American politician

Wendell Craig Williams is a former Federal Prosecutor, *istant United States Attorney, member of the United States Marine Corps, and member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 160th district. He received his bachelor's degree from Duke University in 1987, his J.D. degree from the University of Florida Levin College of Law in 1997 and his master's degree from Columbia University in 2001.

Craig served as Second Lieutenant during The Persian Gulf War. He was later promoted to Colonel in the United States Marine Corps.

Currently, in addition to his work as a prosecutor, he devotes many hours to support the youth of America as the Scoutmaster of a local Scout troop and advisor and founder of a Venturing Crew.

Contents

• 1 Personal life
• 2 Career
  • 2.1 Marines
  • 2.2 Legal work
  • 2.3 2008 Congressional campaign
  • 2.4 2020 Campaign for State Representative
  • 2.5 Committee *ignments
• 3 Electoral history
• 4 See also
• 5 References

Personal life

Craig Williams lives in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania with his wife, Jennifer Arbittier Williams, an *istant United States Attorney, and their four children, Emma, Clayton, Cole, and Charlotte.

Career

Marines

In 1987, he was commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant. During the 1991 Persian Gulf War, he flew 56 combat missions in the F/A-18D "Hornet." In 1996, he became a Marine Judge Advocate and joined the Reserves. In 2005, he was mobilized to active duty to serve as Deputy Legal Counsel to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He was later selected for promotion to the rank of colonel in the Marine Corps.

Legal work

Williams with former PA Governor Tom Ridge

Williams worked as a federal prosecutor, and served on the Joint Terrorism Task Force. During active duty, he served as deputy legal counsel to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Williams clerked with the Honorable J.L. Edmondson, the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He has served as an *istant U.S. Attorney in Colorado and Pennsylvania, and worked under former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Richard B. Myers and General Peter Pace.

2008 Congressional campaign

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 2008 §:District 7

Craig Williams announced his candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives in Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district (map). on January 16, 2008. He was endorsed by several high-profile organizations, including The Philadelphia Inquirer. He also received endor*ts from, among others, Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin, Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter, former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, all of whom also campaigned for Williams. His campaign was ultimately unsuccessful, losing to the in*bent Joe Sestak.

2020 Campaign for State Representative

See also: 2020 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election

Craig is also currently in the race for PA state representative in the 160 legislative district. He and his daughter (Charlotte) have knocked on 11,000 doors. His son (Cole) is the Deputy Director of Art and Photography; he has been capturing moments all throughout election day. His wife (Jennifer) has been doing just as much, and if not, more, work than anyone else. Emma and Clayton who are going to college at Vanderbilt and Duke, were knocking, planning and calling along with Craig the entire time.

Committee *ignments

• Aging & Older Adult Services
• Human Services
• Urban Affairs
• Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness

Electoral history

• 2008 Race for Congress
  • Joe Sestak (D) (inc.), 59.6%
  • Wendell Craig Williams (R), 40.4%

See also

• Biography portal

References