State Sen. Brian Williams is the latest guest on the Politically Speaking podcast. The University City Democrat joined 漏 2024 外网天堂鈥檚 Jason Rosenbaum to talk about his priorities for the 2020 session 鈥� and what to expect when the General Assembly hits the home stretch.
Williams represents Missouri鈥檚 14th Senate District, which takes in a slew of municipalities in central and northern St. Louis County. That includes places like University City, Ferguson, Normandy, Bridgeton and Hazelwood.
On the program, Williams talked about:
- Legislation that he鈥檚 working on this session, including a that would reduce the time and cost to expunge court records.
- Issues he plans to be involved in as the 2020 session continues. Williams recently put out a statement expressing his opposition to creating 鈥渞ecovery charter schools鈥� in Kansas City, which would be targeted toward high school students with substance abuse disorders.
- Measures making their way through the Missouri Legislature that would loosen some of the state鈥檚 gun laws.
- The upcoming election cycle 鈥� and whether he鈥檚 interested in being a part of it by entering the Democratic primary for St. Louis County executive.
Williams is a Ferguson native who worked many years for U.S. Rep. Lacy Clay, D-University City. Among other things, Williams was responsible for communicating with local and state legislative officials on issues that Clay was working on 鈥� such as moving the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to north St. Louis.
He was elected to the Missouri Senate in 2018, defeating two other Democrats in a competitive primary. Since the 14th District is heavily Democratic, winning that primary was tantamount to election.
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