Constance H. Williams

Constance H. Williams
Member of the National Council on the Arts
Assumed office
May 23, 2022
Appointed byJoe Biden
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 17th district
In office
December 3, 2001 – January 3, 2009
Preceded byRichard A. Tilghman
Succeeded byDaylin Leach
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 149th district
In office
January 7, 1997[1] – December 3, 2001[2]
Preceded byColleen Sheehan
Succeeded byWallis Brooks
Personal details
Born (1944-06-27) June 27, 1944 (age 80)
Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseSankey V. Williams
RelationsJohn B. Hess (brother)
David T. Wilentz (grandfather)
Robert Wilentz (uncle)
Children2
Residence(s)Haverford, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationBarnard College (BA)
University of Pennsylvania (MBA)

Constance Hess Williams (born June 27, 1944) is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 17th District, from 2001 to 2009. She previously represented the 149th district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1997 to 2001. On June 23, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated her for member of the National Council on the Arts, an advisory board to the chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts.[3]

  1. ^ "Session of 1997 - 181st of the General Assembly - No. 1" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 1997-01-07.
  2. ^ Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 2001-2002" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  3. ^ "President Biden Announces 17 Key Nominations". The White House. 2021-06-23. Retrieved 2021-06-24.