Background
Williams, Dennis P. was born on January 8, 1953 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States.
Williams, Dennis P. was born on January 8, 1953 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States.
Associate of Arts in Criminal Justice, Delaware Technology & Community College. Graduate, Wilmington Police Academy, Delaware. Attended, Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy.
Dennis P. Williams (born January 8, 1953) is an American politician who serves as the Mayor of Wilmington, Delaware. He previously served in the Delaware House of Representatives from 1995 to 2013 in a district based in northern Wilmington. He then worked homicide at the city"s police department.
In the 1994 state elections, Orlando George, Junior. was re-elected in the 1st district, but he resigned his post the following year to become president of Delaware Technical Community College.
Thereafter, Williams was unopposed in every general election until 2008, when he crushed Republican James McClain Junior. 91% to 9%, and was unopposed again in 2010.
By the end of the 2012 legislative season, Williams was chair of the joint finance committee, and the appropriations committee, whilst also serving as a member on the judiciary, corrections, public safety, and homeland security committees. Mayoral election
As the end of his legislative term approached, Williams announced he would run in the Democratic primary for the 2012 Wilmington mayoral election to replace term-limited mayor James M. Baker, forgoing a further attempt for re-election to the state house.
Williams ran on a platform centered around tackling crime and emphasizing his law enforcement experience.
He was endorsed by the Delaware State Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police, and Wilmington Fire Fighters Association Local 1590, but failed to secure the endorsement of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #1, his home Lodge. His campaign ran into some controversy after it emerged he owed $3,184.77 in taxes and bills to the city, following on from a similar incident in March. He later caught up with these debts, blaming them on financial pressure wrought by paying for his mother"s medical bills.
Deputy director Wilmington Downtown Clean & Safe Team. Member Harian Park Civic Association, Fraternal Order of Police, National Organization Victims Assistance.
Married Shayne Williams.