About

Senator Lindsey M. Williams represents District 38 in Allegheny County, which includes the 10th, 11th and 12th Wards of the City of Pittsburgh, the North Hills suburbs, and the Allegheny River communities.

Lindsey is the Minority Chair of the Senate Education Committee, Treasurer of Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT), a member of the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA), a member of the State Board of Education, and a member of the Performance Based Budget Funding Council.

Lindsey believes in the power of public service, in speaking truth to power, and protecting and empowering those who do.

She earned her undergraduate degree from Dickinson College in Carlisle and her Juris Doctorate from Duquesne University School of Law in Pittsburgh, where her area of focus was on workers’ rights. As the daughter of an Operating Engineer, Lindsey knows the value of growing up in a union household and experiencing directly how dignity, fair wages, and safe workplaces change lives for generations.

After law school Lindsey began her legal career at the National Whistleblower Center, where she worked to expose corruption and advocate for stronger laws protecting people who speak up about government and corporate waste, fraud, and abuse.

When she and several coworkers attempted to form a staff union, they were illegally fired and offered severance agreements with gag clauses meant to silence them. But Lindsey took her case to the National Labor Relations Board and, after two years of litigation, successfully resolved her claim. This experience taught her firsthand how intimidating, but important, it is to stand up for your rights and the rights of your coworkers.

Lindsey continued her work on behalf of working people at the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, helping members organize strikes and labor actions across the country. Her commitment has always been the same: workers deserve a voice on the job, fair treatment, and a system that doesn’t punish them for speaking out.

She then returned to Pittsburgh to work for the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers. Being with educators day in and day out deepened her appreciation for what they and their students face in the classroom and for how much state policy shapes those experiences. It’s a big part of why Lindsey continues to fight for fully funded public schools, more welcoming classrooms, and an education system that gives every child an equal opportunity to succeed.

She was first elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate in 2018 by a mere 793 votes. She’s taken that responsibility seriously every day since by fighting for working families, honest government, and policies that make people’s lives measurably better.

In her spare time, Lindsey enjoys being with friends, family, and her adorable dog Willow. She loves attending musicals and has been a season ticket holder to the Broadway Series at the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust for years. She also enjoys reading and listening to audiobooks on her drives to Harrisburg. Like so many of us, she has several abandoned craft projects in her house, but she is contemplating starting a new one.

Last Updated March 2026