licensed stores.In office
  • Opposed a 2025 constitutional amendment proposal to move regulatory decisions to the legislature.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

More about Anthony
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  1. Proposes a Philadelphia "Jay Alerts" pilot notifying repair shops to help catch hit-and-run drivers.

    Senator Anthony H. Williams, Alongside Representative Morgan Cephas, Introduces Legislation to Combat Hit-and-Run Incidents in Philadelphia

    Public statement · Office of State Senator Anthony H. Williams · Mar 27, 2026 · senatoranthonyhwilliams.com

    “require the City of Philadelphia to establish a pilot program to address hit-and-run accidents”
  2. Proposes barring state-funded colleges from signing the Trump administration's higher education compact.

    Senator Anthony H. Williams, Lawmakers, and Community Leaders Urge Penn to Reject Federal “Compact for Higher Education”

    Public statement · Office of State Senator Anthony H. Williams · Oct 15, 2025 · senatoranthonyhwilliams.com

    “prohibit Pennsylvania institutions that receive state funding from signing onto this compact or similar agreements … Funding should never come at the cost of freedom”
  3. Has pushed to expand school choice through the EITC and Opportunity Scholarship tax credit programs.

    About | Senator Anthony H. Williams

    Government record · Office of State Senator Anthony H. Williams · senatoranthonyhwilliams.com

    “Pushed to expand school choice and corporate citizenship through Education Improvement Tax Credit and the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit programs.”
  4. Proposes withholding legislators' pay until a late state budget is passed.

    Co-Sponsorship Memo: Salary Suspension During Budget Impasse

    Government record · Pennsylvania State Senate · Oct 20, 2025 · palegis.us

    “no Member salaries should be paid until the impasse is resolved”
  5. Proposes returning 90% of the state tax revenue each county generates to that county.

    Co-Sponsorship Memo: Return County Tax Revenue for Reinvestment

    Government record · Pennsylvania State Senate · Oct 20, 2025 · palegis.us

    “return 90% of revenue generated to the county in which it originated”
  6. Proposes "Fanta's Law" requiring Delaware County police departments to be accredited and trained on use of force.

    Co-Sponsorship Memo: Fanta’s Law - Quality Policing for All Delaware County Police Departments

    Government record · Pennsylvania State Senate · Oct 17, 2025 · palegis.us

    “requiring that all Delaware County police departments be accredited and receive annual use of force training”
  7. Sponsored SB 21 to carry out the Stop-and-Go Task Force's recommendations on problem liquor-licensed stores.

    Co-Sponsorship Memo: Implementing Recommendations from the Stop-and-Go Legislative Task Force

    Government record · Pennsylvania State Senate · Mar 5, 2025 · palegis.us

    “Our bill will implement recommendations to strengthen the PLCB’s compliance program”
  8. Opposed a 2025 constitutional amendment proposal to move regulatory decisions to the legislature.

    Senator Anthony Williams Offers a Statement on Today’s State Government Committee Hearing

    Public statement · Office of State Senator Anthony H. Williams · Oct 27, 2025 · senatoranthonyhwilliams.com

    “Why would we turn over the responsibility of rendering a regulatory decision to a body that cannot pass a budget”

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