William Fitzgerald Stanton (February 7, 1923 – September 10, 2024) was an American politician who served as a Redwood City councilmember and California Assemblyman.

Stanton served in the United States Army during World War II.

In November 1962, Bill Stanton ran as a Democrat to represent California's 25th State Assembly district,[2] beating the Republican Al Alves by 30,908 votes to 23,259.

Stanton, Brown, John Burton and Gordon Winton were the only four assembly members who refused to vote for re-election of Jesse M. Unruh as speaker, with Stanton declaring "I am not an Unruh Democrat or a [Pat] Brown Democrat but a member of a third force.

"[3] Stanton faced his third election in AD25 in November 1966, and despite getting 38,321 votes, lost to Republican Earle P. Crandall who had served as superintendent of San José schools for many years.