Quentin Williams
Quentin Williams | |
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Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 100th district | |
In office January 9, 2019 – January 5, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Matt Lesser |
Succeeded by | Kai Belton |
Personal details | |
Born | Quentin W. Phipps November 24, 1983[1] Middletown, Connecticut, U.S. |
Died | January 5, 2023 Cromwell, Connecticut, U.S. | (aged 39)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Carrissa Phillippe |
Alma mater | |
Quentin S. "Q" Williams (né Phipps; November 24, 1983 – January 5, 2023) was an American politician of the Democratic Party. He was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, representing the 100th district in Middlesex County from 2019 until his death in 2023.
Career
[edit]In 2007, he was elected to the Middletown, Connecticut Planning & Zoning Commission. Williams was unanimously made chair of the commission two years later. Williams was elected as Middletown Treasurer in 2011 and re-elected in 2015.[2]
He was the director of policy and advocacy for Excellence Community Schools, a charter school system in Stamford, Connecticut.[3]
Williams was elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives in 2018 winning 61% of the vote over 39% for Republican candidate Anthony Gennaro.[4] He was re-elected in 2020 and 2022.[3] During the legislature's 2021–22 session, he co-chaired the committees on aging and housing. At the start of the 2023–24 session, he was set to co-chair the labor committee.[5] Williams was noted for his focus on housing issues.[3] In 2022, he authored a bill, which was successfully passed into law, leading to the formation of commissions to mediate disputes between tenants and renters in all Connecticut municipalities with a population of over 25,000.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Born Quentin Phipps, he changed his surname to Williams, his mother's last name, in 2022.[7] Williams was a graduate of Bryant University, where he studied business, and Villanova University, where he received a master's degree in public administration.[5] At the time of his death, he was enrolled at the Harvard Kennedy School.[5]
Williams lived in Middletown with his wife, the former Carrissa Phillippe.[8][5] He was a member of the Cross Street Zion AME Church in Middletown.[9]
Death
[edit]On January 4, 2023, Williams was sworn in for his third term in the legislature and attended inaugural festivities for reelected governor Ned Lamont in Hartford that evening.[10] At 12:48 a.m. on January 5, Williams was driving southbound on Connecticut Route 9 in Cromwell when a northbound vehicle entered the lane and struck his car head-on.[5] Williams and the northbound driver both died at the scene. Quentin Williams was 39 years old.[11]
Electoral history
[edit]This section is missing information about 2007 Middletown Planning & Zoning Commission election.(February 2023) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Quentin W. Phipps | 1,585 | 68.61 | |
Democratic | J. Tina Massatta Raffa | 725 | 31.39 | |
Total votes | 2,310 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Quentin W. Phipps | 4,612 | 55.38 | |
Republican | Jonathan Pulino | 3,263 | 39.18 | |
Petitioning Candidate | J. Tina Massatta Raffa | 453 | 5.44 | |
Total votes | 8,328 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Quentin Phipps | 5,449 | 65.52 | |
Republican | Emmakristina Sveen | 2,868 | 34.48 | |
Total votes | 8,317 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Quentin W. Phipps | 5,033 | 55.86 | |
Working Families | Quentin W. Phipps | 443 | 4.92 | |
Total | Quentin W. Phipps | 5,476 | 60.78 | |
Republican | Anthony Gennaro | 3,534 | 39.22 | |
Total votes | 9,010 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Quentin Phipps | 6,892 | 60.58 | |
Working Families | Quentin Phipps | 539 | 4.74 | |
Total | Quentin Phipps | 7,431 | 65.32 | |
Republican | Tony Gennaro | 3,945 | 34.68 | |
Total votes | 11,376 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Quentin S. Williams | 5,291 | 89.97 | |
Working Families | Quentin S. Williams | 590 | 10.03 | |
Total | Quentin S. Williams | 5,881 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 5,881 | 100.00 |
References
[edit]- ^ Information Summary – Fatal Collision RT 9 in Cromwell (Report). Connecticut State Police. January 5, 2023. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ "Biography". State Representative Quentin "Q" Williams. Connecticut House Democrats. Archived from the original on February 13, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ^ a b c Yankowski, Peter; Brechlin, Dan (January 5, 2023). "CT lawmaker Quentin Williams killed in wrong-way crash in Cromwell after leaving inaugural ball". The Middletown Press. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ "Connecticut Election Results – Election Results 2018". The New York Times. November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Pazniokas, Mark (January 5, 2023). "Rep. Quentin Williams presumed victim of wrong-way driver". The Connecticut Mirror. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ Day, Cassandra (July 10, 2022). "Middletown hopes to lead state in creation of state-required fair housing commission". The Middletown Press. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ Day, Cassandra (February 16, 2022). "Connecticut lawmaker changes last name to honor mother's heritage". The Middletown Press. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ Mavredakis, Mike; Keating, Christopher (January 5, 2023). "State Rep. Quentin Williams killed in wrong-way crash; 39-year-old rising star in legislature". Hartford Courant. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ Mitchell, Taylor Simone (January 5, 2023). "Connecticut lawmaker killed in tragic collision hours after being sworn in". Business Insider. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ^ Zraick, Karen (January 5, 2023). "Connecticut Lawmaker Killed in Crash After Inaugural Ball". The New York Times. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ "A rising star in Connecticut politics dies in a collision with a wrong-way driver". NPR. Associated Press. January 6, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ^ "September 13, 2011 Municipal Democratic Primary Machine and AB Totals" (PDF). Middletown, Connecticut. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- ^ "November 8, 2011 Municipal Election Treasurer Board of Education Machine and AB Totals" (PDF). Middletown, Connecticut. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- ^ "November 3, 2015 Municipal Election Polls/Absentee/EDR Totals" (PDF). Middletown, Connecticut. p. 3. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- ^ "2018 Nov 6 :: General Election :: State Representative :: District 100". electionhistory.ct.gov. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ^ "2020 Nov 3 :: General Election :: State Representative :: District 100". electionhistory.ct.gov. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Nov 8 :: General Election :: State Representative :: District 100". electionhistory.ct.gov. Retrieved February 14, 2023.