Lindsey Williams
Pennsylvania State Senator, District 38 since 2018. Ran in 2 elections between 2018 and 2022, winning 2. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.
- In office
- 7 yrs
- Since 2018
- Bills became law
- 0
- 28 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 95%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +27.3
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2030
- Nov 5, 2030
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Education · democratic chair
- Game and Fisheries
- Transportation
- Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Williams sits in the Pennsylvania State Senate
Williams is closer to the center than 0% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Nikil Saval, Amanda Cappelletti, Tim Kearney
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:00 PM ET
With Williams’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats95%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills17%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Pennsylvania State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Williams’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Williams | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2026 | HB 2299: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure)… | No | Yes | Yes | Passed 43–7 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | HB 2443: An Act providing for Child Victim Recovery Fee; establishing the Child Victim Recovery… | No | Yes | Yes | Passed 47–3 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | HB 558: An Act amending the act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69, No.20), known as The Landlord and Tenant… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 36–14 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | HB 369: An Act amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 35–15 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | HB 1935: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes,… | No | Yes | Yes | Passed 45–5 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Williams was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 38 | Won | D+27.3 | D+10.4 | +16.9 |
| 2022 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 38 | Won | D+11.6 | D+9.8 | +1.8 |
| 2018 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 38 | Won | D+0.6 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Williams has held
- Pennsylvania State Senate, District 38 · since 2018
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Williams has run against
- Thomas West (R) · 2026 election, won
- Lori A. Mizgorski (R) · 2022 election, won
- Jeremy Kevin Shaffer (R) · 2018 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Williams
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/bc64322a-faaf-4b33-b6c2-cf5059f4121c
- Wikidata Q61750570
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET