# Tony Williams

Tony Williams is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania Senate for district 8.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Pennsylvania Senate, district 8
- Serving since: 1999-01-05
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/fe79a0f0-7dfd-442a-8b79-f8792613a4de

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fe79a0f0-7dfd-442a-8b79-f8792613a4de (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Williams missed 10% of 502 roll calls, the lowest attendance of 50 in the Pennsylvania Senate (average 98.9%).

## What Williams says (PA 2025–26 session)

161 classified statements: 161 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Williams | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.6% | 2.4% | 141 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 0.6% | 10.3% | 274 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 29.2% | 42.9% | 250 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.5% | 3.4% | 161 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 11.8% | 16.1% | 183 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 21% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Agriculture and Food 15% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 15% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Health 15% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Crime and Law Enforcement 11% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.62 (standard error 0.02), from 489 donors and 913 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 56% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

502 roll calls. Attendance 90% (Pennsylvania Senate 98.9%). Party unity 93.0% (93.4%). 12 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 2187 An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in administrative organization, further… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2187/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 558 An Act amending the act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69, No.20), known as The Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, in creation of leases, statute of frauds and… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB558/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 1098 An Act amending the act of November 22, 1978 (P.L.1166, No.274), referred to as the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency Law, providing… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1098/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · SB 807 An Act amending the act of November 6, 1987 (P.L.381, No.79), known as the Older Adults Protective Services Act, in preliminary provisions, further… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB807/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 2437 An Act amending Title 58 (Oil and Gas) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in unconventional gas well fee, further providing for Statewide… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2437/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 1704 An Act amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to residential real… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1704/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 2443 An Act providing for Child Victim Recovery Fee; establishing the Child Victim Recovery Fund; and imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Commission on… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2443/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 369 An Act amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in land banks, further providing for definitions. · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB369/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 1652 An Act amending the act of September 9, 1965 (P.L.497, No.251), known as the Newborn Child Testing Act, further providing for Newborn Child Screening… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1652/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 928 An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in epinephrine auto-injector entities, further providing for… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB928/

## Legislation (PA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 3 bills: 3 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 42.

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1425: An Act establishing the Jayanna Powell Hit-and-Run Direct Notification System Pilot Program in the city of the first class; requiring registration of motor… (in committee, 2026-08-10) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1425/
- SB 31: An Act amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in fantasy contests, further providing for definitions and for general and… (in committee, 2025-06-30) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB31/
- SB 21: An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in… (in committee, 2025-04-28) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB21/
- SB 1031: An Act amending the act of May 3, 1933 (P.L.242, No.86), referred to as the Cosmetology Law, further providing for definitions, for practice without license… (passed one chamber, 2024-06-27) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/SB1031/
- SB 1212: An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in employees, providing for mandatory firearms training for… (in committee, 2024-05-28) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/SB1212/
- SB 1057: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, providing for the Educational Freedom Act Program; and… (in committee, 2024-02-12) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/SB1057/
- SB 730: An Act providing for the Jayanna Powell Hit-and-Run Direct Notification System and for definitions; requiring registration of motor vehicle repair facilities;… (in committee, 2023-06-22) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/SB730/
- SB 729: An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in dates of elections and primaries and special… (in committee, 2023-06-02) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/SB729/
- SR 89: A Resolution recognizing the week of April 16 through 22, 2023, as "Pennsylvania Economic Development Week" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2023-04-20) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/SR89/
- SB 1352: An Act authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to the City of Philadelphia certain land,… (in committee, 2022-10-11) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2021-2022/SB1352/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $559.9K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 92% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenTonyWilliams TonyWilliamsPA/status/2114749875980255333
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenTonyWilliams TonyWilliamsPA/status/2113698896790884426
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenTonyWilliams TonyWilliamsPA/status/2112281824621953522
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenTonyWilliams TonyWilliamsPA/status/2109614530179330444
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenTonyWilliams TonyWilliamsPA/status/2109012932239781995
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenTonyWilliams TonyWilliamsPA/status/2108210116738929096
- 2026-09-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenTonyWilliams TonyWilliamsPA/status/2105023162090225956
- 2026-09-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenTonyWilliams TonyWilliamsPA/status/2103156764128547036
- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenTonyWilliams TonyWilliamsPA/status/2100995100029444232
- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenTonyWilliams TonyWilliamsPA/status/2101034424653447254

## Links

- Official site: https://www.senatoranthonyhwilliams.com/
- Campaign site: https://williamsforsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenTonyWilliams
- X: https://x.com/TonyWilliamsPA
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anthony.h.williams
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senator_anthonyhwilliams/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonywilliamspa/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SenTonyWilliams
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-h-williams-57022226/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fe79a0f0-7dfd-442a-8b79-f8792613a4de