district state_senate predecessor successor religion party term_end office birth_date term_start residence spouse article_title state name alma_mater
8th pennsylvania hardy williams peter truman ronald waters christian democratic november 30 , 1998 democratic whip 28 february 1957 january 5 , 1999 philadelphia , pennsylvania shari anthony h. williams
 pennsylvania anthony hardy williams franklin and marshall college
anthony h. williams

anthony hardy `` tony '' williams -lrb- born february 28 , 1957 -rrb- is a democratic member of the pennsylvania state senate , representing the 8th district since 1998 .
prior to entering public service , he worked at pepsico as a mid-level executive and later owned a small vending company .
