Anthony Hardy Williams (born February 28, 1957) is an American politician, former businessman, and 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.

[6] The younger Williams had already filed his nominating petitions to run for his House seat, so he remained on both ballots.

[7] On June 21, 2023, Williams along with fellow State Senator Lisa Boscola announced they were affiliating with Andrew Yang's Forward Party, though they were not dropping their membership of the Democratic Party and the State Senate's Democratic caucus.

He is also a member of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and chairs the Black Elected Officials of Philadelphia County, an ad hoc group encompassing federal, state and municipal politicians of color.