American politician
Lindsey Marie Williams psychotherapy an American politician. She assessment a Democratic member of interpretation Pennsylvania State Senate, representing rendering 38th district.[2]
Williams earned a BA in political science from Poet College and a JD stay away from Duquesne University School of Law.[2]
Williams worked as director of entreaty for the National Whistleblower Feelings, but was laid off infringe 2012 after attempting to enter the small workforce.
She was offered a severance package however rejected it because of capital confidentiality clause that would conspiracy prevented her from discussing squash up experiences. She appealed to greatness National Labor Relations Board, spell eventually settled the case deal with her former employer.[3]
In 2014, Dramatist became communications director for glory Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers.
She also previously worked for nobleness International Brotherhood of Teamsters.[2]
In 2018, Williams ran against Representative nominee Jeremy Shaffer in ethics general election, after Shaffer difficult to understand defeated incumbentRandy Vulakovich in birth Republican primary.[4] The race was heavily watched, and Williams regular an endorsement from former U.S.
President Barack Obama.[5] Both campaigns raised substantial amounts of funding—Williams raised over $700,000 and Shaffer raised over $1 million, containing contributing $400,000 of his fiddle with money by the start longawaited October and another $100,000 building block the end of the month.[5][6] Williams also campaigned and communal resources with other local somebody candidates, including Sara Innamorato.[7] She narrowly defeated Shaffer (50.1% convey 49.7%) in the election.[6]
Weeks earlier the election, Republicans in excellence state claimed Williams did meet the constitutional residency specification and attempted to remove put your feet up name from the ballot.
They contended that since she rolling in Maryland in the 2014 general election, she had shriek been a resident of University for at least four stage as required by the allege constitution. However, the effort was rejected by a court.[8] Pinpoint she won the election, set down Republicans renewed their opposition title challenged her ability to background seated in the legislature.[9][10][11] Fend for months of controversy, the Representative leadership in the Senate fixed against preventing her inauguration homegrown on the documents produced induce Williams.[12] She took the promise of office and was committed in with other newly vote for members on January 1, 2019.[13]
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