Phillip W. Williams Jr.[1] (born March 20, 1965) is an American politician, radio show host and attorney from the state of Alabama.

[4] He was also the chief operating officer of TaxBreak in Gadsden, Alabama, as well as the managing partner and trial attorney for Brunson & Associates.

A month before the general election, Means was indicted in a corruption case that alleged he was involved in "a vote-buying scheme to legalize electronic gambling in Alabama."

[11] After his inauguration, Williams supported a bill in 2011 that would remove racist language in the Alabama state constitution, including references to segregation and poll taxes.

[13] Williams authored SB-117, a bill that became law creating the position of an information technology secretary to restructure the state's IT functions, in 2013.

[20] The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit over the passing of SB363, which Williams criticized, calling it a "misguided legal challenge.

"[17] The next year, Williams also supported a bill for a state constitutional amendment declaring the right to life for unborn children.

[21] In January 2016, the Alabama Political Reporter published a story that claimed Williams had retained 43 consulting clients with his law firm on an ethics filing in 2014.

[22] Williams denied any wrongdoing and claimed that the blogger who wrote the report, Bill Britt, had made unfounded attacks against his character.

[25] Williams was interviewed by then-Governor Robert Bentley for the United States Senate seat vacated by the resignation of Jeff Sessions in 2016, but was ultimately not selected.

[26] Williams was also considered for the position of Attorney General of Alabama in 2017, as the incumbent Luther Strange resigned to be appointed to the aforementioned U.S. Senate seat.

[32] 1819 News described Williams as "one of the most conservative members of the Senate" during his tenure, based on his efforts to promote school choice and tough-on-crime reforms.

Williams derived the name for Rightside Radio from a blog he wrote while in office titled "Views from the Right Side," and officially launched the program in July 2021.

Williams previously held brief negotiations to enter the Mobile and Montgomery radio markets, but was then approached by two Birmingham-based stations, Cumulus Media and Crawford Broadcasting.

This expansion was accompanied by Williams' renovation of a new studio, located in a space upstairs from his Gadsden office, as well as the addition of live streaming video.