Bernard Williams
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Bernard Williams (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to represent District 190. He was disqualified from the Democratic primary scheduled on May 17, 2022.
Williams was a 2018 Democratic candidate for District 198 of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He was defeated in the primary election on May 15, 2018.
Biography
Bernard Williams was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He studied at the Community College of Philadelphia.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 190
G. Roni Green defeated James Jackson in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 190 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | G. Roni Green (D) | 96.7 | 17,056 |
| James Jackson (Independent) | 3.3 | 583 | ||
| Total votes: 17,639 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 190
G. Roni Green advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 190 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | G. Roni Green | 100.0 | 7,411 |
| Total votes: 7,411 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Bernard Williams (D)
- Davina Dukes (D)
2020
See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 198
Darisha Parker won election in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 198 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Darisha Parker (D) | 100.0 | 25,464 |
| Total votes: 25,464 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 198
Darisha Parker defeated Bernard Williams, Fareed Abdullah, and Supreme Dow in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 198 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Darisha Parker | 28.0 | 3,591 |
 | Bernard Williams | 25.8 | 3,318 | |
 | Fareed Abdullah | 24.8 | 3,180 | |
| Supreme Dow | 21.4 | 2,754 | ||
| Total votes: 12,843 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Nikki Bagby (D)
- Michael Cogbill (D)
Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 198
Incumbent Rosita Youngblood won election in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 198 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rosita Youngblood (D) | 100.0 | 22,164 |
| Total votes: 22,164 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 198
Incumbent Rosita Youngblood defeated Bernard Williams in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 198 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rosita Youngblood | 68.8 | 4,394 |
| Bernard Williams | 31.2 | 1,992 | |
| Total votes: 6,386 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Bernard Williams completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Williams' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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My name is Bernard A. Williams, and I'm running for State Representative in the Pennsylvania 198th Legislative District. The 198th is in the Lower Northwest Region of Philadelphia, including East and Southwest Germantown, Sommerville, Nicetown, Logan, Tioga, Allegheny West, Swampoodle, and East Falls. I have been working in our district and its surrounding communities since I was fifteen years old. Last year, I realized that young people like myself need to have representation in Harrisburg: someone that will advocate for the issues of the millennial generation as well as older citizens. So I have decided to run for State Representative in the 198th, because we need to put hope back into our communities. Hope For Our Future is what my team and I stand for. Hope is what people need in order to start creating change in their communities.
- Education
- Social Justice
- Economic Development
Education is the foundation to all individuals. I think funding for our schools need to be determined based off the number of students in a classroom. Charter schools are a for profit business trying to run as a nonprofit to receive funding from the school district. If charter schools want to receive city and state funding they must be held at the same scrutiny as our public schools. We need more regulations and oversight over charter schools before they receive public funding, until then no charter schools should be expanded and receive public funding.
Criminal Justice Reform is another issue I'm passionate about. I currently sit as the chair of a diversion program for the District Attorney's office. This program allows juvenile's who are first time offenders come before a panel of community leaders instead of going before a judge. I believe this program has been effective in so many ways, it gives the juvenile a second chance and gives them the ability to build a relationship with a potential lifelong mentor. This program needs funding on the city and state level and be legislation to help all juveniles in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
I look up to the late great honorable David P Richardson who was a black man first before a legislator. He was a proud Pan African who represent the people of district 201. A man who was never apologetic for anything he stood for. The people of his district believed in him and his leadership. He fought for the voiceless and put people first. I hope to one day continue the works of this great man and even add more to it.
A elected official I believe must be transparent, show accountability, and be responsible for how they are as a leader.For so long in my district we have not had the leadership that we needed in the district and in Harrisburg. We need to restore the foundation of the district, and the only way a person can do that is if they possess these qualities.
Bernard is the fresh face we need to represent us in Harrisburg. He is a life long resident and has been in his community doing the work for over 10 years. He will fight for the older generations as well as our youth. Bernard is the leader we can depend on to restore the foundation of district 198. He will fight for education, social justice, and economic development to ensure we all have a quality life and a hopeful future. Bernard is the only candidate out in the district helping our families during this pandemic. His campaign has serviced over 2,500 families since the COVID-19 outbreak through community feedings and providing PPE to people who can't afford it.
To create legislation that will help provide a quality of life for our constituents. I also believe its our responsibility to ensure that we fight for grants and other funds to help support the efforts of community based organizations and improve the infrastructure of the district.
I want my children and the next generation to know that no matter what your age or background, you can be the leadership the people if you work for it. Through hard work and trust, I believe young people will be the effective change we need and will be able to govern our states and country.
The last song that got stuck in my head was Let There Be Peace On Earth by Ricky Dillard. It is a gospel song that talks about bringing peace to the world but it starts with me. I love this song because it embodies who I'am and what I stand for. We have to have peace within ourselves before we can give peace to anyone else.
The biggest difference in the legislative chambers are that one party puts people first. As a Democrat I believe we put people first and are the voice for the voiceless.
No, I believe that we need to have diverse body in the legislator. We need to have people from different ages, race, gender, sexual orientation, and professional backgrounds. I believe if we have a legislative body that is comprised of people from different backgrounds we would get a lot more accomplish when it comes to helping our constituents. I also think we will have a well rounded perspective when it comes to the issues and how we should resolve them.
Education, and Gun Violence are the two main things we are going to be facing in the next decade. I believe both issues go hand and hand, because if we solve one it can aid in resolving the other. We need to reexamine and recreate the public-school system curriculum. We need to create economic stability through jobs and increase the minimum wage. People need to be able to have a livable wage and not go into debt trying to obtain higher education and special skills. Once we do those things, I think we will see a decrease in arrest in Philadelphia and across the commonwealth, because people are able to provide for their families, and children are able to receive a quality education.
Absolutely! The only way we will be able to move this state into a progressive future, is if we come together as one body. We have to stop putting party first and start putting the people we represent first.
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2022 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 11, 2020
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