William R. Lloyd Jr. | |
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Member of the PennsylvaniaHouseofRepresentatives from the 69th district | |
In office January 4, 1981 –November 30, 1998 | |
Preceded by | Kenneth Halverson |
Succeeded by | Bob Bastian |
Personal details | |
Born | Somerset,Pennsylvania,U.S. | October 30,1947
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Franklin and Marshall College (BA) Harvard Law School (JD) [1] |
William R. Lloyd Jr. (born October 30,1947) is the Small Business Advocate for the State of Pennsylvania. [2] He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. [3] He was the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator against incumbent Arlen Specter in 1998. [4]
William R. Lloyd,Jr.,was born in Somerset,Pennsylvania,on October 30,1947. [5] He attended Somerset Area High School,graduating in 1965. [5] Lloyd then earned a BA from Franklin &Marshall College in Lancaster,Pa.,in 1969 and a JD from Harvard Law School in 1972. [5] [6]
After serving in the Pennsylvania House,Lloyd was appointed Pennsylvania's Small Business Advocate from 2003 until 2011. [5] [6] The Pennsylvania Bar Association awarded William Lloyd its Christianson Award in June 2017 for his work in this role,citing his "focus on protecting the interests of small business utility customers". [6]