William R. Lloyd Jr.


William R. Lloyd Jr. is the Small Business Advocate for the State of Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He was the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator against incumbent Arlen Specter in 1998.

Background and Education

William R. Lloyd, Jr., was born in Somerset, Pennsylvania, on October 30, 1947. He attended Somerset Area High School, graduating in 1965. Lloyd then earned a BA from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa., in 1969 and a JD from Harvard Law School in 1972.

Post-Legislative Activities

After serving in the Pennsylvania House, Lloyd was appointed Pennsylvania's Small Business Advocate from 2003 until 2011. 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".