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Quentin S. "Q" Williams (; 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.
He was the director of policy and advocacy for Excellence Community Schools, a charter school system in Stamford, Connecticut.
Williams was elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives in 2018 winning 61% of the vote over 39% for Republican candidate Anthony Gennaro. He was re-elected in 2020 and 2022. 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. Williams was noted for his focus on housing issues. 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.
Williams lived in Middletown with his wife, the former Carrissa Phillippe. He was a member of the Cross Street Zion AME Church in Middletown.
Personal life
Born Quentin Phipps, he changed his surname to Williams, his mother's last name, in 2022. Williams was a graduate of Bryant University, where he studied business, and Villanova University, where he received a master's degree in public administration. At the time of his death, he was enrolled at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Death
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. 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. Williams and the northbound driver both died at the scene. Quentin Williams was 39 years old. Williams was traveling at an excessive rate of speed and both he and the other driver were above the legal limit for blood alcohol content.
Electoral history
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