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Phil Williams (Alabama state representative) (view source)
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Philip "Phil" Williams
| office=Alabama State Representative<br> for District 6 (Limestone and Madison counties)
| term_start=July 15, 2009
| term_end=
| preceded=Sue Schmitz
| birth_date=
| birth_place=Grassy<br>either Lauderdale or Marshall County<br>[[Alabama]]
| citizenship=[[United States|American]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| spouse=Lisa Johnson
| children=One child
| alma_mater=University of Alabama at Huntsville
| occupation=[[Business]]man<br>
[[United States Army]] contract specialist
| religion=
| residence=Harvest<br>Madison County<br>
}}
'''Philip Williams''', known as '''Phil Williams''' (born 1955), is a [[business]]man from Harvest in Madison County, [[Alabama]], who has since 2009 represented District 6 in the Alabama House of Representatives. A [[Republican Party|Republican]], his district encompasses Limestone and Madison counties the northeastern portion of his state.
Williams was born in rural Grassy, either in Lauderdale or Marshall counties, both in northern Alabama. He graduated with a degree in international business from the University of Alabama at Huntsville. He was a contract specialist in the [[United States Army]]. He is the co-founder of three companies, 3D Research Corporation, Soldier 1 Corporation, and Synapse Wireless. He is a former board member of the Huntsville Heritage Foundation. He and his wife, Lisa, have one child.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/121501/ken-johnson#.WfetebpFzb0|title=Ken Johnson's Biography|accessdate=October 30, 2017}}</ref>
In 2009, [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Representative Sue Schmitz vacated her seat after conviction of fraud. On July 14, Williams was elected to succeed Schmitz. He defeated his Democrat opponent, Jenny Rhodes Askins, 2,552 (60.5 percent) to 1,663 (39.5 percent). In 2010 and 2014, Williams ran without opposition in the Republican [[primary]] and the [[general election]].<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=|title=Phil Williams (Alabama House of Representatives)|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 30, 2017}}</ref>
Williams is the vice chairman of the House Education Policy Committee and a member of these committee: (1) Limestone County Legislation, (2) Madison County legislation, (3) Technology and Research, and (4) Ways and Means Education.<ref name=pvs/>
In 2013, Representative Williams voted to establish health care standards for [[abortion]] facilities in Alabama. In 2014, he supported the bill to prohibit abortion after the detection of the heartbeat of the unborn child. He did not vote on the bill which permits the display of the [[Ten Commandments]] on public property, a measure which passed the House, 77-19. He supported drug testing for certain recipients of the public welfare system. In 2015, Johnson supported legislation affirming the use of electrocution in executions. He voted to establish public [[charter school]]s in Alabama, a measure which passed the House, 58-41. He supported the bill to permit the home schooled to participate in public school athletic events, a measure approved by the full House, 52-43. He opposed the increase in the cigarette tax, which passed the House, 52-46. He voted to require animal shelters to compile monthly reports, a measure which the House disapproved, 28-67. In 2016, Williams supported legislation to forbid the sale of fetal tissue or to permit its use in research, and he opposed dilation abortions in Alabama. He voted against the increase in funding for new prison facilities, legislation which still cleared the House, 52-33. In 2017, he supported allowing midwives to practice in his state, a measure which won easy House approval, 84-11. He supported reducing the time for appeals from inmates on death row. He broke with most conservatives by voting against the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act, which prohibits the alteration or removal of historic [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] monuments. The House still approved the measure, 72-29. He voted to prohibit judicial override of sentencing guidelines, a measure which still passed the House, 78-19.<ref name=voting>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/114032/phil-williams#.WffIL7pFzb0|title=Phil Williams' Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 30, 2017}}</ref>
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| name=Philip "Phil" Williams
| office=Alabama State Representative<br> for District 6 (Limestone and Madison counties)
| term_start=July 15, 2009
| term_end=
| preceded=Sue Schmitz
| birth_date=
| birth_place=Grassy<br>either Lauderdale or Marshall County<br>[[Alabama]]
| citizenship=[[United States|American]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| spouse=Lisa Johnson
| children=One child
| alma_mater=University of Alabama at Huntsville
| occupation=[[Business]]man<br>
[[United States Army]] contract specialist
| religion=
| residence=Harvest<br>Madison County<br>
}}
'''Philip Williams''', known as '''Phil Williams''' (born 1955), is a [[business]]man from Harvest in Madison County, [[Alabama]], who has since 2009 represented District 6 in the Alabama House of Representatives. A [[Republican Party|Republican]], his district encompasses Limestone and Madison counties the northeastern portion of his state.
Williams was born in rural Grassy, either in Lauderdale or Marshall counties, both in northern Alabama. He graduated with a degree in international business from the University of Alabama at Huntsville. He was a contract specialist in the [[United States Army]]. He is the co-founder of three companies, 3D Research Corporation, Soldier 1 Corporation, and Synapse Wireless. He is a former board member of the Huntsville Heritage Foundation. He and his wife, Lisa, have one child.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/121501/ken-johnson#.WfetebpFzb0|title=Ken Johnson's Biography|accessdate=October 30, 2017}}</ref>
In 2009, [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Representative Sue Schmitz vacated her seat after conviction of fraud. On July 14, Williams was elected to succeed Schmitz. He defeated his Democrat opponent, Jenny Rhodes Askins, 2,552 (60.5 percent) to 1,663 (39.5 percent). In 2010 and 2014, Williams ran without opposition in the Republican [[primary]] and the [[general election]].<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=|title=Phil Williams (Alabama House of Representatives)|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 30, 2017}}</ref>
Williams is the vice chairman of the House Education Policy Committee and a member of these committee: (1) Limestone County Legislation, (2) Madison County legislation, (3) Technology and Research, and (4) Ways and Means Education.<ref name=pvs/>
In 2013, Representative Williams voted to establish health care standards for [[abortion]] facilities in Alabama. In 2014, he supported the bill to prohibit abortion after the detection of the heartbeat of the unborn child. He did not vote on the bill which permits the display of the [[Ten Commandments]] on public property, a measure which passed the House, 77-19. He supported drug testing for certain recipients of the public welfare system. In 2015, Johnson supported legislation affirming the use of electrocution in executions. He voted to establish public [[charter school]]s in Alabama, a measure which passed the House, 58-41. He supported the bill to permit the home schooled to participate in public school athletic events, a measure approved by the full House, 52-43. He opposed the increase in the cigarette tax, which passed the House, 52-46. He voted to require animal shelters to compile monthly reports, a measure which the House disapproved, 28-67. In 2016, Williams supported legislation to forbid the sale of fetal tissue or to permit its use in research, and he opposed dilation abortions in Alabama. He voted against the increase in funding for new prison facilities, legislation which still cleared the House, 52-33. In 2017, he supported allowing midwives to practice in his state, a measure which won easy House approval, 84-11. He supported reducing the time for appeals from inmates on death row. He broke with most conservatives by voting against the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act, which prohibits the alteration or removal of historic [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] monuments. The House still approved the measure, 72-29. He voted to prohibit judicial override of sentencing guidelines, a measure which still passed the House, 78-19.<ref name=voting>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/114032/phil-williams#.WffIL7pFzb0|title=Phil Williams' Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 30, 2017}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Phil}}
[[Category:Alabama]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:Pro-life]]
[[Category:United States Army]]