Evelyn Williams (politician)

Evelyn Williams is an American Democratic Party politician who briefly served in the New Jersey General Assembly representing the 28th Legislative District.

Following her arrest, both the Newark Star-Ledger and political website PoliticsNJ.com ran a series of articles on her, exposing her alleged theft of a hefty state pension normally reserved for policeman and firemen in active duty that she should not have qualified for.

On January 6, 2006, Williams submitted a letter of resignation to Essex County Democratic Chair Phil Thigpen announcing her intentions to step down to clear up "misconceptions" regarding her conduct.

She was replaced by Oadline Truitt at a meeting of the Essex County Democratic Committee on January 9, 2006, one day before the New Jersey General Assembly reorganized for the 2006 session.

Williams worked in social services for the Essex County Department of Corrections until she was fired in December 2005 of charges related to improperly collecting her pension.